Yoga sutras of Patanjali translated by Yogi Kalinath - Chapter 1, Verse 34
Pada 1, Sutra 34 Sanskrit Verse Pracchardana-vidharanabhyam va pranasya Translation Or by the controlled expulsion and retention of the breath. Interpretation Control the breath and you control the mind. The two are virtually inseparable in regards to accessing various states of consciousness. We are a psychosomatic unit and breath is the energetic link between the soma (or body) and the psyche (or mind). It is a well known fact that calmness can be induced by deep rhythmi