{"id":27691,"date":"2003-04-01T14:24:28","date_gmt":"2003-04-01T14:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.yogaesoteric.net\/2003\/04\/01\/the-techniques-of-pranayama\/"},"modified":"2003-04-01T14:24:28","modified_gmt":"2003-04-01T14:24:28","slug":"the-techniques-of-pranayama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/the-techniques-of-pranayama\/","title":{"rendered":"The Techniques of Pranayama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>We are permanently exposed to the impact of the unexhaustible&nbsp;energies of the Universe that pour torrents of <I>prana<\/I> on us. The Sun is the most important source of this prana and the cosmic rays have&nbsp;an immense but&nbsp;still undetermined influence&nbsp;upon man&nbsp;from a scientific point of view. On the other hand,&nbsp;Earth&nbsp;absorbs and stores these cosmic energies and so constitutes the second energetic pole. Man&nbsp;can also be regarded as a bioelectrical system which is home to continuous energy exchanges and transfers with the cosmic and telluric energies that surround him. Therefore we should not continually remove and&nbsp;alienate ourselves from these energy sources&nbsp;behind&nbsp;veritable isolating energetic screens of walls, windows, clothing and footwear. Our lungs and skin are our main organs of energetic exchange with the exterior world. We realise this&nbsp;energetic transfer of prana through our lungs and skin. They act as sponges that absorb&nbsp;electricity and&nbsp;energy, and then we can direct <I>prana<\/I> through the circulatory system or through other means of a subtle nature to every cell of our body.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>Thus, we can understand that <I>pranayama<\/I> offers the psycho-physiological techniques necessary to control and to consciously use the <I>prana<\/I>-ic energies for our physical, psychic, mental and spiritual blossoming.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>In&nbsp;ordinary people, the subtle centres of force, <I>chakra<\/I>-s, are \u201casleep\u201d. Through&nbsp;<I>pranayama<\/I> techniques, we become capable&nbsp;of manifesting exceptional mental, psychic, physical and spiritual powers that transcend our common experience. This is achieved&nbsp;through resonance with the energies from the macrocosm. The so-called fabulous occult powers of the yogis are nothing else but such endowments that, regardless of the mystery that surrounds them, gradually appear&nbsp; in the practice of&nbsp;pranayama techniques. These powers become evident when we advance in the control and&nbsp;amplification of the prana force, have purified the subtle channels (<I>nadi<\/I>-s), and have gradually intensifed the communication between&nbsp;the subtle subconsciousness and the exterior consciousness of our coarse and superficial physical existence.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>Regardless of the names that are given to it (Qi, ki, mana, od, orgon or bioenergy), the characteristics of <I>prana<\/I>, this universal force of Life, are generally the same. It has been used and controlled in the most diversified cultural, medical, spiritual, etc. systems and traditions, in order to obtain&nbsp;better health, longevity, paranormal powers, a state of spiritual elevation and for healing.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are permanently exposed to the impact of the unexhaustible&nbsp;energies of the Universe that pour torrents of prana on us. The Sun is the most important source of this prana and the cosmic rays have&nbsp;an immense but&nbsp;still undetermined influence&nbsp;upon man&nbsp;from a scientific point of view. On the other hand,&nbsp;Earth&nbsp;absorbs and stores these cosmic energies and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[848],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pranayama-1734-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27691\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}