Pranayama - What is This?
Pranayama - What is This Really? A common misconception is that pranayama means control or extension of the breath, and whilst this is true on one level, and indeed your breathing will improve through exercises, there is a layer which relates to the underlying energy or vibration of the Universe itself....the juicy stuff. What is Prana? You will probably have come across this word used in many yoga classes and often we refer to our own energy here, but prana is so much more. Prana is the energy of the universe. It is everywhere and all pervading, it is the expression of the I-ness of unchanging infinite consciousness in matter, space, air, thought, action and movement. You were born with prana, your very birth was prana, your skin is prana, the food you eat is prana as is the table you eat it from. However the quantity and quality of the pranic energy you have changes and flows continuously as you go through your day, with every breath you make, and as you proceed through li...