Our articles about Yoga, India’s ancient physical, mental, and spiritual exercise practices.
When you try to find information about the total number of major Yoga Nadis, that is, about the number of most important Prana Energy Channels addressed in Yoga, you will most likely see that some [ Read more … ]
An important consideration we need to make when it comes to the current conception of the Yogic body is that the number and functional meaning of the various elements (components or constituents) it is supposedly [ Read more … ]
There’s a certain conception within parts of the Yoga community that the Yoga Nadi Energy Channels are in fact an ancient description of (or equals) the nervous system. It’s true that the Indian Sanskrit word [ Read more … ]
In this post, we’re not going to look at the function, trajectory or location of Ida Nadi in the body, but rather at the definition, interpretation, and literal meaning of the name of this Prana [ Read more … ]
The word Bindu has its origin in the ancient Sanskrit language. It can mean a variety of things, such as point, midpoint, center, drop, drop of energy, drop of fluid, spot, dot, cipher, small particle, [ Read more … ]
In Yogic circles, the three principal Nadis Ida, Pingala and Sushumna Nadi — the Trividha Nadis — are often referred to in relation to one’s spiritual awakening. As it is, not only today, but for [ Read more … ]
One of the questions with respect to the starting location of the Nadis — the Prana Energy Channels in Yoga — is if they start from/in the heart or in the navel area. It’s a [ Read more … ]
When you compare the Thai Sib Sen Energy Lines and the principal Indian Yoga Nadis you can only come to the conclusion that they have much in common. Historically, this makes perfect sense because the [ Read more … ]
Sanskrit is the ancient Indo-European language of India, a language in which the classical Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain scriptures and epic poems are written, and from which many northern Indian languages are derived. It’s era [ Read more … ]
When you look at the fourteen major Nadis, you will notice that several of them are considered to be pairs, typically being regarded as supplementary, complementary, or opposite Nadis. The “pairing” of Yoga Nadis is [ Read more … ]