Sunday, September 14, 2014

Pranayama

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Man practicing Prāṇāyām
Prāṇāyāma (Sanskrit: प्राणायाम, prāṇāyāma) is a Sanskrit word meaning "extension of the prāṇa or breath" or, "extension of the life force". The word is composed of two Sanskrit words, Prana, life force, or vital energy, particularly, the breath, and "ayāma", to extend or draw out. (Not 'restrain, or control' as is often translated from 'yam' instead of 'ayāma'). The origin of this yogic discipline lies in ancient Bharat (India) and what is known as present day Hinduism.
 
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"Without the breath there is no yoga!" This saying emphasizes the importance of working with the breath in entering the deeper aspects of our being. Breath work has two stages—breath training and pranayama. Rolf describes the three steps within breath training that prepare us for pranayama: awareness of the breath, a relaxed sense of the mechanics of breathing, and the mind relaxing and becoming the observer of our own relaxed nervous system. He concludes by mentioning some of the types and benefits of pranayama.

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