Take a second to mentally scan your body and assess your stress levels. Are your shoulders raised? Your jaw clenched? Are you kind of holding your breath, especially as you think about your never-ending to-do list?

To reset and relax, it could be as easy as alternate nostril breathing , also known as Nadi Shodhana or Anulom Vilom in Sanskrit. According to Amanda Sacks, LCSW , a licensed therapist and E-RYT 500 yoga teacher at We All Feel , alternate nostril breathing is a type of pranayama , which is a word that often translates to “life force energy.” It points to the deep connection between how you breathe and how you feel .

To try alternate nostril breathing, you simply press one side of your nose closed as you breathe in, and then close the other nostril as you breathe

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