pranayama
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pranayama /ˌprɑːnʌˈjɑːmə/
▶noun (in yoga) the regulation of the breath through certain techniques and exercises.
– origin Sanskrit, from prāṇa ‘breath’ + āyāma ‘restraint’.
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