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Jan 2022
9:58pm, 9 Jan 2022
46,543 posts
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Bintmcskint
That's a good tip!
Especially for when inhaling using my defective, clearly stupidly narrow left nostril 
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Jan 2022
10:23pm, 9 Jan 2022
2,396 posts
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PenW
It may not be defective.
Our nostrils alternate through the day apparently with one being more “congested” than the other. Various possible reasons - it gives that nostril a rest, slows air through it, perhaps helping our sense of smell… Our nervous system apparently cycles round swelling the tissue in one nostril then the other over several hours.
My left nostril was relatively more stuffy tonight.
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Jan 2022
10:42pm, 9 Jan 2022
46,544 posts
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Bintmcskint
I was joking about it being defective
But, yes, the book I’m reading talks about the kind of thing you mention, Pen.
Who’d have thought nostrils were so complex!
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Jan 2022
11:00pm, 9 Jan 2022
19,227 posts
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Sharkie
Thanks Bint, great posts. It matters not whether you saw mine hoping you'd come along and defend Day 8, you did anyway. 
I do feel the 30 days sequences are carefully structured, don't think Ms Mishler takes them lightly, and it's worth following what she's trying to communicate. What have we got to lose?
And thanks Pen too - deffo always one nostril feels more bunged up than the other. Fascinating. Our seemingly symmetrical bodies just aren't.
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Jan 2022
7:16am, 10 Jan 2022
36,540 posts
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halfpint
I’m putting my yoga journey on hold. My left arm/elbow has been niggly since day 1 and needs time to get better. Also I am without heat and doing yoga in the cold is not enjoyable.
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Jan 2022
7:33am, 10 Jan 2022
46,545 posts
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Bintmcskint
That's sounds very sensible to me, HP
I hope you recover (and have heat!!!) soon.
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Jan 2022
7:54am, 10 Jan 2022
8,386 posts
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TeeBee
Sorry to hear that HP. But more importantly I hope you get heating soon!
As I said yesterday I got on really well with Day 8. I have been practicing nostril breathing and breathing into the belly for quite a while now.
Indeed yesterday's session would have been perfect if it hadn't been for a needy teen who is totally oblivious to other people's needs.
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Jan 2022
8:05am, 10 Jan 2022
199 posts
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GetOutTheDoor
Good luck with heating and also with your elbow HP.
Enjoyed day 8 here. Would've happily just slept after the end of it. Instead I feel super mellow for facing the day.
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Jan 2022
9:04am, 10 Jan 2022
2,751 posts
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panad
Yes definitely prioritise heating and recovery HP!
Day 8 wasn’t as bad as I’d feared. I get on ok with alternate nostril breathing (and that almost enabled me not to get too wound up by her wittering!) and there was enough movement in the rest of it for me not to get to antsy.
I agree Sharkie, i find forcing myself to follow all of her 30day plans (other than day 30) rather than just picking and choosing the ones i think i’ll enjoy result in a lot more improvement generally over the course of the month as they complement and support each other in ways that I don’t appreciate from just looking at them. Like learning/working on and improving anything really - who’d’ve thunk it 🤔😜
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Jan 2022
9:13am, 10 Jan 2022
17,676 posts
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Autumnleaves
I've done day 8 this morning. I'd read Bint's comment before I started and it was helpful. I found sitting cross-legged for a time much easier than I used to (I did use a cushion). The alt. nostril breathing went better than last time I tried. I think this is now the third time I've done it, so like everything, it clearly takes practice. I found if I really slowed the inhale down I coped on both sides. I enjoyed the more meditative pace and stillness too. It was definitely relaxing.
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