Pranayama Quotes

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

  Christy Turlington

  Life, Air, Practice

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

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Breathing, Mind, Prana

  "Astadala Yogamala". Volume 2,

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• Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.

  Nhat Hanh

  Buddhist, Dwelling, Breathing

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• As a fire blazes brightly when the covering of ash over it is scattered by the wind, the divine fire within the body shines in all its majesty when the ashes of desire are scattered by the practice of pranayama.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Fire, Wind, Practice

  B.K.S Iyengar (2001). “Astadala Yogamala Volume-2: Collected Works”, p.47, Allied Publishers

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• Without full awareness of breathing, there can be no development of meditative stability and understanding.

  Nhat Hanh

  Breathing, Understanding, Development

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Breathe, You Are Alive!”, p.12, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• There is one way of breathing that is shameful and constricted. Then, there's another way: a breath of love that takes you all the way to infinity.

  Rumi

  Breathing, Way, Infinity

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• In pranayama you don't worry about taking breaths, you focus on exhalation. If you exhale properly you will inhale. The more deeply you exhale the more deeply you will inhale.

  Frederick Lenz

  Worry, Focus, Concentration

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• Intellectuals tend to be arrogant. Intelligence, like money, is a good servant but a bad master. When practicing pranayama, the yogi [makes] himself humble and without pride in his intellectual attainments.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Humble, Pride, Intellectual

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

  Sivananda

  Practice, Asana, Disease

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• Many ask me whether pranayama ... postpones old age. Why worry about it? Death is certain. Let it come when it comes. Just keep working. The soul has no age. It doesn't die. Only the body decays. And yet, we must never forget the body, since it is the garden we must cherish and cultivate.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Garden, Worry, Soul

  B.K.S. Iyengar (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.104, Rodale

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

  John Feldmann

  Breathing, Meditation, Helpful

  Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• Some students are in a hurry to begin "real" pranayama. They go right to the later stages without first laying a quality foundation, and their practice often suffers. First find out what is. This is also part of the answer to the question Who am I?

  Richard Rosen

  Real, Yoga, Practice

  Richard Rosen (2002). “The Yoga of Breath: A Step-by-Step Guide to Pranayama”, p.141, Shambhala Publications

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• I don't think I can put my finger exactly on when remission occurred, because from that moment on, I left Western medicine and never looked back. I practiced every day for ten to twelve hours a day - spiritual studies, meditation, pranayama, yoga postures, Ayurvedic studies, deep, deep, powerful cleansings and fasting.

  Brad Willis

  Spiritual, Powerful, Yoga

  "Warrior Pose: A Conversation with Bhava Ram". Interview with Zoë Kors, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• There are times when you cannot even control the sugar level in your body. Remember that when you put sugar in your metabolism, you are upsetting your metabolism in a very direct way. X amount of sugar is understandable, but the amount of sugar you put in, only God can save you. And whenever you put x amount of sugar, you must follow the law of depression. When you get that kind of depression, you lose a lot of friends. Therefore, it is very fair to channel your energy. One of the best ways to channel the energy is to do the pranayama.

  Harbhajan Singh Yogi

  Healing, Law, Upset

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• Raja yoga is the mental practice and incorporates meditation, pranayama, and mudra. What are the benefits of having a raja yoga practice? The benefit is spirituality.

  Rajashree Choudhury

  Yoga, Practice, Meditation

  "The U.S. Yoga Federation Founder + President Rajashree Choudhury". Interview with Zoë Kors. Part I, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• Money. It's a good servant but a bad master.

  Gretchen Rubin

  Money, Riches, Masters

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