Sentences with phrase «called pranayama»

In India, breath work called pranayama is a regular part of yoga practice.

The poses are called asanas, and the breathing methods are called Pranayama.

In India, breathing is called pranayama (which literally means «control of the life force») and yoga practitioners have been using pranayama as a tool for influencing the mind - body connection for thousands of years.

My teacher, Gary Kraftsow, calls pranayama «the open secret of yoga».

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Robbins created his own version of an ancient yoga technique called Kapalabhati Pranayama breathing.

In fact, most of what we call yoga in the West is not truly yoga at all — it is only asana, the physical postures, and pranayama, the breathing exercises.

Also called the International Vishwaguru Meditation and Yoga Institute, this place in Swarg Ashram has a large inner courtyard, a spacious meditation and yoga hall offering hatha yoga, pranayama, meditation and philosophy classes.

Pranayama can reduce the fluctuations of the mind (also called «Vrittis» in Sanskrit).

«My first American yoga teacher, a guy named Brad Ramsey, used to say that doing an asana practice without a pranayama practice developed what he called the Baby Huey syndrome,» says Ashtanga teacher Tim Miller.

At this level, students use a centuries - old yoga manual called the Hatha Yoga Pradipika as a guide, mastering the subtleties of the eight formal pranayama practices detailed in this text.

The Hatha Yogi uses asanas, pranayama and kriyas to explore and master the physical body and subtle energy called Prana.

Nadi - Shodhana, also called Alternate Nostril Breathing, is a simple and profound pranayama that will bring a peaceful and balanced state of mind and body.

He calls it a classic Cinderella story: Pranayama is often overlooked while the beautiful sister, asana, is the guest of honor in yoga studios.

It wasn't until then that I began to practice pranayama and meditation more seriously — more because I didn't have a choice than because of a true calling.