Pranayam Rahasya

	Pranayama - Its philosophy & Practice by Swami Ramdev in English
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	Pranayama Rahasya in Hindi
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This book by Swami Ramdev ji A Treatise on Pranayama (Control on Respiration) Dhyana (Meditation and Kundalini Awakening). This book contains very briefly explained info on the vast treasure of yoga and pranayam.

Pranayam (also spelled Pranayama) is an ancient part of performing Yoga postures practice, the fourth part of the eight-fold Yoga described in the ""Yoga Sutra of Patanjali". Pranayama is concerned with controlled breathing and postures. Research has shown that that practicing Pranayama can relieve symptoms as well as treat a number of acute as well as chronic diseases as asthma, piles, migraine, tuberculosis etc. It is also beneficial in treating stress related disorders, such as anxiety and depression. Pranayam supplies oxygen to the entire body, and exercises the lungs, the stomach and its surrounding organs. Therefore one must know that by practicing pranayam one can exercise all the systems of the body.

Pranayama aims at bringing the involuntary functions of the respiratory mechanism within human control. The term Pranayama has been constituted by two words: Prana + Ayama. Prana is the vital force which pervades the whole cosmos. Prana is more subtle than air and can be defined as the energy essence that is within everything in the universe. Prana is the principle of development and sustenance both of the nervous and cellular tissues of the body and the mind. In this process of breathing when the prana air is inhaled, definite action takes place. One is related to the ingestion of oxygen into the alveoli and the other to the ingestion of the nervous energy into the brain system. Ayama means to control or to give a rhythm or a definite flow. In this sense Pranayama may be defined as a process and technique through which vital energy can be stimulated and increased and this brings about perfect control over the flow of Prana within the body.

Pranayama is an exact science that has been tested on the moderns terms to prove that it makes one the most healthy mentally, physically as well as spiritually. Regulation of breathing, as a matter of fact, is natural. It hardly offers any scope of artificiality. The breath enters through the nose and depending on ones general health and strength of the lungs; it is retained inside and then is exhaled. This natural condition of intake and outflow of the breath goes on continuously and it is on this process that human life depends. The difference between this natural process and the 'Pranayama' is that in the former the inhalation and exhalation is not necessarily connected with the mind that process continues owing to the natural functioning of the heart and lungs.

The inhalation and the exhalation can not be manipulated but it is adjusted in so way that the body attains the maximum benefit from it. In some person the inhalation may take a longer time than the exhalation and in some others the opposite may occur. In Pranayama, however, there is a systematic regulation of both the inhalation and exhalation. This is for the reason that the mind is joined to the action of inhalation and exhalation in practicing the Pranayama. Hence their longer and shorter duration within a specified time has to be controlled. The result of this controlled inhalation and exhalation, both in respect of speed and time has a mere beneficial effect on the mind and the body than that of the natural process. Most of us who largely depend on the natural process will derive immense benefit on falling ill by controlled inhalation and exhalation. In this way the person should inhale slowly and exhale equally slowly in the beginning for 5 to 10 times depending on their strength and continue doing this morning and evening for 25 to 30 day.

In yogic point, Pranayam is basically series of exercises, which aims at bringing more oxygen to blood and to the brain. It not only automates flow of blood but also regulates proper functioning of thoughts and desire. The practice of this asana removes the obstruction, which encumber the flow of prana. It gives poise and tremendous will power. It generates lots of courage and will power within an individual. Pranayama is an art and has techniques to make the respiratory organs to move and expand intentionally, rhythmically and intensively.

However there are instructions that must be followed while practicing pranayam as:

• Place for Pranayama should be clean, peaceful and airy.
• Pranayama should not be performed under a fan on full speed.
• Pranayama should be done in morning hours preferably before the dawn.
• Body must be cleansed before sitting for Pranayama.
• Duration of Pranayama should be increased gradually and gradually.
• One should not sit for Pranayama after meals. At least a gap of 3-4 hours is essential.
• Pranayama should be practiced after Asanas and before Meditation.
• One should not strain the body. 

Pranayam is considered the highest form of penance. It is equivalent to cooking. Like, good food is automatically absorbed by the body and the body scans the food, eliminates the part, which is not needed. Similarly, Pranayam focuses the mind on a specific subject and removes the impurities of the body. When practiced regularly you can have good appetite, cheerfulness, handsome figure, good strength, courage, and enthusiasm, a high standard of health, vigor and vitality and good concentration of mind. Pranayama is quite suitable for all ages. A Yogi measures the span of his life not by the number of years but by the number of his breaths. You can take in a certain amount of energy or Prana from the atmospheric air along with each breath. Vital capacity is the capacity shown by the largest quantity of air a man can inhale after the deepest possible exhalation.
There are six types of pranayam:

• Bhastrika Pranayama
• Anulom Vilom Pranayama
• Kapalbhati Pranayama
• Baharya Pranayam
• Bharamari Pranayama
• Udgeeth Pranayam

The benefits of pranayam:

• It makes life meaningful and social.
• It keeps the man balanced in all the conditions and situations.
• It helps in understanding the real nature of man and its relationships with the community.
• It manages psycho physical diseases.
• It put chain on the senses.
• It makes the body healthy.
• It helps in controlling the modalities of mind.
• It gives opportunities to soul to flourish.
• Intellectual development is accelerated.
• Will power becomes strong through its practice.
• It develops feelings of national and international well-being.

Another important reason that Pranayama is important is that it is because breathing is one of the most important ways that we are able to get rid of waste products and toxins from our body. The practice of asana tuned to Pranayama the breath builds internal heat and prana (vital energy). This process removes impurities and transforms blockages in the body.