Pranayama is the practice of breath control in yoga. In modern yogaas exercise, it consists of synchronising the breath with movements between asanas, but is also a distinct breathing exercise on its own, usually practised after asanas . In texts like the Bhagavad Gita and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and later in Hatha yoga texts, it meant the complete suspension of breathing.
Pranayama is the yogic practice of focusing on breath. In yoga, breath is associated with the Prana, thus, pranayama is a means to elevate the Prana shakti, or life energies . In texts like the Bhagavad Gita and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and later in Hatha yoga texts, it meant the complete suspension of breathing.
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control in yoga. In modern yogaas exercise, it consists of synchronising the breath with movements between asanas, but is also a distinct breathing exercise on its own, usually practised after asanas
is associated with the Prana, thus, pranayama is a means to elevate the Prana shakti, or life energies