| The term sanscrito prâna (from the root "an" - "to breathe") can assume manifold meanings, points out "energy", "vital puff", "strength" and "dynamism"; you/he/she is often used to the plural to describe the vital breaths. Ayama of other song means "prolongation", "expansion", "control": the prânâyâma therefore it is, to a first level, the art of the extension of the breath and his/her conscious control, but it is more deeply the ability to not only check that contained thin energy in the breath, but also in the air, in the water, in the foods. The Indian wise man affirm that this energy, the prâna, can be stored in the nervous system and that the follower, thanks to the yoga techniques, you/he/she can learn to direct her/it mediating the thought. The prânâyâma therefore it is a method to not only harmonize the breath, but also the senses and the mind. Through the practice of the prânâyâma, the body becomes strong and healthy. With the practice of the prânâyâma, the apexes of the bellows will receive an I introduce suitable of oxygen, as it doesn't usually happen and it will achieve an improvement of it in the quantity and quality of blood in the organism. | 
