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Surya Bheda

English translation: Solar Revitalizing Pranayama

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Hindi term or phrase:Surya Bheda
English translation:Solar Revitalizing Pranayama
Entered by: acetran

12:21 Mar 4, 2014
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Hindi term or phrase: Surya Bheda
Surya Bheda is a pranayama, breathing technique, during which the right nostril is used for inhaling and left nostril for exhaling. It is a revitalising pranayama. I am looking for an English translation - sometimes they use "Right nostril breathing" but this is not exact. Thanks for your help.
luciiebe
Czech Republic
Local time: 20:13
Solar Revitalizing Pranayama
Explanation:
The right nostril corresponds to the Sun and the left with the Moon. Surya Bhedi aims to activate the Solar Plexus (the muladhara or sun chakra situated at the naval). This revitalizes and energizes the being. The term "Right Nostril Pranayama" is not impressive and misses out on the Sun or Solar aspect altogether. "Solar Revitalizing Pranayama" is maverick in nature, but who said you have to follow the herd!

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-03-04 14:12:40 GMT)
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Sorry, the Sun Chakra in the Manipur at the naval (not muladhara; typo regretted).
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4Right Nostril Breathing
Lalit Sati
5Right Nostril Piercing Pranayama
Parvathi Pappu
4Right nostril piercing Pranayam
Ravi sahay
4Solar Revitalizing Pranayama
acetran


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Surya Bheda Pranayam
Right nostril piercing Pranayam


Explanation:
These are Indian yogic terminology. The exact word for it is difficult to find.

Ravi sahay
India
Local time: 23:43
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Right Nostril Breathing


Explanation:
In surya-bhedana, 'sun-piercing' the yogi inhales and exhales through the right nostril in order to heat the body; in chandra-bhedana, 'moon-piercing' he inhales and exhales through the left nostril ...
(http://books.google.co.in/books?id=k2So6CEC6ZEC&pg=PA1052&lp...




Right Nostril Breathing – Suryabhedana (Surya = Sun, Bhedana = Piercing)
In Suryabhedana, the inhalation is happening through right nostril and exhalation through left nostril.
(http://richasurisetia.blogspot.in/2013/08/suryabhedana-insta...

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Note added at 15 mins (2014-03-04 12:36:59 GMT)
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There are two versions of Single Nostril Pranayama: Surya Bhedana (Sun Piercing) and Chandra Bhedana (Moon Piercing)

(soor-yah beh-DAH-na)
surya = sun
bhedana = piercing

(chahn-drah)
chandra = moon

(http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/2483)

Lalit Sati
India
Local time: 23:43
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ashutosh Mitra: agree..
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agree  Fenny Chhapia, MITI: agree
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agree  Nitin Goyal
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agree  Harishankar Shahi: absolutly agree
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Right Nostril Piercing Pranayama


Explanation:
The reason why Right Nostril Piercing Pranayama is called Surya Bhedana is because Bheda or Bhedana means piercing. This means that this type of Pranayama aims at piercing and arousing the Pingala Nadi which is the Right nostril.

Parvathi Pappu
India
Local time: 23:43
Native speaker of: English
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Solar Revitalizing Pranayama


Explanation:
The right nostril corresponds to the Sun and the left with the Moon. Surya Bhedi aims to activate the Solar Plexus (the muladhara or sun chakra situated at the naval). This revitalizes and energizes the being. The term "Right Nostril Pranayama" is not impressive and misses out on the Sun or Solar aspect altogether. "Solar Revitalizing Pranayama" is maverick in nature, but who said you have to follow the herd!

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-03-04 14:12:40 GMT)
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Sorry, the Sun Chakra in the Manipur at the naval (not muladhara; typo regretted).

acetran
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