Category: Pranayama
Five Ways to Decalcify Your Pineal Gland
Meditation and the Four States of Being
Your Breath Controls Your Mind
Deep breathing is a proven method to calm the nerves. Meditators who practice breathing techniques, known as pranyama, report the meditation breathing practices silence or slow down the mind. But how precisely do meditation and pranayama breathing affect the brain, and our moods? A study published in the Journal of…
The 7 Ways You Are Losing Your Spiritual Energy
Everything You Need to Know About the Chakra Bio-Energy Systems
This an overview of the human bioenergy field. Understanding and working with these energy systems is important to your spiritual development and healing. Like our physical body, our energy body is real, and vital for our well being. Take some time to understand your body’s energy, and incorporate awareness into…
#Meditation Basics: Counting Breaths
“Simply close your eyes, and count your breaths,” That sounds simple! “Don’t think about anything else . Just concentrate on your breathing.” That is easier said than done! There are many mental obstacles to this seemingly simple task. Our minds wander naturally, and if we try to focus on anything…
Positive Prana, the Air You Breathe
Ujjayi Breath: Pregnancy #Yoga Benefits And Uses Video #Pranayama
Yoga has numerous health benefits for pregnant women. This practice strengthens your body, boosts your immune system, and tones your muscles. It also improves balance and relaxes your mind. Increasingly more women are joining prenatal yoga classes to learn new poses and breathing techniques. Certain asanas help ease labor and induce relaxation, while others reduce back pain and strengthen the pelvic muscles.
The Breathing Process – Yoga Meditation Pranayama
We all know that breathing techniques, called Pranayama, is very important in Yoga. So let’s focus on the components of the breathing process: Respiration There is a common tendency to refer to breathing and respiration as the same thing. This is wrong. Breathing is a mechanical process, while respiration is…
Time of day to practice #Pranayama
Traditionally pranayama is done early in the morning, before other activities. Classically, just before sunrise. Early, even if not precisely at dawn, is idea time in which we can be free from most daily interruptions. Another important note is that our minds are less cluttered with the events and preoccupations…
#Yoga Breathing and the Autonomic Nervous System
Breathing is an exceptional function of the body. Even though it is automatically regulated by the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS), it can be consciously modified. This is remarkable, given that ‘autonomic’ implies that something cannot be controlled by the mind. Both the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous system are parts…
Kinds of Breathing – Pranayama Yoga Meditation
Anatomy and Stages of Breathing #Pranayama
As a yoga practitioner, it is important to have attained a level of understanding of the basic physiological functioning of the breath. And in order to achieve this understanding, we must examine the structure of our breathing. The contracting diaphragm is the primary respiratory muscle. It is like the skin…
Pranayama and the Abilities of #Pranayama
Five Ways to Decalcify Your Pineal Gland
Meditation and the Four States of Being
Your Breath Controls Your Mind
Deep breathing is a proven method to calm the nerves. Meditators who practice breathing techniques, known as pranyama, report the meditation breathing practices silence or slow down the mind. But how precisely do meditation and pranayama breathing affect the brain, and our moods? A study published in the Journal of…
The 7 Ways You Are Losing Your Spiritual Energy
Everything You Need to Know About the Chakra Bio-Energy Systems

This an overview of the human bioenergy field. Understanding and working with these energy systems is important to your spiritual development and healing. Like our physical body, our energy body is real, and vital for our well being. Take some time to understand your body’s energy, and incorporate awareness into…
#Meditation Basics: Counting Breaths
“Simply close your eyes, and count your breaths,” That sounds simple! “Don’t think about anything else . Just concentrate on your breathing.” That is easier said than done! There are many mental obstacles to this seemingly simple task. Our minds wander naturally, and if we try to focus on anything…
Positive Prana, the Air You Breathe
Ujjayi Breath: Pregnancy #Yoga Benefits And Uses Video #Pranayama
Yoga has numerous health benefits for pregnant women. This practice strengthens your body, boosts your immune system, and tones your muscles. It also improves balance and relaxes your mind. Increasingly more women are joining prenatal yoga classes to learn new poses and breathing techniques. Certain asanas help ease labor and induce relaxation, while others reduce back pain and strengthen the pelvic muscles.
The Breathing Process – Yoga Meditation Pranayama

We all know that breathing techniques, called Pranayama, is very important in Yoga. So let’s focus on the components of the breathing process: Respiration There is a common tendency to refer to breathing and respiration as the same thing. This is wrong. Breathing is a mechanical process, while respiration is…
Time of day to practice #Pranayama

Traditionally pranayama is done early in the morning, before other activities. Classically, just before sunrise. Early, even if not precisely at dawn, is idea time in which we can be free from most daily interruptions. Another important note is that our minds are less cluttered with the events and preoccupations…
#Yoga Breathing and the Autonomic Nervous System

Breathing is an exceptional function of the body. Even though it is automatically regulated by the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS), it can be consciously modified. This is remarkable, given that ‘autonomic’ implies that something cannot be controlled by the mind. Both the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous system are parts…
Kinds of Breathing – Pranayama Yoga Meditation
Anatomy and Stages of Breathing #Pranayama

As a yoga practitioner, it is important to have attained a level of understanding of the basic physiological functioning of the breath. And in order to achieve this understanding, we must examine the structure of our breathing. The contracting diaphragm is the primary respiratory muscle. It is like the skin…