Vayus Flashcards

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Pranavayu

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chest cavity, upward moving, rising

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Apanavayu

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descending energy (birth, menstruation, elimination) (collect mulabhanda); heavier, dropping

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Samanavayu

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belly, side to side, energy of digestion; pulling into the middle, assimilation, collection, pulling from outside in,
hasta bandha- pulling energy from the earth inward- as much about where the hand is connected as where it isnt

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Udanavayu

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a big X, spiralling up through arms and down through arms; upperchest, expression, growth associated with vishuddha chakra

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Vyanavayu

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energy moving in all directions inside us, circulatory; start from heart, move out

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vayu

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winds

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