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    nāḍī

    Devanāgarī: नाडी Translation: channel Related concepts:parīkṣā, sūrya, candra, kuṇḍalinī, haṭha, cakra, prāṇa, śodhana, suṣumnā, iḍā, piṅgalā, sahasrāra, prāṇāyāma, nāḍī śodhana

    Appears in

    Yoga Sūtra:

    Chapter 3: 31

    Yoga Rahasya:

    Chapter 1: 67


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    Commentaries around

    “Uḍḍīyāna Bandha is a pre-requisite for
    the other two Bandha, Jālandhara and Mūla.
    From the practice of Uḍḍīyāna Bandha
    the Nāḍī and Cakra become purified and strengthened.”
    – From T Krishnamacharya’s composition,
    the Yoga Rahasya Chapter One verse 67

    “Mudrā practice is important since it assists the ten Prāṇa to move freely in the Nāḍī.”
    – T Krishnamacharya introducing Chapter Three in the Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā

    “As for pulse taking,
    this is considered by Āyurveda to be a method of confirming a diagnosis,
    which has been formed from listening to the voice,
    watching the posture, the eyes, the colour of the skin,
    the quality of the energy, and interviewing the patient.”
    – T Krishnamacharya

    “The terms Ha and Ṭha also represent
    two extreme sides of a wavering mind.
    Ha often is meant to represent the sun, Ṭha the moon.
    Suṣumṇā in the middle Nāḍī.
    Prāṇa in the Ha and Ṭha represents
    a confused and wavering mind.
    Prāṇa in the  Suṣumṇā represents a clear, steady mind.
    Hence, Jñāni is one whose Prāṇa is in Suṣumṇā
    and Ajñāni is one whose Prāṇa is still
    in the opposite two Nāḍī, Ha and Ṭha.”
    – TKV Desikachar Religiousness in Yoga
    ‘Various Approaches to Yoga’
    Chapter Seventeen Page 246-247

    “The practice of Yoga is linked to the Nāḍī, or pulse, so he always thinks that the pulse rate tells whether you have done a good practice or a bad practice.
    He suggests that our life may be measured by the number of beats to the heart, and if somebody wants to live long and well, he has to reduce the rate of the heart beat.
    This is, of course, a little different from what the aerobic people say, who think you should boost your heart rate to 130/140.”
    – TKV Desikachar from lectures on ‘The Yoga of T Krishnamacharya’,
    given at Zinal, Switzerland 1981.

    “One aspect in the refinement of Nāḍī Śodhana is
    the experience of the breath as a subtle vibration
    rather than an audible sound.”
    – 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers

    “One aspect in the refinement of Nāḍī Śodhana
    is an almost undetectable deftness within
    the finger movement when using Mṛgi Mudrā,
    whilst keeping them permanently on the nostrils.”
    – 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers

    “When using Mṛgi Mudrā in Nāḍī Śodhana
    the control should not be at the nose.
    The fingers are a guide more than a valve.
    Thus you should not bend the nose.
    The main control for the Inhale and for
    the Exhale is in the chest not the fingers.”
    – 108 Prāṇāyāma Practice Pointers

    “Haṭha Yoga is about Nāḍī Śodhana.
    Rāja Yoga is about Citta Śodhana.”
    – 108 Yoga Practice Pointers

    “Prāṇāyāma is regarded as a Tapas,
    a Kriyā, which cleanses the Nāḍī,
    It is a Sādhana which sharpens Agni
    and helps to dissolve obstacles, thus
    making the mind fit for attention.”
    – 108 Yoga Practice Pointers

    “Bṛṃhaṇa Kriyā and Laṅghana Kriyā, as
    expansive and contractive activities, are two
    potentials explored through Āsana and the Breath.
    Alongside the practice of Āsana, Mudrā and Prāṇāyāma,
    they are actualised through a theoretical understanding of
    the primary principles that inform Haṭha Yoga and Āyurveda.
    The alchemical process underpinning this understanding
    is the relationship between the two primary principles of
    Prāṇa and Agni in order to influence Haṭha Yoga concepts such
    as Prāṇa, Apāna, Sūrya, Candra, Nāḍī, Cakra and Kuṇḍalinī.
    In terms of Bṛṃhaṇa Kriyā and Laṅghana Kriyā, the
    Viniyoga of Bṛṃhaṇa effects a dispersion of Agni from
    the core to the periphery and the Viniyoga of Laṅghana
    effects a concentration of Agni from the periphery to the core.
    Integrating the application of these two specific processes
    facilitates access, through the Merudaṇḍa, Prāṇa and Agni,
    to either energising or cleansing potentials, or as collaborative
    outcomes within the practice of Āsana, Mudrā and Prāṇāyāma.”
    – 108 Yoga Practice Pointers

    Links to Related Posts:

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      – Grouped into Primary, Secondary & Ancillary Techniques
    • Compendium of Quotes from TKV Desikachar on the Yoga of T Krishnamacharya……
    • cYs Practitioner Training Programme Retreat Extract 1 – Self Planning & Self Practice
    • cYs Practitioner Training Programme Retreat Extract 3 – Self Planning & Self Practice
    • Design a Prāṇāyāma for yourself to include Śītalī, Anuloma Ujjāyī and Nāḍī Śodhana
    • Design a Prāṇāyāma for yourself to include a crown ratio of 1.1.1.1. in Nāḍī Śodhana
    • Prāṇa – Its origin, function and malfunction
    • Prāṇāyāma within Rāja Yoga and Haṭha Yoga
    • The presence and actions of Prāṇa Śakti……..

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