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Pranayama teaches the aspirant to regulate his breathing and thereby control the mind.

— B.K.S. Iyengar

“The word ‘pranayama’, often referred to as alternate breathing, comes from the Sanskrit meaning ‘extension of life force’ or ‘extension of breath’. At times,…

— Christopher Dines

Pranayama is the practice of breath control. The word prana refers not only to breath, but also to air and life itself.

— Christy Turlington

I do pranayama breathing now as a meditation, and that's very helpful. Meditating changed my life.

— John Feldmann

“The human body is sustained by the same prana that nourishes the universe. The body (your equipment) has the ability to control and use…

— John Holland

Nobody ever fails in Yoga…It is slow in the beginning and rapid in the end. When one is fully matured, realization is explosive.

— Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

The practice of 'asanas' and 'pranayama' wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness.

— Sivananda

“There are eight components of Yoga. These are: yama, our attitudes toward our environment. niyama, our attitudes toward ourselves. āsana, the practice of body…

— T.K.V. Desikachar

It is my greatest joy to share with students this knowledge that I have acquired in the past 50 years of practice and study.…

— Dharma Mittra

Of the four major pathways to self-realization, jnana yoga, from the point of view of the beginner, is the most difficult.

— Frederick Lenz

Practicing yoga is a constant evolution. The Ashtanga system can appear very rigid, with its predetermined sequences, but actually there's great freedom within its…

— David F. Swensen

“This Age of Kali is called the fallen age. In this age, people in general are short-living and very slow to understand self-realization or…

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda