Pranayama (Sanskrit: प्राणायाम, "Prāṇāyāma") is the yogic practice of focusing on breath. In yoga, breath is associated with prana, thus, pranayama is...

Anuloma Pranayama (Sanskrit: अनुलोम प्राणायाम) is one of several Pranayama or breath exercises used in the practice of Hatha yoga.l, a Hindu practice....

the five Upa-Pranas – Naga, Kurma, Devadatta, Krikala and Dhananjaya. Pranayama, one of the eight limbs of yoga, is intended to expand conscious awareness...

limbs as yamas (abstinences), niyama (observances), asana (posture), pranayama (breathing), pratyahara (withdrawal), dharana (concentration), dhyana...

क्रिया योग) is a yoga system which consists of a number of levels of pranayama, mantra, and mudra, intended to rapidly accelerate spiritual development...

withdrawal (pratyahara) and the other (auxiliaries of yoga, i.e. dhyana, pranayama, dharana, anusmrti and samadhi), then, having forcefully (hathena) made...

namely a fixed sequence of 24 asanas and two pranayama (breathing exercise). It starts with a standing pranayama, followed by a standing sequence of asanas...

1964. He wrote over 80 books, including the popular 1969 manual Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha. Satyananda Saraswati was born in 1923 at Almora, Uttaranchal...

sound. Ujjayi breath is a type of pranayama. This is just normal breath with free flow". As far as other types of pranayama are concerned, the consensus is...

is a list of Yoga mudras. In yoga, mudrās are used in conjunction with pranayama (yogic breathing exercises), generally while seated in Padmasana, Ardhasiddhasana...

are three forms of Kapalabhati: Vatakrama, a practice similar to the pranayama technique of Bhastrika or "Breath of Fire", except that exhalation is...

and Jnana Yoga. These are Proper Exercise (āsana), Proper Breathing (prāṇāyāma), Proper Relaxation (śavāsana), Proper Diet and Positive Thinking (vedānta)...

Kumbhaka is the retention of the breath in the yoga practice of pranayama. It has two types, accompanied (by breathing) whether after inhalation or after...

13th century VS = Vāsiṣṭha Saṁhitā, 13th century Mudra – yoga gestures Pranayama – yoga breathing techniques Surya Namaskar – a foundational sequence of...

Ujjayi (Sanskrit: उज्जायी, "victorious") is a pranayama (breathing technique) employed in a variety of yoga practices. In the context of yoga, it is sometimes...

and pranayama. It is sometimes treated as a kriya or 'cleansing action' along with kapalabhati to clear the airways in preparation for other pranayama techniques...

for the health benefits of yoga postures (asanas) and yoga breathing (pranayama). In 1918, Yogendra founded The Yoga Institute to carry out research on...

Male US Neem Karoli Baba No Yes Pranayama Baba Ramdev 1965– Male India Patanjali Yogpeeth Yes Yes Ayurveda, pranayama Sivananda 1887–1963 Male India Divine...

diaphragm. Breath Buteyko method Circular breathing Kussmaul breathing Pranayama – a traditional Yogic practice of slowing and extending the breaths, used...

me for ever and address me as Bhrāmarī.” — Lakshmi Tantra, 9.41-43 In pranayama, the name Bhramari is given to a type of breathing through the nose, making...

local forms elsewhere. In hatha yoga, mudras are used in conjunction with pranayama (yogic breathing exercises), generally while in a seated posture, to stimulate...

books on yoga practice and philosophy including Light on Yoga, Light on Pranayama, Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and Light on Life. Iyengar was...

elements are yama (abstinences), niyama (observances), asana (yoga posture), pranayama (breath control), pratyahara (withdrawal of the senses), dharana (concentration...

The postures include 24 asanas (poses in modern yoga as exercise), one pranayama breathing exercise, and one shatkarma, a purification making use of forced...

(codes of social conduct), niyamas (self-observances), asanas (postures), pranayama (breath work), pratyahara (sense withdrawal or non-attachment), dharana...

the body and the senses, as in haṭha-yoga, or control of the breath (prāṇāyāma) and through it the mind, as in Patañjali's rājayoga. At its most neutral...

including yoga and Buddhist meditation, emphasize breath control. Yoga's pranayama is believed by practitioners to elevate life energies, while Buddhist...

Look up sa:प्रणय or pranayama in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pranayam (lit. 'affection' or 'love' in Indian languages) may refer to: Pranayam (2011...

actions"). The Kriya Yoga school, established by Yogananda, is centered on pranayama techniques. see: kṛ, कृ Monier Monier-Williams, Monier Williams Sanskrit–English...

role in yoga, as many yogic practices, including shatkarmas, mudras and pranayama, are intended to open and unblock the nadis. The ultimate aim of some...