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An aspirant came to Swami Ramdas and complained that, practising the instruction given him by a guru, he had done breathing exercises. These had ruined his health to the degree of forcing him to resign from a high government post. Ramdas often warned his disciples and visitors that these hatha yoga breath exercises were not meant for those living in the world, but for yogis who had withdrawn from it, and especially for those who were totally celibate.

-- Notebooks Category 5: The Body > Chapter 6 : Breathing Exercises > # 20