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Studies and research have been published in various medical journals about the specific relations between the right/ left nostrils and certain biological/ mental functions.  The breathing technique of Yogis Alternating nostril breathing is known to warm the body and aids digestion. After eating, yogis lie on their left side and breathe primarily through their righ nostril. They believe that this posture and breathing technique promote the blood flow and heat in the body, which aids in digestion.  A study of Yogi's breathing technique in Philadelphia A few years ago, this claim was studied at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Twenty healhty subjects were provided with a high-fat meal on a different day and asked to lie on their Right or Left side. As the result, those who were instructed to lie on their left side (breathing primarily thorugh their Right nostril like Yogis) experienced significantly less heartburn and lower throat acidity in comparision to those who wer...

Today is the Sping Equinox in the Chinese Calendar. The Spring Equinox, Chunfen, is the fourth of the 24 seasonal days of the year and is halfway between Jingzhe, awakening of insects, and Qingming, clear and bright. It belongs to February in the lunar carlendar and around March 20-21 in the solar calendar.  The Chinese lunar calendar has 24 seasonal days, the first of which is Lichun, the beginning of spring. This year, Lichun fell on January 14 in the Chinese calendar and February 4 in the solar calendar. The second seasonal day was Yushui, Rain water, which was January 29 in the Chinese calendar and February 19 in the solar calendar. Both of these seasons fall in the first month of the lunar calendar, which is the month of the LUNG associated with the traditional Chinese medicine.  February is the month of Large Intestine and includes Jingzhe and Chunfen. Jingzhe fell on March 6 in the solar calendar. If Jingzhe is the wake-up call for spring, Chunfen is the shake-up call f...