Encyclopedia - Breath: Encyclopedia - Breath
Breathing transports oxygen into the body and carbon dioxide out of the body. Aerobic organisms require oxygen to create energy via respi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Breath: Encyclopedia Ii - Breath - Control Of Breathing
Breathing is one of the few bodily functions which, within limits, can be controlled both consciously and unconsciously. Conscious attent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pranayama: Encyclopedia Ii - Pranayama - Control Of Breath
Control of breath means the cessation of the outgoing and ingoing movements of breath. Breath is the gross representative of the subtle, ...   » Read the article

Article - Kriya Yoga: The Breath Of God Is Our Breath Of Life
Kriya Yoga: The Breath of God Is Our Breath of Life Kriya Yoga gives extreme importance to the breath. It teaches that breath control is...   » Read the article

Article - Pranayama: Pranayama Techniques
Pranayama is defined as breath control, but actually, Prana is energy, the type of energy that is received from Kether or from the spirit...   » Read the article

Article - Patanjali: Patanjali System Of Yoga  
The sage Patanjali postulated an eight-fold system of spiritual yogic practice for achieving the divine goal. It comprises:   Yam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pranayama: Encyclopedia - Pranayama
Pranayama is the fourth limb of Raja Yoga expounded in the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali. Prana is the source of which energy evolves from. I...   » Read the article

Article - Sudarshan Kriya: Balance Body & Mind With Sudarshan Kriya Yoga  
Our existence can be broadly divided into three categories - thinking, feeling and being conscious. The common link between all three ...   » Read the article

Article - Kundalini Maha Yoga: Meditation And Breath
Meditation and Breath Meditation is the practice of turning the attention from outer awareness to inner concentration. In the practice o...   » Read the article

Article - Breathing Meditation: Radio Interview With Swami Prajnanananda Giri
Breathing Meditation: Radio Interview with Swami Prajnanananda Giri This is a transcription of an interview with Swami Praj–anananda Gir...   » Read the article

Article - Breathing: God Is In The Gap Between Breaths
Breathing: God Is In The Gap Between Breaths God is in the breath inside the breath, said Kabir. He showed that anyone can become illumi...   » Read the article

Article - Pranayama: Breathe Some Life Into Your Soul - Pranayama  
Pranayama or breath control signifies stretching, extending and regulating our breathing process. Pranayama can be used as a preparati...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga: Yoga For Self-realisation
Yoga-II Yoga is primarily a process of self-culture. Its aim is the attainment of spiritual perfection or Self-realisation. The process ...   » Read the article

Article - Prana: What Is Prana?
Prana is the sum total of all energy that is manifested in the universe. It is the vital force, Sukshma. Breath is the external manifesta...   » Read the article

Article - Kundalini Maha Yoga: Shaktipat Initiation - Awakening The Kundalini
Shaktipat Initiation - Awakening the Kundalini Kundalini can be awakened by attaining perfection of certain hatha yoga postures called a...   » Read the article

Article - Biofeedback And Neurofeedback: Your Brain And Neurofeedback - A Beginner's Manual
Biofeedback as a field has been growing since the late 1960s. This form of training and treatment uses monitoring instruments attached to...   » Read the article

Article - Kriya Yoga: The Scientific Process Of Soul Culture And The Royal Path To Self-realization
Kriya Yoga: The scientific process of soul culture and the royal path to self-realization The fundamental thesis of Kriya Yoga is that ...   » Read the article

