Question

five slogans in support of 'Pranayama-The art of breathing'.

Answer 1

1) Regulate the breathing, and thereby control the mind –  B.K.S. Iyengar

2) The practice of ‘asanas‘ and ‘pranayama’ wards off disease and helps to maintain alertness – Sivananda

3) In pranayama you don’t worry about taking breaths, you focus on exhalation. If you exhale properly you will inhale. The more deeply you exhale the more deeply you will inhale – Frederick Lenz

4) As a fire blazes brightly when the covering of ash over it is scattered by the wind, the divine fire within the body shines in all its majesty when the ashes of desire are scattered by the practice of pranayama – B.K.S. Iyengar

5) Without full awareness of breathing, there can be no development of meditative stability and understanding – Thich Nhat Hanh

6) The solar breath leads to transcendence; the lunar breath is a form-giving substance. Their union evokes the Eternal – Prana Upanisad