Prana is more than breath, it is the subtle energy underlying all dimensions of our life. Join guest Prasad Rangnekar, author of Prana, as he invites us into a deeper relationship with our own vital force and explores how it flows through every part of our lives.
Prasad Rangnekar
Prasad Rangnekar is a yoga educator based in India, with over 40 years of personal practice and study and 30 years of teaching experience. Grounded in a deep Yogic foundation shaped by his family and enriched by years of study across multiple philosophical and mystical traditions, his teachings bridge timeless wisdom with modern application. He holds a BS in Biology and two master’s degrees—in Philosophy and Business Management—which support his integrative and practical approach to Yoga.
🔗 Learn more about Prasad Rangnekar and his work: prasadrangnekar.com
📚 Discover the book discussed in this program: Prana: The Practice of Body, Mind, and Breath
Dr. Trujillo’s Comments
I highly recommend listening to this episode with Prasad Rangnekar about prana. I appreciated his expanded translation of the Sanskrit word prana in the Vedic tradition to include “life”, “movement”, “vibration” and “awareness”. I particularly enjoyed his discussion of prana in three dimensions: cosmic or divine, the elemental, and the innermost, individual experience. His discussion of the cyclic phenomenon of creation as an inhale and exhale, the breath of creation, was particularly beautiful. We can appreciate our prana, our breath and aliveness, as another thing that connects us to the One.
The Yoga Hour Team Comments
I really enjoyed the conversation today about the meanings beyond "breath" for a term we hear often in the Yoga world: prāṇa. One of my favorite parts of the conversation was when he talked about each of us being a part of the inhale and exhale of the universe. One will definitely come away with a deeper understanding of prāṇa and our role in it.
