Description: A central practice to both premodern and modern yoga, pra?ayama (lit. ""breath control"") is practised in yoga classes worldwide. Just like pra?ayama, the notion of pra?a (lit. ""breath"", ""vitality"") has a longstanding history in South Asia. From 1850 onwards, pra?a and pra?ayama are reinterpreted in light of the Hindu reform, nin
Brief description: Magdalena Kraler holds a PhD in Religious Studies (University of Vienna) and an MA in Music and Dance Education (University Mozarteum Salzburg). She currently teaches in Graz.