The 9 purifying breaths
The 9 purifying breaths is an ancient Tibetan breathing method which focuses on the release of anger, attachment and inner insecurities. As the right action is one of the pillars of the eightfold path in Buddhism, this practice is essential if one wants to adhere to the eightfold path.
How do we practice it?
- Find a quiet and comfortable place and sit with your back straight.
- Take a few deep breaths to calm the body and visualize a red energy channel on your left, a white channel on your right and a blue channel in the middle.
- Place your thumb on your ring finger for both hands.
- Put your right ring finger on your right nostril and inhale through the left visualizing the left red channel going up to the crown. Use your left ring finger to press on the left nostril and release through your right nostril. Repeat 3 times. Feel the anger getting released as you breathe out. The breath out is more forceful in the later stages.
- Block the left nostril with your left ring finger and breathe through your right nostril visualizing the white energy channel going up from your right and as you exhale the red channel goes down from the crown. Feel the attachment getting out of the body.
- With both nostrils, take three deep breaths in and out visualizing the blue channel going up and down. Release your inner insecurities as you breathe out during the last three breaths.
Please find a video below where I explain how it’s done.
Lots of love,
Geerish.
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