“Pranayama is one of the most important and practices in yogic lifestyle. By practicing pranayama, the yogi is able to control the nervous system of the body, thereby obtain gradual control over prana or the vital force.
To breathe means to live and to live means to breathe. Every living thing depends upon breathing and cessation of breathing is cessation of life itself. From the first cry of the infant to the last gasp of a dying man there is nothing but a series of breaths. Yogis count life not by number of years but number of breaths. We constantly drain our life force or pranic energy by our thinking, willing, acting, etc. Every thought, every act of will, or motion of muscles uses up this life force and in consequence constant replenishing is necessary, which is possible mainly through breathing alone.
In Yoga we call our breath control Pranayama. There is no Yoga without breath. Before there is Asana, before there is flow, before there is progress – there is breath. Before meditation there is breath.
Pranayama is control of Breath“. “Prana” is Breath or vital energy in the body. On subtle levels prana represents the pranic energy responsible for life or life force, and “ayama” means control. SoPranayama is “Control of Breath”.
The goal of pranayama is to strengthen the connection between your body and mind. According to research, pranayama can promote relaxation and mindfulness. It’s also proven to support multiple aspects of physical health, including lung function, blood pressure, and brain function
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