misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text. Pranayama (Sanskrit: प्राणायाम, "Prāṇāyāma") is the yogic practice of focusing on breath. In yoga...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

samadhi, symbolizing the union of Shiva and Shakti. Most yoga schools use pranayama (breath stretching), meditation, and moral code observation to raise the...

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

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...

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...

with the school but include the components of hatha yoga, namely asanas, pranayama, and bandhas, and sometimes details of the subtle body with chakras, nadis...

Brahmin (practising pranayama) with tuft of hair at the Bindu Visarga...

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...

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...

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

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...

"gross impurities", cure a range of diseases, and prepare the body for pranayama, trapping the breath so as to force the vital energy prana into the central...

texts as the Ahirbudhnya Samhita. It is sometimes used for meditation and pranayama. The pose is entered from kneeling by crossing the legs; the heel of the...