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Pranayam MODULE-5
Yogic Practices

ANSWERS TO INTEXT QUESTIONS

21.1

1) Pranayam has two root words - ‘Prana’ and ‘ayama’. Prana means vital
energy and life force. Ayama means stretching, restraining, extension or
expansion. Note

2) a) Wrong
b) True

c) False

21.2

1) Sukhasan, Sidhasan, Padmasan

2) Natural breathing, Abdominal breathing, Thoracic breathing and Yogic
breathing

3) i) Straight

ii) Chest and ribs
iii) Abdominal and thoracic
4) i) False

ii) True

iii) True
21.3

1) a) Poorak, Rechak and Kumbhak

b) Kumbhak
c) Bhramari and Ujjayi

d) Nadi shodhan
e) Respiratory organs

f) Exhaling, bhramari
g) Inhaling, sheetkari

h) Bhastrika
2) a) True

b) True

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