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Pranayama

Without proper breathing yoga is no more than a series of acrobatic exercises. To explore the full benefits of all yoga practices it is important to realize that deep breathing may bring a new sense to the way life and actions are perceived. The oxygen inhaled helps the body use the nutrients eaten. Exhaling removes carbon dioxide which is toxic to the human body.

Prana is the name yoga gives to life force, a combination of attributes from the spheres of spiritual and physiological elements. Air is the main fuel for this life force. Mastering the intake and output of air is essential in order to experience the maximum effects of yoga practices. Breathing also contributes to mental status and fast or irregular breathing may make the mind anxious and stressed while calm, deep breathing can bring stillness and power to focus.

Maximizing the benefits of the prana is one of the many things yoga stresses. Pranayama is the art of mastering breathing to help achieve above average results from the mind and body. Yogis use pranayama to prepare for yoga poses and to achieve a superior state of mind that allows the body to go a step further than the last yoga practice.

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