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Prana

Sparks of intelligent finer than atomic energy that constitute life. There are two kinds of prana. The cosmic vibratory energy that is omnipresent in the universe, structuring and sustaining all things and prana, or energy, that pervades and sustains each human body through five currents or functions.

Paramahansa Yogananda

Paramahansa Yogananda (January 5, 1893 – March 7, 1952), born Mukunda Lal Ghosh, was an Indian yogi and guru who introduced millions of westerners to the teachings of meditation and Kriya Yoga through his book,Autobiography of a Yogi. (From Wikipedia)

Pranayama

Pra?ayama is a Sanskrit word meaning "extension of the pra?a or breath" or, "extension of the life force". The word is composed of two Sanskrit words, Prana, life force, or vital energy, particularly, the breath, and "ayama", to extend or draw out. (Wikipedia)