{"id":993,"date":"2025-06-24T07:14:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T07:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sivananda.org.in\/gudur\/?p=993"},"modified":"2025-09-16T10:14:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T10:14:26","slug":"attc-pranayama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sivananda.org.in\/gudur\/curriculum\/attc-pranayama\/","title":{"rendered":"Pranayama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-end fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1224px;margin-left: calc(-2% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-2% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.94%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.94%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.94%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.94%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0.98%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:20px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" title=\"Pranayama\" src=\"https:\/\/sivananda.org.in\/gudur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pranayama-1.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-2093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sivananda.org.in\/gudur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pranayama-1-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/sivananda.org.in\/gudur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Pranayama-1.png 256w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.47%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.47%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.47%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.47%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0.98%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-end fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:102% !important;max-width:102% !important;margin-left: calc(-2% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-2% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:10px;--awb-padding-right:25px;--awb-padding-bottom:25px;--awb-padding-left:90px;--awb-bg-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/sivananda.org.in\/gudur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sivananda-India-Quote-60px.png&#039;);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0.98%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0.98%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0.98%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0.98%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column fusion-column-has-bg-image\" data-bg-url=\"https:\/\/sivananda.org.in\/gudur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sivananda-India-Quote-60px.png\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pranayama is one of the most important practices in the yogic lifestyle\u2026 To breathe means to live and to live means to breathe.\u201d<\/span><\/i><b><i> \u2013 Swami Vishnudevananda<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:25px;width:100%;\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\">Pranayama<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 hour of daily pranayama<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced pranayamas<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use of bandhas<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left center;--awb-background-repeat:repeat-y;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%,var(--awb-color5) 100%);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:20px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"75\" title=\"Horizontal Separator 02\" src=\"https:\/\/sivananda.org.in\/gudur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Horizontal-Separator-02.svg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-746\"\/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center\">Proper Breathing<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;flex-grow:1;margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:50px;width:100%;max-width:20%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-shadow\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-color6);background:radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , var(--awb-color6) 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-webkit-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , var(--awb-color6) 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-moz-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , var(--awb-color6) 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);background:-o-radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% -50% , var(--awb-color6) 0px, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 80%) repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio: 100 \/ 60;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h3_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h3_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h3_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h3_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h3_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h3_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h3_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-resa has-aspect-ratio\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/sandesha.sivanandayoga.org\/teachings\/5-points-of-yoga\/proper-breathing\/swara-yoga\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Swara yoga\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sivananda.org.in\/gudur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Swara-yoga.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1369 img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/sivananda.org.in\/gudur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Swara-yoga-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sivananda.org.in\/gudur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Swara-yoga-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sivananda.org.in\/gudur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Swara-yoga.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><h3 class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">Swara Yoga<\/h3><p class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-text\">Swara yoga is an ancient science that has analysed the working of the life-principle, prana, and the functioning of life within this body.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-aspect-ratio: 100 \/ 60;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h3_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h3_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h3_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h3_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h3_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h3_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h3_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 awb-imageframe-style awb-imageframe-style-resa has-aspect-ratio\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/sandesha.sivanandayoga.org\/teachings\/5-points-of-yoga\/proper-breathing\/samanu\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Samanu\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sivananda.org.in\/gudur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Samanu.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1368 img-with-aspect-ratio\" data-parent-fit=\"cover\" data-parent-container=\".fusion-image-element\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/sivananda.org.in\/gudur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Samanu-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sivananda.org.in\/gudur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Samanu-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sivananda.org.in\/gudur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Samanu.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-container\"><div class=\"awb-imageframe-caption\"><h3 class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-title\">Samanu<\/h3><p class=\"awb-imageframe-caption-text\">The practice of samanu is a cleansing practice which involves the repetition of bija (seed) mantras to remove resistance and impurities from the nadis in the psychic 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