Sit in a comfortable position

1 Inhale deeply through your nose or mouth

2 Exhale completely while using your right thumb to close your right nostril.

3 Inhale through your left nostril and then close your left nostril with your fingers.

4 Open right nostril and exhale through this side.

5 Inhale through right nostril and then close this nostril.

6 Open left nostril and exhale through left side.

Repeat for up to 5 minutes.

Variation:

The nadi shodhana variation of this practice is to hold each inhale for 2 to 3 seconds before exhaling through the opposite nostril. Gradually increase the length of this pause in 2- to 3-second increments as you become more accustomed to the practice.