TAG: πρανα

Ultimately, all yogic practices are also about the circulation of Prana, our life energy.   The apana vayu is one of the five qualities of Prana. “Vayu” means “wind” and “apana vayu” means “wind that moves away”. In Hindu tradition, the 5 elements of Fire, Earth, Water, Wind and Ether are represented by the vayus. […]

Prana Vayu means “the wind that moves forward”, and basically, it complements the Apana Vayu, by moving in the opposite direction. The Prana Vayu is responsible for the intake, while the Apana for the expulsion. The energy of the Prana Vayu flows downwards and inwards. It controls the processes through which we take energy into […]

Samana vayu is the balancing and meeting point of prana and apana vayu.  Midway between the pelvis and the thorax, in the area of the belly with the belly button at the centre, samana is responsible for digestion on the physical, emotional, spiritual and energy level. The way it flows is best described by a […]

Udana vayu, one of the qualities of our vital energy, can be translated as “upward wind”. It is connected to the element of aether or space, and to the Vishuddha chakra, in the middle of the neck.  The activation of udana vayu is directly related to the healthy function of samana vayu and the good […]

The fifth and last one of the fundamental subfunctions of the atomic prana (or vital energy) is the Vyana Vayu. This energy permeates the entire body. It resembles tiny shiny arrows that launch with high speed to every direction. It is behind all of the other prana subcategories, and at the same time, it integrates them […]

There are a million things that can be said about the wonderful process of breath…
On the physical level, every time we inhale, oxygen is being taken into the body from the atmosphere towards the lungs, and through the blood it is diffused to the cells where the “internal respiration” takes place. In parallel, carbon dioxide is being released from the cells with each exhale, and is being carried through the blood back to the lungs from where it is expelled by “external respiration”.

According to the tradition of yoga, the whole creation consists of and is governed by five elements – earth (prithvi), water (apas), fire (agni), air (vayu) και aether (akasha). Each element is the manifestation of primal cosmic energy (Shakti). The whole world is constantly changing because these elements coexist and combine with each other in […]

The element of aether (akasha) The first week of February is dedicated to the element of aether or space (akasha), since it supports all the other elements that come from that. It is the mother, the matrix out of which all the other elements are born, a huge, motherly embrace, that contains the whole of […]