Proper Breathing in a Yogic point of view is to bring more oxygen to the blood and to the brain, and to
control prana or the vital life energy.
Learning to direct and
control prana in the body has long been considered a crucial aspect of yoga.
The Yoga Sutras have 8 limbs: Yama - abstentions like non-lying, non-stealing, non-harming, chastity, non-greed; Niyama - observances like contentment, cleanliness, mortification, Self - study, devotion to god; Asana - physical postures that are practiced with steadiness and ease and keep the body balanced; Pranayama - breath regulation to
control prana (universal enlivening force); Pratyahara - withdrawing the mind from sense objects; Dharana - concentrated focus; Dhyana - sustained, uninterrupted focus on a single object for 2 minutes and 24 seconds or meditation; Samadhi - direct knowledge, enlightenment (this has several stages).
Not exact matches
By
controlling our breath, our
prana, we are challenging and positively affecting our system's reactions.
The Sanskrit word asana refers to the practice of the yoga postures and there is plenty of research now to show that a regular asana (as well as pranayama practice — which refers to the movement of
prana, or «lifeforce» through breath
control) practice can help to lower blood pressure, increase circulation, ease stress, alleviate the symptoms of arthritis and osteoporosis, reduce back and joint pain, etc, etc..
In Tantra, yoga is used as a daily energy management tool through the
control and mastery of
prana (intelligent life force).
Controlling the
prana can slowly bring this monkey - mind under
control.
Yoga teaches us to access
prana by
controlling and playing with the flow of breath.
Pranayama (from
prana and ayama, «life / breath extension»): breath
control, the fourth limb (anga) of Patanjali's eigthfold path, consisting of conscious inhalation (puraka) retention (kumbhaka) and exhalation (recaka); at an advanced state, breath retention occurs spontaneously for longer periods of time
In Sanskrit, the ancient language of India, the word
prana means breath or energy and the word yama means
control.
Learn the art of
controlling the breath for purifying the quality of
prana and uniting the physical and spiritual energies for fulfillment through pranayama training sessions.
In the second session of the advanced teacher training, we explore the meaning of
prana, the lifeforce energy, and how to
control and manipulate the
prana to preserve it in our life keeping thie energy in balance.
Review the three - part yogic breath and remind students that the word pranayama means
control of the breath as well as the
control and extension of
prana, the subtle life force that circulates throughout all of the koshas.
During yogic breathing exercises, we
control the breath to create more energy or
prana in our bodies.
All activities in the body are
controlled by
prana.