What is Pranayama?
The term Pranayama has been coined from two Sanskrit words – Prana means life force and Ayama means control. Hence, in its broadest description, Prananyama would mean the control of the flow of life force. It is both the science and art of breath control and nadi purification. There are different breathing techniques that essentially work on three main things: regulation of breath, control of vital force and chanalisation of the Pranas (vital body force) in the right directions. Pranayama purifies the channels along which the life stream of prana flows and helps to prevent and even cure a variety of physical and mental ailments. It also increases ones overall immunity and resistance to disease.
