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Pranayama : Technique of breathing and breath control which regulates energy flow and aims at maintaining energy balance.

Bahir Kumbhaka : External breath retention. The stage of pranayama where breath is retained after exhalation.

Antar Kumbhaka : Internal breath retention. The stage of pranayama where breath is retained after inhalation.

Sheetali Pranayama : Cooling breath' - a pranayama technique that lowers the body temperature by inhaling through the mouth while letting the breath flow in over the tongue.

Laya Yoga : Union with the supreme consciousness through pranayama or devotion. Literally, union by absorption.

Nasagra-Nasikagra Mudra : Hand gesture adopted during pranayama to alternate the flow of breath through the nostrils.

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