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Pranayama

Pranayama (Sanskrit: प्राणायाम, "Prāṇāyāma") is the yogic practice of controlling the breath in Hinduism. It is described in Hindu texts such as the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita; in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, it is one of the eight limbs of yoga. In classical yoga, prana can denote breath, and pranayama refers to its regulation or control. Later…

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related to Experimental studies · 20
Pranayama → Alter, Among, Andrea Zaccaro, Deshkar, For, Given Kuvalayananda's, He, Joseph Alter, Kaivalyadhama, Karambelkar, Kesari, Kuvalayananda, Many, Only, Physiological, Swami Kuvalayananda, The, They, Vaishawanar, Yoga
related to Hatha yoga · 19
Pranayama → Anuloma VilomaUjjayi, Ashtanga, Bandhas, Bellows Breath, Bhastrika, Bhramari, Hatha, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Kapalabhati, Kumbhaka, Nadi Shodhana, Other, Shatkarma, Skull-shining Breath, Sun-piercing Breath, Surya Bhedana, The, The Indian, Victorious Breath
related to Indo-Tibetan tradition · 13
Pranayama → Amṛtasiddhi, Buddhist, Dzogchen, Hindu, In, Later Indo-Tibetan, Ninefold Expulsion, Nyingma, Stale Vital Energy, The Oral Transmission, Tibetan Buddhist, Vai, Vairotsana
related to Yoga as exercise · 11
Pranayama → Andrea Jain, Ashtanga, Bhagavad Gita, Johannes Bronkhorst, Modern, Patanjali, Pattabhi Jois, Sharath Jois, She, The, Yoga Sutras
related to Yoga Sutras of Patanjali · 6
Pranayama → Ashtanga Yoga, In, Patanjali, Rishi, The, Yoga Sutras
is a · 1
Pranayama → suspension of breathing
related to Bhagavad Gītā · 1
Pranayama → Bhagavad Gītā

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yoga breath breathing patanjali practice control prana modern tradition isbn prāṇāyāma bhagavad sutras hatha body alter practices retention ashtanga texts

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Pranayamais asuspension of breathing0.90text
the Upanishadsinstance ofIt is described in Hindu texts0.80text
the Bhagavad Gitainstance ofIt is described in Hindu texts0.80text
Kumbhaka breath retentioninstance ofThe 15th century Hatha Yoga Pradipika is a key text of this tradition and includes various forms of pranayama0.80text
various body locksinstance ofThe 15th century Hatha Yoga Pradipika is a key text of this tradition and includes various forms of pranayama0.80text
was taught by Sharath Joisinstance ofYoga as exerciseModern vinyasa yoga0.80text
theinstance ofTibetan Buddhist breathing exercises0.80text
Pranayamarelated to Bhagavad GītāBhagavad Gītā0.60section
Pranayamarelated to Experimental studiesThe0.60section
Pranayamarelated to Experimental studiesSwami Kuvalayananda0.60section
Pranayamarelated to Experimental studiesJoseph Alter0.60section
Pranayamarelated to Experimental studiesGiven Kuvalayananda's0.60section

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