Back to Top back to homepage 3. The body can go for many weeks without food, days without water but not long without air. In yoga air is known as prana or life-force. This is not the air itself but the subtle life-giving element extracted from the air. The more life-force you have in your body, the more alive you are.
Most people have the habit of shallow breathing.
With the practice of yoga we learn how to breath in a complete way and extract the most life-force possible. This helps anxieties and tensions lessen or dissolve completely and control of the mind for the purpose of concentration is greatly increased. By breathing deeply and fully we can revitalize our bodies and clear our minds. Back to Top back to homepage 4. In today's society we all experience some degree of tension.