Article - Patanjali Yoga Sutras: Supreme Union Of Body, Mind, Soul With The Patanjali Yoga Sutras
The Sanskrit word 'yoga' is derived from the root verb yuj, which means union. The supreme union of individual mind and cosmic mind is yo...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga Systems: Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga deals with physical body and astral body purification and training. Its goal is to bring the physical body into a perfect s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hyperventilation: Encyclopedia - Hyperventilation
In medicine, hyperventilation (or "hyperpnea") is the state of breathing faster or deeper (hyper) than necessary, and thereby reducing th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Smothering: Encyclopedia - Smothering
A form of queening in which breath control may also be utilised. Other related archivesbreath control, queening    » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buteyko Method: Encyclopedia - Buteyko Method
The Buteyko Method, or Buteyko Breathing Technique (BBT) is an set of breathing exercises developed by the Ukrainian doctor Konstantin Pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Control Of Respiration: Encyclopedia - Control Of Respiration
Control of respiration refers to the physiological mechanisms involved in the control of respiration (physiology). The most important fun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vital Currents: Encyclopedia - Vital Currents
Practitioners of yoga, especially within Hinduism, believe that vital currents are generated by the human body, and that these currents c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Engine: Encyclopedia - Engine
An engine is something that produces some effect from a given input. The origin of engineering was the working of engines. There is an ov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amon Demon: Encyclopedia - Amon Demon
In demonology, Amon is a Marquis of Hell. He controls forty legions of spirits. He appears as a wolf with a serpent's tail, and breaths f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rapping: Encyclopedia - Rapping
Rapping, the rhythmic delivery of rhymes, is one of the four central elements of hip-hop culture. Rap can be delivered over a beat or ove...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brain To Body Mass Ratio: Encyclopedia - Brain To Body Mass Ratio
Brain to body mass ratio (also known as the Encephalization Quotient - EQ) is a rough estimate of the possible intelligence of an organis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Erotic Asphyxiation: Encyclopedia - Erotic Asphyxiation
Erotic asphyxiation, asphyxiophilia, breath control play or scarfing is the sexual practice of partial asphyxiation by strangulation or s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vocal Cords: Encyclopedia - Vocal Cords
The vocal cords, also known as vocal folds, are composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the human la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pranayama: Encyclopedia Ii - Pranayama - Quotes
"Pranayama is a way of expanding the Sukshma Prana within to which you have no direct access. Prana is a subtle invisible force. It is th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pranayama: Encyclopedia Ii - Pranayama - Cautions
However, the practice of pranayama techniques is not trivial, and Kason (2000) mentions circumstances where pranayama techniques might di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scuba Diving: Encyclopedia Ii - Scuba Diving - Diving Issues
This section looks at some of the physiological and physical issues posed by diving. See Diving hazards and precautions. Scuba diving - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rapping: Encyclopedia Ii - Rapping - Rap Writing And Delivery
Rapping - Vocal Presence. Vocal presence refers to the ability to distinguish a rapper on a record. Among others, Mystikal and Notoriou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rapping: Encyclopedia Ii - Rapping - Freestyling And Battle Rapping
Rapping - Freestyle rapping. A freestyle rap is a rapped verse (or verses) which consists solely of lyrics made up as the rapper goes a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rapping: Encyclopedia Ii - Rapping - History
Rap has developed largely along the lines of African-American culture and music. It has always been greatly influenced by other trends in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scuba Diving: Encyclopedia Ii - Scuba Diving - History Of Diving
Men and women have practiced breath-hold diving for centuries. Indirect evidence comes from ancient artifacts of undersea origin found on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rapping: Encyclopedia Ii - Rapping - Substance
Delivery can be representative of a rapper's skill, but the message of a rap is considered more important. A rapper who possesses little ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hyperventilation: Encyclopedia Ii - Hyperventilation - Mechanism
In normal breathing, both the depth and frequency of breaths is varied by the neural system in order to supply appropriate levels of oxyg...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pranayama: Alternative Health Dictionary On Pranayama
pranayama: Any yogic regulation of breathing designed to control the prana (cosmic energy, life force, or vital energy) inside one's b...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pranayama: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Pranayama
Pranayama: Control of the subtle life forces, often by means of special modes of breathing. Therefore breath control or breathing exer...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pranayama: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Pranayama
pranayama: yogic control of the breath   (See also: pranayama , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhastra: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Bhastra
Bhastra: Breath control. Hatha Yoga uses eight different kinds of breath control.  Bhastra is one of them.   (See also: B...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pranayama: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Ii On Pranayama
PRANAYAMA: Practice of breath-control.   (See also: PRANAYAMA ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Pranayama: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Pranayama
PRANAYAMA: a term from yoga and Ayurveda meaning breath control.   (See also: Pranayama , Alternative Health, Body Mind and So...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pranayama: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Pranayama
Pranayama: Breath control, consisting of conscious inhalation, retention and exhalation. Breathing is the essential element of all yog...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pranayama: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary V On Pranayama
Pranayama: technique of breathing and breath control which regulates energy flow and aims at maintaining energy balance   (See...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  pranayama: Sanskrit Dictionary On  pranayama
 Pranayama: control of the breath   (See also:  Pranayama , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Pranayama: A Spiritual Dictionary On Pranayama
Pranayama: Breath control. Used in certain yoga practices.   (See also: Pranayama , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Pranayama: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Pranayama
pranayama: (Sanskrit) "Breath control." See: raja yoga. (See also: Pranayama , Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Pranava: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Pranava
Pranava: A title of Om. It means "Life-ness" or "Life-Giver." It is the expression or controller of prana-the life...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pranayama: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Pranayama
