Slow Living in the Big City with Paula Hines

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#11 A Peaceful Pause

#11 A Peaceful Pause

Restore Your Balance

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Jan 23, 2024
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Welcome to this month’s edition of A Peaceful Pause.

A Peaceful Pause is one of my regular monthly offerings for my closed Substack community, along with The Reset. Each month A Peaceful Pause features a guided audio practice from me.

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Nadi = channel

Shodhana = purification

Are you feeling out of balance? Nadi Shodhana pranayama, also known as alternate nostril breathing, might be of help.

In this month’s edition of A Peaceful Pause, I’m sharing a 10 minute guided version of Nadi Shodhana that you can do anywhere.

“The goal of this practice is to help balance our energy flow and research has shown that it lowers stress, heart rate and can have a positive effect on cardiovascular function.” - from my book, Rest + Calm

Some additional benefits of this practice include:

  • Increases vagal tone

  • Calms an agitated mind

  • Improves sleep

Here is your Balancing Breath practice (10mins):

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