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Pryma
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Pryma (Sanskrit: pryma) is a Sanskrit word meaning
"extension of the pra or breath" or more accurately, "extension of the
life force". The word is composed of two Sanskrit words, Pra, life
force, or vital energy, particularly, the breath, and "ayma", to extend or
draw out. (Not 'restrain, or control' as is often incorrectly translated from
'yama' instead of 'ayma').
1 Etymology
1.1 Hatha and Raja Yoga Varieties
1.2 Bhagavad Gt
1.3 Quotes
2 Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
3 Medical
4 Cautions
5 See also
6 Notes
7 References
Pryma (Devanagari: , pryma) is a Sanskrit
compound.
V. S. Apte provides fourteen different meanings for the word pra
(Devanagari: , pra) including these:
[1]
Breath, respiration
The breath of life, vital air, principle of life (usually plural in this sense, there being five such vital airs
generally assumed, but three, six, seven, nine, and even ten are also spoken of)
[2]
Energy, vigor
The spirit or soul
Of these meanings, the concept of "vital air" is used by Bhattacharyya to describe the concept as used in
Sanskrit texts dealing with pranayama.
[3]
Thomas McEvilley translates "prana" as "spirit-energy".
[4]
Its most
subtle material form is the breath, but is also to be found in blood, and its most concentrated form is semen in
men and vaginal fluid in women.
[5]
Monier-Williams defines the compound pryma as (m., also pl.) "N. of the three 'breath-exercises'
performed during Sadhy (See praka, recaka, kumbhaka"
[6]
This technical definition refers to a particular
system of breath control with three processes as explained by Bhattacharyya: praka (to take the breath inside),
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kumbhaka (to retain it), and recaka (to discharge it).
[7]
There are also other processes of pranayama in addition
to this three-step model.
[7]
Macdonell gives the etymology as pra + yma and defines it as "m. suspension of breath (sts. pl.)".
[8]
Apte's definition of yma derives it from + ym and provides several variant meanings for it when used in
compounds. The first three meanings have to do with "length", "expansion, extension", and "stretching,
extending", but in the specific case of use in the compound pryma he defines yma as meaning "restrain,
control, stopping".
[9]
An alternative etymology for the compound is cited by Ramamurti Mishra, who says that:
Expansion of individual energy into cosmic energy is called pryma (pra, energy + aym,
expansion).

[10]
Alternate nostril breathing (ANB) Pranyama also called Nadisuddhi pranyama is one of the beneficial
Pranayama for cardiopulmonary functions. Regular practice of ANB (Nadisudhi) increases parasympathetic
activity and lowers systolic blood pressure and Respiratory rate too.
[11]
Hatha and Raja Yoga Varieties
Some scholars distinguish between hatha and rja yoga varieties of pryma, with the former variety usually
prescribed for the beginner. According to Taimni, hatha yogic pranayama involves manipulation of pranic
currents through breath regulation for bringing about the control of chitta-vrittis and changes in consciousness,
whereas raja yogic pranayama involves the control of chitta-vrittis by consciousness directly through the will of
the mind.
[12]
Students qualified to practice pranayama are therefore always initiated first in the techniques of
hatha pranayama.
[13]
Bhagavad Gt
Pryma is mentioned in verse 4.29 of the Bhagavad Gt.
[14]
According to Bhagavad-Gt As It Is, "pryma" is translated to "trance induced by stopping all breathing",
also being made from the two separate Sanskrit words, "pra" and "yma".
[15]
Also
Quotes
Prana is a subtle invisible force. It is the life-force that pervades the body. It is the factor that
connects the body and the mind, because it is connected on one side with the body and on the
other side with the mind. It is the connecting link between the body and the mind. The body
and the mind have no direct connection. They are connected through Prana only.
Swami Chidananda Saraswati
[16]
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Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
[18]
Pada (Chapter) English meaning Sutras
Samadhi Pada On being absorbed in spirit 51
Sadhana Pada On being immersed in spirit 55
Vibhuti Pada On supernatural abilities and gifts 56
Kaivalya Pada On absolute freedom 34
Yoga primarily works with the energy in the body through the science of pranayama or energy-
control. Prana also means breath. Yoga teaches how to still the mind through breath-control
and attain higher states of awareness. The higher teachings of yoga take one beyond techniques
and show the yogi or yoga practitioner how to direct his concentration in such a way as not
only to harmonize human with divine consciousness, but to merge his consciousness in the
Infinite.
Paramahansa Yogananda
[17]
Pranayama is the fourth 'limb' of the eight limbs of
Ashtanga Yoga mentioned in verse 2.29 in the Yoga Sutras
of Patanjali.
[19][20]
Patanjali discusses his specific
approach to pranayama in verses 2.49 through 2.51, and
devotes verses 2.52 and 2.53 to explaining the benefits of
the practice.
[21]
Patanjali does not fully elucidate the
nature of prana, and the theory and practice of pranayama
seem to have undergone significant development after
him.
[22]
He presents pranayama as essentially an exercise
that is preliminary to concentration, as do the earlier Buddhist texts.
[22]
Many yoga teachers advise that pranayama should be part of an overall practice that includes the other limbs of
Patanjali's Raja Yoga teachings, especially Yama, Niyama, and Asana.
[23]
Several researchers have reported that pranayama techniques are beneficial in treating a range of stress-related
disorders,
[24]
improving autonomic functions,
[25]
relieving symptoms of asthma
[26]
(though a different study did
not find any improvement
[27]
) and reducing signs of oxidative stress.
[28][29]
Practitioners report that the
practice of pranayama develops a steady mind, strong will-power, and sound judgement,
[23]
and also claim that
sustained pranayama practice extends life and enhances perception.
[30]
Many yoga teachers recommend that Pryma techniques be practiced with care, and that advanced
pryma techniques should be practiced under the guidance of a teacher. For example, people with high blood
pressure must perform it cautiously or may even have to avoid it. These cautions are also made in traditional
Hindu literature. Pregnant women may have to forgo pranayama.
[31][32][33]
Anuloma pranayama
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Bhastrika
Hatha yoga
Kapalabhati
Raja yoga
Swami Ramdev
Ujjayi breath
^ Apte, p. 679. 1.
^ For the vital airs as generally assumed to be five,
with other numbers given, see: Macdonell, p. 185.
2.
^ Bhattacharyya, p. 311. 3.
^ McEvilley, Thomas. "The Spinal Serpent", in:
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4.
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5.
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6.
^
a

b
Bhattacharyya, p. 429. 7.
^ Macdonell, p.185, main entry prghta 8.
^ See main article (yma) in: Apte, p.
224. Passages cited by Apte for this usage are
Bhagavatgita 4.29 and Manusmriti 2.83.
9.
^ Mishra, p. 216. 10.
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