yoga breathing, prana, pranayama, breathing exercises, prana explained
In yoga practice, besides the performance of asanas, there is a lot of focus on the breath (prana). Managing and balancing the prana makes all the difference between having a ho-hum yoga experience or having a great one. To reach the higher levels of performance and consciousness the breath management plays a big part and…
Breathing is important to us, maybe the most important thing and it is a fact that we begin and end our lives with a breath. In yoga the breath is prana and we use pranayama to manage and control the breathing. Pranayama are yogic breathing exercises we use to clear and enhance prana flow and…
A big part of doing yoga is the breathing. It is done in tandem with the poses and sets us up for continued practice with good coordination. It is important to remember good breathing in yoga and to do this we apply a conscious focus. The mind oversees the body-mind-breath relationship so balancing the mind…
What is Prana? Prana is a Sanskrit word that means ‘life force’ and is the breath or vital energy in the body. The energy that exists within and around the physical body in yoga we call the prana energy. The Chinese call it “chi” the Japanese “qi,” Egyptians named it “ka” and the Greek pneuma.…
In order to live and keep the body healthy, we need not only food and water, but also air to breathe. We breathe so often, and without thinking, that it’s easy to forget about. We can go days without water and possibly weeks without food but we can only go minutes without breathing. So the…