{"id":7590,"date":"2020-09-24T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T14:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yogavibes.com\/blog\/?p=7590"},"modified":"2020-10-11T10:23:16","modified_gmt":"2020-10-11T14:23:16","slug":"what-is-pranayama-and-how-can-you-use-it-in-your-daily-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yogavibes.com\/blog\/meditation-pranayama\/what-is-pranayama-and-how-can-you-use-it-in-your-daily-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Pranayama, and How Can You Use It In Your Daily Practice?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pranayama: you might have heard this word before – one of many Sanskrit words that sounds cool, but maybe also kind of sounds like all the other Sanskrit words your teacher says in class. If you haven\u2019t studied Sanskrit in-depth (okay but whom among us has?!) and you\u2019re still trying to figure out what pranayama is, you\u2019ve come to the right place. Read on to discover what pranayama is and how it can help you deepen your daily yoga practice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What is pranayama?<\/h1>\n

Like most Sanskrit words, <\/span>pranayama<\/span> is a compound word composed of a few smaller units of meaning. Prana\u00a0translates to \u201clife-force.\u201d Prana is that which moves us; sometimes we call it energy, life-force, or very simply, breath. Ayama means expansion, often linked to movement. Thus, at its most basic, pranayama can be translated into \u201cthe expansion of life-force.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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