Advanced pranayama methods are discussed here. Once the nadis have been cleansed, the doshas (humours) have been balanced and expelled, and...

The word Kevala is linked to Patanjali's phrase for freedom, Kaivalya. Kevala is now a word that may mean both "freedom" or ...

Bhutashuddhi Kumbhaka is defined by the Hatha Tatva Kaumudi of Sundaradeva as the contemplation of the six chakras in order in the same body...

Pranayama is not the name of a specific pranayama method, but rather a catch-all word for all yogic practices that include pranayama and are...

After meditation and health/life extension, the function of the apana vayu as a motor for Kundalini-rousing is the third major area where th...

The study and eventual mastery of apana and prana motions has other significant ramifications.  According to the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, the y...

Inhalation and intake are linked with Prana vayu, while exhalation and excretion are associated with apana vayu.  Urination, defecation, men...

Some earlier writings, such as the Taittiriya Upanishad, use the word vayu instead of prana to refer to life energy.  However, in recent yog...

The ultimate impact of pranayama is described by the Hatha Tatva Kaumudi.  It states that the prana is equally distributed throughout the bo...

According to the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, any discussion of selfknowledge (jnana) in yogic circles other than those of the Advaita Vedantins is...

Only a tiny portion of the prana that might be taken from the air via deep and regulated yogic breathing is actually retrieved with regular,...

Pranayama has a number of significant impacts on prana and, via it, the body and mind.  Pranayama brings prana back into the body, increases...

Beyond the significance and breadth of pranayama, we must turn our attention to prana. Prana, like many other words, may have many meanings ...

We see the instruction in the Shandilya Upanishad that the fluctuations of prana should be stilled via the practice of pranayama.  Why shoul...