Ujjayi (, IAST ujjāyī, "victorious" or "conquering") is a pranayama (breathing technique) practised simultaneously with asanas in modern yoga as exercise. It is practised especially in Pattabhi Jois's Ashtanga (vinyasa) yoga, where it accompanies vigorous asana flow exercise. It is described as a seated practice in B. K. S. Iyengar's 1966 book Light on Yoga.
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Ujjayi (, IAST ujjāyī, "victorious" or "conquering") is a pranayama (breathing technique) practised simultaneously with asanas in modern yoga as exercise. It is practised especially in Pattabhi Jois's Ashtanga (vinyasa) yoga, where it accompanies vigorous asana flow exercise. It is described as a seated practice in B. K. S. Iyengar's 1966 book Light on Yoga.
== Etymology and origins ==
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