Ujjayi breath, also known as Throat Breathing or Breath of Victory, is an integral part of every static or asana flow routine and is the foundation of other pranayama techniques. In the practice of yoga, an asana flow is a series...

Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar is considered one of the world’s most respected yoga instructors. He states that pranayama, the fourth limb in the Eight Limbs of Yoga, is best defined as the science of breath. When broken into two words, prana...

The term yoga is derived from the Sanskrit root yuj [yu-ʤ], meaning to bind or yoke. The exact dates of the inception of yoga are uncertain, but researchers believe the practice originated in India around 3000 B.C. Early archaeological evidence is...