Pranayama:   Pranayama (from prana and ayama, "life/breath extension"): breath control, the fourth limb (anga) of Pat...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pranayama: Tantra Tantric Dictionary On Pranayama
Pranayama: Pranayama - yogic breath techniques; consciously control of breathing patterns to quiet the mind and balance the body's ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pranayama: Spiritual Sanskrit Dictionary On Pranayama
Pranayama: a system of breathing exercises; Control of the prana   (See also: Pranayama , Hinduism, Yoga, Sanskrit Dictionary,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pranayama: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Pranayama
PRANAYAMA: control of breath   (See also: PRANAYAMA , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul) ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pranayama: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Pranayama
Pranayama: yogic control of the breath   (See also: Pranayama , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pranayama: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary V On Pranayama
pranayama: pranayama - control of the breath   (See also: pranayama , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, B...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pranayama: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary Iv On Pranayama
Pranayama: Pranayama: practice of breath-control.   (See also: Pranayama , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictiona...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Paranayama: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Paranayama
Paranayama: The fourth element in the path of classical Yoga, meaning breathing control.    (See also: Paranayama , Buddh...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hatha: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Hatha
Hatha: Form of Yoga, to which the practice of postures and breathing control belong.    (See also: Hatha , Buddhism, Body...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Engine - Air-breathing Engines
Air-breathing engines use atmospheric air to oxidise the fuel carried, rather than carrying an oxidiser, as in a rocket. Theoretically, t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pranayama: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Pranayama
pranayama The breath control exercises in the ashtanga-yoga system.   (See also: pranayama , Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dicti...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prana-yama: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Prana-yama (praanaayaama)
prana-yama: prana-yama (praanaayaama). Breath control.   (See also: prana-yama , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Di...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Laghu-pranayama: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Laghu-pranayama (-praanaayaama)
laghu-pranayama: laghu-pranayama (-praanaayaama). Simplified system of breath control.   (See also: laghu-pranayama , Hindu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Recaka: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Recaka
Recaka:   Recaka ("expulsion"): exhalation, an aspect of breath control (pranayama)   (See also: Recaka ,Yoga...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Puraka: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Puraka
Puraka:   Puraka ("filling in"): inhalation, an aspect of breath control (pranayama)   (See also: Puraka ,Yo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pranayama: Parapsychology Dictionary On Pranayama
Pranayama: Rhythmic control of breath used to increase prana and reduce obstructions in the body and mind.   (See also: Prana...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tantra: Health And Healing Dictionary On Tantra
Tantra (Tantra Yoga): Mode of lovemaking that involves breath control, energy exchange meditations, techniques of sexual healing, and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shandilya Upanishad: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Shandilya Upanishad
Shandilya Upanishad: (Sanskrit) Belongs to the Atharva Veda. Discusses eight forms of yoga, restraints, observances, breath control, m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Engine - Usage Of The Term
In original usage, an engine was any sort of mechanical device. The term "gin" in cotton gin is a short form of this usage. Practically e...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Neural Therapy: Holistic Health Therapy Dictionary On Neural Therapy
NEURAL THERAPY: a form of therapy based on the idea that illness is the result of disruptions in biological energy and that the disrup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Engine - History Of Engines
Engine - Antiquity. While chemical and electrical engines of enormous power dominate the modern world, engines themselves are not new. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Natural Medicine Dictionary On Yoga
Yoga: A system of exercises, postures, breathing, meditation and relaxation. Students learn self-control and a state of being at one w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nadi-shodhana: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Nadi-shodhana
Nadi-shodhana:   Nadi-shodhana ("channel cleansing"): the practice of purifying the conduits, especially by means of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hatha Yoga: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga: A branch of Yoga, perhaps the most practiced style of Yoga, emphasizing the physical aspects of the spiritual path, with p...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tso-ch'an: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Tso-ch'an
Tso-ch'an (Chinese) Sitting dhyana or contemplation, practicing dhyana; equivalent to the Taoist tso-wang (sitting with blank mind), d...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Astanga-yoga: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Astanga-yoga
Astanga-yoga - the yoga system consisting of eight parts: yama (control of the senses) , niyama (control of the mind) , asana (bodily ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hatha Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Hatha Yoga - Concept
Traditional Hatha Yoga is a holistic yogic path, including moral disciplines, physical exercises (e.g., asanas (postures) and Pranayama (...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holotropic Breathwork: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Holotropic Breathwork
Holotropic Breathwork A non-drug technique of self-exploration and healing using controlled breathing, evocative music, focused body w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holotropic Breathwork: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Holotropic Breathwork
Holotropic Breathwork A non-drug technique of self-exploration and healing using controlled breathing, evocative music, focused body w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Puraka: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Puraka
Puraka (Sanskrit) [from the verbal root pri to fill]   Inhaling; one of the practices used in hatha yoga for the regulation of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Control Of Respiration: Encyclopedia Ii - Control Of Respiration - Ventilatory Pattern
Respiration is normally autonomic, with only limited voluntary override, but an exception to this is Ondine's curse, where autonomic cont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rapping: Encyclopedia Ii - Rapping - The Importance Of Rhyme
Undoubtedly the most important element of rap lyrics is rhyme. In other forms of poetry, rhymes that span many syllables are often consid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diving Hazards And Precautions: Encyclopedia Ii - Diving Hazards And Precautions - Effects Of Barotrauma Or Pressure Damage
Diving hazards and precautions - On descent. Air spaces within the body provide no support against greater outside pressure. This can h...   » Read the article

