Regenerate your Vital Prana through your Vision!!!
What is Prana ?
Prana means is a Sanskrit word that means 'breath' or 'inspired air', and represents the vital force or flow which permeates reality at all levels, including inanimate objects.
Prana is the manifestation of universal consciousness that animates matter and is expressed in the universe according to the level of vibration of the forms that exist within it (material, dense, subtle bodies).
Prana is the support of life.
It is the strength we need to carry out vital activities such as speaking, moving, thinking, digesting, breathing, etc.
We find it, and absorb it, mainly from the air (in the form of negative ions), from the fresh foods we consume or from sunlight, but the most important process through which human beings capture this vital energy is breathing.
When we breathe, the body recharges with these negative ions that are essential so that the cells in our body can nourish, grow and renew themselves.
According to the philosophy of yoga, the universe is made up of akasa and prana, which would be equivalent to the concepts of matter and energy, respectively.
All forms of the Universe arise from the action of prana on akasa.
– Akasa would be the primordial matter that, at the beginning of the Universe, only existed in its homogeneous and undifferentiated form and that, through successive condensations, was differentiated into different types of matter (gaseous, liquid or solid state).
– Prana is the primordial energy of the universe in constant motion and manifests itself, depending on the type of vibration, in the form of thought, electricity, light, heat, life force, magnetism, attraction, sound and movement.
Thus, prana also manifests itself in subtle forms such as gravity, magnetism or the bioelectric phenomena of the body (which determines the electrical mechanisms of the cells).
Mental energy, thoughts and instinct (unconscious thought) would be a modality of prana even more subtle than the life force of the physical body.
Prana, as vital energy that permeates the entire universe, has a cosmic aspect and an individual aspect.
The cosmic aspect is very subtle and is perceived only in certain states of consciousness.
The individual aspect, which is a specialization of cosmic prana and constitutes the energetic body of the human being, manifests itself in different ways in our body, according to its functions or needs.
These variants are known as prana-vayus (vital airs).
The most important are 5, they are located in a specific area of the body where they act and flow in a specific direction.
PRANA VAYU: is in the thoracic area, located in the larynx and in the upper part of the diaphragm. It is associated with the respiratory organs, the vocal organs, the esophagus, and the muscles and nerves that activate these organs. It is the force with which we inhale. Its function is the absorption of oxygen and prana through breathing. The direction of its movement is upward.
It is also responsible for the functioning of the heart and the assimilation of liquid and solid food.
APANA VAYU: located in the pelvic area, below the navel. It acts in opposition to prana vayu, and is responsible for the elimination of carbon dioxide during expiration. Its movement is downward. Provides energy to the large intestine, kidneys and genitals.
Its function is to eliminate body waste through the excretory and urinary systems. It is also related to ejaculation, menstruation, excretion and the time of childbirth.
SAMANA VAYU: It is located in the area between the sternum and the navel. Its movement is horizontal, from left to right and from right to left. It activates and controls the digestive system, the liver, intestines, pancreas, stomach and the secretions they produce.
It is responsible for the assimilation of food and the absorption of its prana.
UDANA VAYU: located in the area of the neck, head and extremities.
Its energy is circular. Regulates facial expression and speech. Nourishes the sense organs. It makes the movement of the throat and maintains the strength of each muscle.
VYANA VAYU: It is the force that permeates and distributes prana throughout the body. It regulates and controls your movements and coordinates other vital energies (vayus).
Harmonizes and coordinates all parts of the body, all associated muscles, ligaments, nerves and joints. It is also responsible for the upright position of the body.
The key to good health is to keep our pranas working in harmony.
When one prana becomes unbalanced, the others also tend to lose their balance, because they are all linked.
Generally, PRANA and UDANA balance APANA, in the same way that energy forces balance elimination forces.
VYANA and SAMANA coordinate with each other in terms of expansion and contraction.
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Prana Channels
According to Ayurvedic medicine and yoga, prana (the life force represented in the 'inspired air') flows through a network of channels called Nadis, which are distributed throughout the body, said to be associated with the network of arteries and veins although this has not been proven.
According to the Chāndogya Upaniṣad (Sanskrit text from the middle of the 1st millennium BC), inspired air circulates through three nadis ('tubes' in Sanskrit):
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Susumná: central tube, this channel runs from the Mūlādhāra (the first chakra located between the genitals and the anus) to the Sahasrara (the seventh and last chakra located at the crown of the head).
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Ida: it is the channel that runs from the left side of the body, and in turn from the Susumná, it passes through each chakra alternating from side to side, and reaches the Sahasrara.
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Pingalá: it is the channel that runs from the right side of the body, and in turn from the Susumná, it also passes through each chakra alternating from side to side, and reaches the Sahasrara.
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At the cosmic level there are two aspects of prana.
The first is the unmanifest, the energy of pure consciousness, which transcends all creation.
The second, manifest prana, is the force of creation itself.
The purusha (the Higher Self) can be said to be the unmanifest prana, the energy of consciousness itself, called devatma shakti or chiti shakti.
From the unmanifest prana of pure consciousness comes the manifest prana of creation, through which the entire universe arises.
