Dear Allen (& David), >> Conscious Breathing is used by manipulating prana by way of the akasha. What happens is that you impregnate a small portion of that prana and then allow into to pass into your physical, astral, and mental bodies. << The Step One Conscious Breathing exercise is *not* pranayama. However, the Step *Two* Pore Breathing of the Vital Energy *is* a form of pranayama. With the Step *One* exercise there is no conscious inhalation of energy/prana. The focus is entirely upon impressing an *idea* upon the *Akasha* resident in the air. >> Start by reading the Science of Breath. I believe Rawn Clark put the .pdf under the files. << :) Yes, I did post it there but it wasn't for the sections on pranayama. Instead, it was for the section on the "yogic complete breath". My best to you, :) Rawn Clark 08 Feb 2004 rawnclark@... rawn@... http://www.ABardonCompanion.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis http://E.webring.com/hub?ring=arionthebardonwe