

With a little diligent internet searching (and willingness to travel), you can find them. These are few and far between here in America, but they do exist. There are also some books by Swami Gupta, a little more difficult to find, which include pranayama exercises intended for, and explained in a manner for, the beginner.Īs others have said, pranayama is best learnt under the supervision of a competent instructor. Particularly "The Science of Pranayama," "How to Live 100 Years," and "Spiritual Experiences." He wrote many more as well. You may find more of the answers that you seek in the works of Swami Sivananda.

In past centuries it was considered a very important part of yoga, but now 99% of yoga practitioners concentrate solely on the Asanas (postures). Not sure if you are still reading this thread, but the alternate breathing discussed by Haanel is called Pranayama (one type of it anyway).
