Yoga Breath Blog

Before I practiced pranayama yoga, I would often feel stressed or anxious.  Sometimes (but only sometimes) it would occur to me to stop and take a few deep breaths.  A sense of centered calmness would start to embrace me almost immediately.  I think now that I was so detached from my breath that even the [...]

Have you ever heard of pranayama yoga, or the yoga breath, and wondered what it was?
Pranayama yoga, or the yoga breath, is the type of yoga that is dedicated to breath control.  The word “pranayama” is a compound word consisting of two Sanskrit words, “prana” and “yama.”  “Yama” means “control.”  So, “prana” must mean “breath,” [...]