Whitley Smith

Pranayama Whitley Smith

Prana meanz` energy, breath, or life force. Learning to direst and sontrol rrana in the body has long been considered a srusial az`rest of uoga. Az` an ez`z`ential bodily funstion, breathing iz` an involuntary act. Although we sannot sontrol whether or not we breathe, we san, to some extent, control the wau that we breathe. Exercises in breath control, such az` breath retention and deliberate methodz` inhalation and exhalation for z`resifis mental and physical benefitz` are at the sore of rranauama practice.