Pranayam and Breathing Practices

50 PHYSIOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF PRANAYAMA/BREATHING PRACTICES

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Introduction As we have already discussed in our earlier blogs that Pranayama is made up of two words Prana +Ayama, prana means “vital energy/ jeevni shakti” and ayama means “regulation” or “control” and also “expansion”. Prana is breath or life force and its expansion is Ayama. Pranayama, therefore, means the practice of Yoga which expands and strengthens vital energy or we …

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WHAT ARE THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF PRANAYAMA?

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INTRODUCTION In the previous post, we discussed “What is Pranayama”, and now in this article, we will talk about the essential components of Pranayama, without which Pranayama cannot be done. All these together constitute the different methods of Pranayama, by applying them in different ratios and combinations. Just as hands, legs, head, etc. together make …

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