Pranayama Nadi Shodhana. Stage 3 admin, June 16, 2024June 24, 2024 The inner retention of breath is callen many names in Sanskrit: it is known as antar, antaranga, abhyantara or poorna kumbhaka. We will adopt the name antar kumbhaka, where the word antar means ‘inner’ and kumbhaka means ‘breath retention’. In other words, antar kumbhaka is the practice where the breath… Continue Reading
Pranayama Pranayama Nadi Shodhana. Stage 2 admin, June 16, 2024June 24, 2024 This is an important practice and is mentioned in a large number of ancient yogic texts. The following from the Gheranda Samhita is the most direct reference: “Inhale through the ida (left nostril) and exhale through the pingala (right nostril). Then inhale through the pingala and exhale through the chandra… Continue Reading
Pranayama Pranayama Nadi Shodhana. Stage 1 admin, June 16, 2024June 24, 2024 The sanskrit word nadi means ‘psychic passage’ or ‘specific pathway’ through which prana flows throughout the body The word shodhana means ‘purification’. Thus this is a practice whereby the pranic pathways are purified and decongested. This allows the prana to flow freely throughout the body bringing the physical body into… Continue Reading
Pranayama Samaveta Pranayama admin, June 16, 2024June 24, 2024 The Sanskrit word samaveta means ‘together’. Therefore samaveta pranayama is a practice where one breathes through both the nostrils. This might seem to be an obvious and inconsequential statement, but the practice is so named to distinguish it from other techniques of pranayama where the flow of air is directed… Continue Reading
Pranayama Pranayama Ujjayi admin, June 16, 2024June 24, 2024 Ujjayi pranayama is the psychic breath. It is easy to learn and can be practised by all, young and old, at any time of the day or night. You can use whatever position you find most comfortable, as long as the spine, neck and head all form a straight line…. Continue Reading
Pranayama Pranayama Kapalabhati admin, June 16, 2024June 24, 2024 Kapalabhati is a technique of pranayama, although some yogic scriptures regard it as one of the shatkarmas. It is an excellent practice that purifies the frontal portion of the brain, massages the abdominal organs and improves respiration. It is also a powerful method of waking up the mind. It can… Continue Reading
Pranayama Full Yogic Breathing admin, June 16, 2024June 24, 2024 This combination of the three types of breathing induces optimum volume of air into the lungs and expels the maximum amount of waste air during exhalation. Technique 1. Inhale slowly by allowing your abdomen to expand. Try to breathe so slowly that little or no sound of breath can be… Continue Reading
Pranayama Pranayama admin, June 12, 2024June 24, 2024 Pranayama becomes more and more popular in modern world. In various yoga styles pranayama has various goals: to calm down active mind, reach emotional balance, clean and restore energy body and accumulate energy. By reading primal scriptures of yoga we know that pranayama – prana energy control, universal life forse… Continue Reading