PRANAYAMA : BREATH CONTROL

Prananyama is a Sanskrit word alternatively translated as "extension of the prāṇa (breath or life force)" or "breath control."

"Pranayama" comes from two Sanskrit words: "prana", meaning the fundamental life force, and "yama" meaning to control. Pranayama is, therefore channeling or controlling the life force. "Pranayama" can also be seen as the combination of "pran", the life force, with "ayama", meaning expansion