what this word means? pranayama
2006-06-16 11:51:52 · 6 answers · asked by sweetistperson 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Pranayama is extention and control of the breath. It has to do with Yoga.
2006-06-16 11:56:09 · answer #1 · answered by nytrauma911 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pranayama (Devanagari: प्राणायाम, prāNāyāma) is a breathing exercise originally expounded by Patanjali, an ancient Hindu philosopher and yogi, in his Yoga Sutras, a text on various yogic technicques.
While there is credible evidence (mostly as anecdotes from its regular practitioners) to believe that Pranayama helps acquire calmness of mind during its practice (like any other kinds of meditational techniques), any supernatural/semi-magical powers attributed to it are not scientifically proven.
Though the Hindu philosophers starting from Patanjali have developed a whole range of arcane philosophies around Pranayama and other yogic asanas, it has never been beyond criticism. Carvaka, the ancient Indian materialist philosopher, for instance, was a stringent critic of the yogic-practitioners.
2006-06-16 11:56:32 · answer #2 · answered by Nahual_Ocelotl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In yoga, the breath seen as one of the life-giving energies or forces of the universe. So the processes of breath control is called pranayama.
2006-06-16 11:55:51 · answer #3 · answered by Brandy C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but with a simple search of the term you can find info like this:
"Pranayama is control of Breath". "Prana" is Breath or bio energy in the body. On subtle levels prana represents the pranic energy responsible for life or life force, and "ayama" means control. So Pranayama is "Control of Breath". One can control the rhythms of pranic energy with pranayama and achieve healthy body and mind.
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2006-06-16 11:56:56 · answer #4 · answered by STNJ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
# (Sanskrit) [from prana breath + ayama restraining, stopping] The fourth of the eight states of yoga, consisting of various methods of regulating the breath. The three forms of pranayama are puraka (the inhaling); kumbhaka (the retaining); and rechaka (the exhaling).
2006-06-16 11:56:15 · answer #5 · answered by uofgleam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a word commonly used in yoga, which is composed of two terms.
(praaNa + aayaama = praaNaayama).
A simplistic explanation or understanding, one can consider this as a process that helps one regulate breath.
praaNaayama is the 4th limb of yoga.
2006-06-16 12:05:52 · answer #6 · answered by Yadu M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