When we breathe we take in both the chemistry and physics of the air. Electromagnetic particles bind together to create chemical compounds and elements. In their cellular state they are protons, neutrons and electrons. Our body, too, is constructed from these sub-cellular components. Prana, the energy of the body, is the constituent element of the electromagnetic construction of a cell. As we take in prana we build the potential energy of the body, and as we express this energy we convert its potential into kinetic energy. So the more prana the body can hold the more potential energy we have. To store this potential energy, the electromagnetic and chemical construction of the body must be in balance.
Emotions, toxic foodstuffs, negative thoughts and physiological disturbances are all stored in the body, and for want of a better analogy, are referred to as toxic waste. They are held in the body’s cells as electrical charge—positive or negative ions. This stored charge is referred to as Apana in Yogic terms.
Prana, the intake of potential energy, is blocked by rubbish. Illness, lack of drive and motivation, depression and listlessness are reflections of blocked prana.
Pranayama is the Yogic process of removing rubbish (Apana) and replacing it with Prana—balanced potential energy.
Our breath influences our state of mind: the more content we are the smoother we breath while the more disturbed we are, the more our breath becomes unstable, short and without rhythm. Fear, shock, hesitancy, uncertainty, depression and frustration are all reflected in individual breathing patterns.
Pranayama is therefore the process of managing this relationship between mind and breath to influence our wellbeing. Pranayama, through breath control and particular patterns of breath movement, is able to change consciousness through the body mind.
In Ashtanga Yoga practice particular emphasis is placed on breath, the bandhas and focus. Ashtanga Yoga therefore incorporates all the core elements of pranayama within the asana practice.
Emotions, toxic foodstuffs, negative thoughts and physiological disturbances are all stored in the body, and for want of a better analogy, are referred to as toxic waste. They are held in the body’s cells as electrical charge—positive or negative ions. This stored charge is referred to as Apana in Yogic terms.
Prana, the intake of potential energy, is blocked by rubbish. Illness, lack of drive and motivation, depression and listlessness are reflections of blocked prana.
Pranayama is the Yogic process of removing rubbish (Apana) and replacing it with Prana—balanced potential energy.
Our breath influences our state of mind: the more content we are the smoother we breath while the more disturbed we are, the more our breath becomes unstable, short and without rhythm. Fear, shock, hesitancy, uncertainty, depression and frustration are all reflected in individual breathing patterns.
Pranayama is therefore the process of managing this relationship between mind and breath to influence our wellbeing. Pranayama, through breath control and particular patterns of breath movement, is able to change consciousness through the body mind.
In Ashtanga Yoga practice particular emphasis is placed on breath, the bandhas and focus. Ashtanga Yoga therefore incorporates all the core elements of pranayama within the asana practice.
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