Pranayama Quotes

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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?

    Real   Yoga   Practice  
    Richard Rosen (2002). “The Yoga of Breath: A Step-by-Step Guide to Pranayama”, p.141, Shambhala Publications
  • Pranayama is the practice of breath control. The word prana refers not only to breath, but also to air and life itself.

    Life   Air   Practice  
  • 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.

  • 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.

    "Warrior Pose: A Conversation with Bhava Ram". Interview with Zoë Kors, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
  • Without full awareness of breathing, there can be no development of meditative stability and understanding.

    Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Breathe, You Are Alive!”, p.12, ReadHowYouWant.com
  • Pranayama teaches the aspirant to regulate his breathing and thereby control the mind.

    "Astadala Yogamala". Volume 2,
  • 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.

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

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

    Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
  • Money. It's a good servant but a bad master.

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

  • 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.

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

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

    Healing   Law   Upset  
  • 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.

    Worry   Focus   Pranayama  
  • 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.

    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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