Definition of "pranayama" []

• Breathing techniques. When used as a technical term in yoga, it is often translated more specifically as "breath control". (noun)

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• "The Sanskrit word for “control” is yama, and the second limb of Yoga is called pranayama: “breath control of the life force.”"
• "In yoga, breathing practices are called pranayama, prana being the equivalent of chi."
• "In yoga, the most powerful type of breathing is called pranayama, and its practice seeks to unify body and mind."