Breathing / Pranayama
In addition to the material that I have accumulated on Art of Living's breathing practice, there are other sources for this side of yoga. In fact, there are scores of websites that focus on breathing without starting from a yoga principles.
- Cultivating Prana by Robert E. Svoboda. A eloquent essay about the interrelation of prana with body and mind. "Prana is the energy that drives life, the power that animates the body, enlivens the mind, spurs the soul. Prana is life's inspiration, its foundation, its tenacity; it is the sure hand on the tiller, the wise voice of good counsel, the urge to health and harmony that craves to turn our bodies into havens where we can take shelter from the storms of the hectic modern world. Prana is at work at every instant in every cell of every living organism, seeking ever to deliver us from disease and confirm us in health, but only in those few people who are genetically fated to be healthy does prana automatically regulate its momentum. "
- Authentic Breathing is not yoga but part of the stress reduction approach through breathing.
- Leslie Kaminoff's Breathing Project is a yoga center, but, more to the point, Breath Flow is an extract from the eSutra newsletter.
- Breath of God: the breathing practices of pranayama by Judith H. Lasater
- Dennis Lewis is the author of several books and a CD set on breathing
- Dr. Weil Breathing: Basic How-To's: explains the basics of breathing
