नाडी शोधन
Nadi Shodhana
Alternate-nostril breathing
The great balancer. Slow, alternating breath that settles the nervous system and clears the subtle channels — Arjuna begins every practice, and recommends every student begin every day, here.
The Art of the Breath
The breath is the first teacher
Postures prepare the body, but the tradition Arjuna carries lives in the breath. Pranayama is the one bridge between body and mind you can actually take hold of — and it is taught here in full, from your first conscious breath to the eleventh classical practice.
Why breath first
Calm the breath, and the mind follows on its own
In the Himalayan lineage Arjuna trained in, pranayama is not a warm-up — it is the practice. Learn to lengthen, balance and quieten the breath, and meditation stops being a struggle and starts being a homecoming.
Every session is taught step by step, in plain language, for every level — in person in Kathmandu or online, wherever you are in the world.
“Prana is life moving. Pranayama is learning to move with it, instead of against it.”
The Breathwork
Eleven breaths you will learn by heart
कपालभाति
Kapalabhati
Skull-shining breath
A cleansing, energising kriya of sharp exhalations. Builds heat, clarity and abdominal strength; traditionally practised at dawn before the mind fills with the day.
भ्रामरी
Bhramari
Humming-bee breath
A soft hum on the exhale that turns the attention inward almost immediately. The gentlest doorway into meditation — and Arjuna's first prescription for anxious minds.
उज्जायी
Ujjayi
Victorious breath
The oceanic breath that accompanies asana practice. Long, audible, steady — it turns movement into meditation and keeps the mind tethered to the present.
भस्त्रिका
Bhastrika
Bellows breath
Powerful, rhythmic breathing that stokes the inner fire. Builds vitality, warmth and lung capacity — the practice for cold mountain mornings and dull minds.
चन्द्र भेदन
Chandra Bhedana
Moon-piercing breath
Inhaling through the left nostril to awaken the cooling, calming lunar channel. Taught for restlessness, heat and sleepless nights.
सूर्य भेदन
Surya Bhedana
Sun-piercing breath
Inhaling through the right nostril to kindle the warming solar channel. Energising and clarifying — used when the body is sluggish and the mind is dim.
शीतली
Sheetali
Cooling breath
Drawing the breath over a rolled tongue like water over stone. Cools the body, softens anger and settles the appetite — the classic summer pranayama.
शीत्कारी
Sheetkari
Hissing cooling breath
A sister practice to Sheetali, sipping the breath through gently closed teeth. The same cooling, calming current for those who cannot roll the tongue.
मूर्च्छा
Moorchha
Swooning breath
An advanced retention practice that draws the mind toward complete stillness. Taught only in person, step by careful step, under Arjuna's direct guidance.
केवली
Kevali
Spontaneous retention
The crown of pranayama: the breath pausing by itself, without effort, in deep absorption. Not a technique you perform but a state the other ten prepare you for.
The practice, in pictures
When the breath grows quiet, the real journey begins — explore the nine meditations ⟶
Begin with a single conscious breath
Join a pranayama session at a Yogmandu center or online — no experience needed, no flexibility required. Just come, sit, and breathe.