Become Present With This 4-Minute Mantra Meditation

Mantra meditation: The ancient practice to heal our minds

Here are the instructions for alternative nostril breathing, also known as Nadi Shodhana or Anulom Vilom: 1. Find a comfortable seated position with your spine straight and shoulders relaxed. 2. Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths to relax. 3. Using your right thumb, close your right nostril completely. 4. Inhale slowly and deeply through your left nostril, counting to four. 5. At the end of the inhale, close your left nostril with a finger, and release your right nostril. 6. Exhale slow

Hand mudras of yoga represent one or more of the five elements of the body (ether, air, fire, water, and earth) based on hand fingers position. Practising them during meditation and keeping the focus on breath enhances the benefits of any mudra. Varun mudra is mudra of water element. Water constitutes a very large portion of our body, and this mudra protects the body from water-borne diseases. It hydrates and nourishes dry skin. Other benefits: *Counters Vata Imbalance *Purifies the blood *Balan