Hatha yoga made out of two Sanskrit words "prāṇa" (प्राण, breath, vital energy, life force) and "āyāma" (आयाम, restraining, extending, stretching). Some Hatha yoga texts teach breath exercises but do not refer to it as Pranayama. For example, "Gheranda samhita" in section 3.55 calls it "Ghatavastha" (state of being the pot). In others, the term "Kumbhaka" or "Prana-samrodha" replaces Pranayama. Regardless of the nomenclature, proper breathing and the use of breathing techniques during a posture is a mainstay of Hatha yoga. Its texts state that proper breathing exercises cleanses and balances the body. "Pranayama" is one of the core practices of Hatha
Types of Karma (Jainism) sensations (vedanīya). In other therms these non-harming karmas are: "nāma" (body determining karma), "āyu" (life span determining karma), "gotra" (status determining karma) and "vedanīya" (feeling producing karma) respectively. Different types of karmas thus affect the soul in different ways as per their nature. Each of these types has various sub-types. "Tattvārthasūtra" generally speaks of 148 sub-types of karmas in all. These are: 5 of "jñānavaraṇa", 9 of "darśanavaraṇa", 2 of "vedanīya", 28 of "mohanīya" 4 of "āyuṣka", 93 of "nāma", 2 of "gotra", and 5 of "antarāya". "Ghātiyā karmas" (harming karmas) directly affect the attributes of the soul. These are: