Sentences with phrase «direct prana»

The first step toward resolving this problem is to tune in to your breath, since the breath is a way to harness and direct the prana (life force) that's within each of us.

Bhanda: body locks which direct prana and apana, they allow the effects of exercises to accumulate and equilibrium to be established.

Not exact matches

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).

Udana is the upward - moving breath, which directs the flow of prana from the lower to the higher planes of consciousness.

Learning to direct and control prana in the body has long been considered a crucial aspect of yoga.