Yogic philosophy teaches that breathing through specific nostrils activates different energy channels and parts of the brain. Read on to learn about how the simple technique of Left, Right, or Alternate Nostril breathing can be used to energize, calm yourself, or create a deep sense of well-being and harmony.

Kundalini Yoga is a systematic method of glandular control through which the pituitary's relationship with consciousness is stimulated to invoke a meditative state in us. "Just experience this meditation. It affects the pituitary and glandular system and its impulsation of clockwise and anti-clockwise spin."

According to yoga, the breath is the key to controlling your mind and, therefore, your life. In this kriya, you breathe exclusively through the left nostril, which calms the nervous system, supports the heart, and begins to move you from a mindset of reactivity to positivity.