Part-I Concept of Pranayama According to Texts of Yoga And Spiritual Lire. And Part-II Nostril Dominance and Anxiety State in Normal Valunteers Before and After Integrated Yoga Practices.

Abstract

Präëäyäma is the science of cleansing, balancing and gaining control over the präëa in the human system. The word präëa is a combination of two syllables, Prä and Na. Präëa is the vital life force and Präëäyäma is the process by which the internal Präëic. Store is increased. Präëäyäma is comprised of the words Präëa and Äyäma which means ‘Präëic capacity and length.’ It is not merely breath control, but a technique through which the quantity of the präëa in the body is activated to a higher frequency. In Praçnopaniśad we find a detailed description of variñöha präëa and païca präëa. It is the variñöha präëa the eldest and the first boon of atma, that divides itself into five facts:; präëa, apäna, samäna, udäna and vyäna which govern the different functions of the human body. Präëa çakti also manifests in six main centers or chakras which are located along the spinal column. Präëa is the vital or bio-plasmic energy, which is universal in nature and consciousness, is knowledge. Präëa, the nature principle, energy, and matter are called prakåti literally ‘activity.’ Each fibre of the body is connected with präëa by a complex system of näòés. The function of the näòés can be compared to that of an electrical system. Präëäyäma is ultimately intended for developing the quality of human consciousness, not just the mind or body.