Deep Breathing: Sit in Easy pose. Inhale deeply through the nose filling the abdomen, then chest, then upper chest. Hold for 2 counts. Exhale slowly through the nose in reverse order, emptying the upper chest, then chest, then abdomen. Do 10 rounds slowly and mindfully.
Alternate Nostril Breathing: Close your left nostril with ring and little finger. Close your eyes and breathe in through right nostril. Then block your right nostril with thumb and breathe out with left nostril. Again breathe in with left nostril. Close your left nostril and breathe out with right nostril. Do this for 10 times. Change your legs and again do for 10 times.
Benefits: Gives better oxygen supply to all parts of body including the throat area, providing calmness and balance between mind and body. Warm air passing through the nasal passages helps soothe the throat. Improved oxygen flow helps the body heal throat infections faster.