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Knowledge quest magazine published this article It means regulation of breath or bio energy. Prana means energy in different forms or life force. Yama means to extend and regulate to be able to control. Man lives as long as breath is there. Therefore it is the Prana which controls breath and life. In Pranayama one extends prolongs or pauses in inhalation exhalation and retention. When the breath is stilled mind and consciousness (chitta) are also stilled. Mind and Prana are closely related. Hence by controlling the Prana the mind gets controlled indirectly. Even in the Bhagwad Gita it is conceded that though it is very difficult to control the mind it can be controlled through practice and dispassion Knowledge quest magazine buy.