{"podcast":{"title":"The Yoga Well Podcast","slug":"the-yoga-well-podcast-7062889","podcast_index_feed_id":7062889,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5903660/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-yoga-well-podcast","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1c71f7c00376b1e1f17a68e3ba621937.jpg","author":"Yoga Well Institute","episode_count":112,"summary":"Authentic conversation and teachings on Yoga, Meditation & Āyurveda from the Viniyoga Lineage of Mr. TKV Deśikachar. We explore the breadth & depth of these teachings from texts to practices to therapeutic applications and beyond.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T16:20:18.164727+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-yoga-well-podcast-7062889"},"episode":{"title":"Prāṇāyāma Versus Breathwork","slug":"pr-y-ma-versus-breathwork","published_at":"2026-07-21T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-yoga-well-podcast-7062889/pr-y-ma-versus-breathwork","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-yoga-well-podcast-7062889","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/pranayama-versus-breathwork--73082264","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73082264/pranayama_versus_breathwork.mp3","summary":"In the Viniyoga tradition that has been handed down to us through Kṛṣṇamacarya and TKV Deśikachar, the Viniyoga tradition emphasizes breath-centered yoga. Moreover, we present engagement with breath as deeply tied to lessons from yoga philosophy. As breathing is increasingly recognized as an important part of human physiology by Western therapeutics, Chase Bossart, Yoga Well's Executive Director, clarifies the foundational physiological understanding of yoga and how this relates to prāṇāyāma practices, including concepts, applications, and tools. Learn more about the Advanced Viniyoga Applications Program: Prāṇāyāma - Breathing in Viniyoga at https://courses.yogawell.com/advanced-viniyoga-applications-2","meta_description":"In the Viniyoga tradition that has been handed down to us through Kṛṣṇamacarya and TKV Deśikachar, the Viniyoga tradition emphasizes breath-centered yoga.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":806,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-yoga-well-podcast-7062889/episodes/pr-y-ma-versus-breathwork/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-yoga-well-podcast-7062889/pr-y-ma-versus-breathwork.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}