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Define Pranayama?

Solution

Pranayama consists of the breathing techniques which are related to the control of breath or respiratory process. Pranayama popularly known as ‘yogic breathing’, involves a conscious manipulation of our breathing pattern.

Pranayama has three phases known as puraka, rechaka and kumbhaka. Puraka is controlled inhalation; rechaka is controlled exhalation and kumbhaka is controlled retention of breath.