Topics

• Key concepts and terms: prana, breathing practices, pranayama, puraka, rechaka, kumbhaka

• Definitions, distinctions and relationships

Questions Answered

• What do yogis mean by the word "prana"?

• How is prana derived?

• What is the relationship between prana and breathing practices?

• What two roots make up the word, "pranayama" and what do they mean?

• Why is it important to distinguish between the root "ayama" vs "yama??

• What does pranayama do?

• Define puraka, rechaka and kumbhaka.

• What are typical movement pairings for the inhalation? For the exhalation?