Dictionary - T’ai Chi: Natural Health Dictionary On Tai Chi
T’ai Chi: An ancient Chinese meditative and martial art – often referred to as “meditation in motion” – ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Firebender: Encyclopedia Ii - Firebender - Fighting Style
Firebending is based on the Northern Shaolin style of Kung Fu. This martial art features quick, ferocious attacks that evoke the uncompro...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Neural Therapy: Health And Healing Dictionary On Neural Therapy
NEURAL THERAPY a form of therapy based on the idea that illness is the result of disruptions in biological energy and that the disrupt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faith Hill: Encyclopedia Ii - Faith Hill - Pop Crossover
Hill's 1998 album, Faith, moved her closer towards a mainstream, pop-oriented sound, which lost her many of her long-time fans. "This Kis...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vayu: Sai Baba Dictionary On Vayu
Vayu: Vayu: The demigod in charge of the wind. Air, vital energy, movement of the air in the control of the breathing process. In f...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hatha Yoga: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga:   Hatha Yoga ("Forceful Yoga"): a major branch of yoga, developed by Goraksha and other adepts c. 1000 C....   » Read the article

Dictionary - Upaya: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Upaya
upaya: (Sanskrit) "Means."   A term used in Kashmir Saivism to describe the means to move from individual into univers...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Upaya: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Upaya
upaya: (Sanskrit) "Means."   A term used in Kashmir Saivism to describe the means to move from individual into univers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scuba Set: Encyclopedia Ii - Scuba Set - Accessories
In modern scuba sets, a buoyancy compensator (BC) or buoyancy control device (BCD), such as a back-mounted wing or stabiliser jacket (oth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Recovery Position: Encyclopedia Ii - Recovery Position - Purpose
The main aim of the recovery position is to protect the airway of an unconscious person, so that the person can breathe. When an unconsci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Panic Attack: Encyclopedia Ii - Panic Attack - Introduction
Most sufferers of panic attacks report a fear of dying, "going crazy", or losing control of emotions or behavior. The experiences general...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meditation: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Meditation
Meditation A technique of mind control that leads to inner feelings of calm and peacefulness and may result in experiences of transcen...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Meditation: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Meditation
Meditation A technique of mind control that leads to inner feelings of calm and peacefulness and may result in experiences of transcen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iss Node 3: Encyclopedia Ii - Iss Node 3 - Purpose
If Node 3 is added to the International Space Station it will contain the most advanced life support systems ever flown in space. These s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xerostomia: Encyclopedia Ii - Xerostomia - Causes
It may be a sign of an underlying disease, such as Sjögren's syndrome, poorly controlled diabetes, or Eaton-Lambert syndrome, but this i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nose Dreams Symbol: Christian Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Nose
Nose: The Spirit or breathe of Life; the power of God; His ultimate control; to seek to gratify abundantly; a pleasant or unpleasant o...   » Read the article