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This article seeks to determine the extent to which yoga instruction with Pranayama increases breath holding capacity in residential school boys. A total of 40 participants from residential school in Bengaluru rural district were randomly divided into 2 (two) groups: Experiment. Group X (YTCP, 20 residential students) underwent yoga training mixed with Pranayama, whereas Group Y (CG, 20 residential students) served as the control group. The pre-test scores were obtained for equal groups using the breath holding time (in seconds) to manually analyze the participants' breath holding procedures. Group-X participated in yoga instruction with Pranayama and particular skill exercises for six times per week continued for eight weeks, while the control group maintained their regular schedule. Following the training session, post-test scores for breath holding capacity were obtained. A paired dependent 't' test and an independent sample 't' test were used to determine the significance of the criterion variable scores at the 0.05 and 0.01 levels of confidence. The data, which were analyzed using SPSS along with MS Excel, demonstrated a substantial variation in breath holding capacity among residential school boys who received yoga asanas with Pranayama. The study reveals that a continuous yoga programme integrating Surya Namaskar, asanas and pranayama exercises improves the breath-holding ability of school children, particularly residential school boys.