Our articles about the Nadis, the Indian Yogic system of Prana Energy Channels.
Looking at the names of the Yoga Nadi Energy Channels, you may have noticed that the same Nadi can have either differently spelled names or even totally different denominations and various synonyms. In this post, [ Read more … ]
In Indian Yoga philosophy, it’s believed that the Nadi Energy Channels contain and carry Prana (Vital Life Energy), distributing it across the entire body. Prana then, is thought to be absorbed by the air we [ Read more … ]
Nadi Shuddhi or Nadi Shuddha, also written as Nadisuddhi refers to the cleansing of the Nadi subtle energy channels by which Prana (Vital Life Force) travels through the body. The word “shuddhi” or “shuddha” can [ Read more … ]
Shankhini Nadi is one of the fourteen principal Nadis in Yoga, and is also written as Sankini, Shakini, Shamkini, or Sankhini Nadi. The Sanskrit word Shankhini can mean “mother of pearls,” “fairy,” “female spirit,” or [ Read more … ]
Vishvodhara Nadi is one of the fourteen main Nadis, and also written as Visvodari, Vishva-Udara, Visvodara, Vishwadora, or Vishwodari Nadi. The Sanskrit word Vishva means “world” or “cosmos,” while Udara literally means “cavity,” “hollow,” “inside,” [ Read more … ]
Varuna Nadi is one of the 14 major Nadis in Yoga, and also known as Varana Nadi or Varuni Nadi. The Sanskrit word Varuna means “to surround,” and traditionally referred to a Vedic solar Deity [ Read more … ]
In this post, you’ll find an alphabetical overview of the classical Indian texts we’ve used to collect the citations about Yoga and the Nadis you encounter in our book Yoga Nadis Reference Guide. You’ll notice [ Read more … ]
Saraswati Nadi is categorized as one of the fourteen principal Yoga Nadis, and is also known as Sarasvati Nadi or Suvani Nadi. Interesting fact is that Saraswati is the name of a female Deity, the [ Read more … ]
As we know, the actual number of Nadis in the body is not ten, fourteen, or seventy-two, but much more, said to be 72 000, 350 000, millions, or even uncountable. The classical scriptures about [ Read more … ]
Payaswini Nadi is classified as one of the fourteen fundamental Yoga Nadis and is also written Payasvini Nadi or encountered as Hamsini Nadi. In general, the classical Yoga texts seem to agree that Payasvini Nadi [ Read more … ]