In yoga, as in life, breathing can be taken for granted. It’s something we do automatically, involuntarily, unconsciously. But our yoga ancestors understood that breath is life. This is why pranayama ...

Pranayama, derived from the Sanskrit words 'Prana' (life force or vital energy) and 'Ayama' (to extend or draw out), is the practice of controlling and regulating the breath. We all know breathing ...

Stress, anxiety and mental fatigue have become common in today’s fast paced world. While modern medicines can offer stress management, natural practices are a more widely accepted means to relieve ...

Pranayama is a powerful yoga asana, considered to be a bridge between the body and the mind. The art of controlled breathing helps regulate the nervous system, improve lung capacity, reduce stress and ...

In today’s fast-paced world, stress and anxiety are common challenges. While modern medicine offers solutions, ancient yogic breathing techniques—pranayama—provide a natural, science-backed way to ...

Lifestyle diseases such as high cholesterol, liver disorders, diabetes, and other metabolic conditions are rising rapidly across the world. Swami Ramdev explains how yoga, pranayama, disciplined ...

Across civilisations, sound has been acknowledged as a fundamental organising force of existence. Vibration has formed the structure and functionalities of systems as small as the subatomic ...

I teach alternate nostril breathing (aka pranayama) to my clients and students in my clinical practice and certificate course on Integrative Medicine for Mental Health. I was excited to hear yesterday ...

Pranayama is not, as many think, something about the breath; breath, indeed, has very little to do with it, if anything. Breathing is only one of the many exercises through which we get to the real ...