Making the body to understand, getting the sensitivity, the feeling of equilibrium, inner alignments, etc. In the asana there is a process of going from outside in. Patanjali very clearly indicated that pranayama has to come after asana is conquered. Not only does one have to become an extrovert, but one needs intra-vision. Whereas for pranayama, one really requires the inward-going process. Therefore, a beginner as an extrovert can easily start doing some kind of practice. That means a beginning is made from outside in. To get interested in the subject is difficult and one really has to go deeper inside whereas with asana it is not necessary for a beginner to go straight away into oneself. I think students feel pranayama is of one type just depending on the breathing process and therefore monotonous. Geeta Iyengar – I understand the problem. Could you describe the importance of a pranayama practice and how to develop it? LS – Pranayama is not easily taken up by students to practise. Iyengar on the subject of pranayama by Lois Steinberg. Many thanks to Lois for allowing us us to share it here. In the May 2002 issue of Dipika, the Iyengar yoga Maida Vale journal, we published an intervew with Dr.
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