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Namah Vol. 32, Issue 4, 15th January 2025

backwards and ageing is faster.

The development of the mind adds to the
complexity of the process of moving.

Given the complexity of the human processes,
a progressive dislocation is the rule of human
life. This disharmony results in wear and tear
of the body tissues with resultant degeneration.
In addition, the excessive use of medication,
modified foods with various additives create
one learns to develop with the surrounding a chemical stress upon the human system.
environment. There are bodies that blossom
well in certain environmental conditions while
others wither rapidly in the same environment.

In fact, there is a five-fold movement of
the praanna or vital energy, known as pañca
pranas or vayus in Ayurveda and yoga (prana,
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apana, samana udana, vyana) . Of these, apana
functions in the pelvic region of the body
and is responsible for elimination and sexual
function is of crucial importance. This, along A crucial factor in the ageing process is
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with the imbalance of samana and other vayus, cellular programming. It is interesting that
can aggravate fear, anger and ambition.
each human cell changes several times over in a
lifetime, creating new cells every few months
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When an excess of pranic energy is lost through or years. Yet each changeover also seems to
these movements, there is likely to be less transmit new information gathered by the
available for progress and hence, instead cell during its lifetime, including wear and
of moving forward, the consciousness slips
tear as well as various layers of experience
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1 Pranna-Vayu: located in the chest and head, this forward and upward-flowing vayu governs the
lungs, larynx and chest-region and is associated with the element of air.
Apaana-Vaayu: located in the pelvic region, this downward-flowing vaayu is responsible for all
excretory and reproductive functions. It is associated with the element of earth.
Samaana-Vaayu: located in the navel, this sideways-flowing vaayu is responsible for all digestive
and metabolic functions. It is associated with the element of Fire.
Udaana-Vaayu: located in the throat, this upward-flowing vaayu, is responsible for all the sense
organs. it is associated with the element of ether, space.
Vyana-Vayu: this vayu pervades the whole body, regulates and controls all movements and the
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circulation of nutrients. It is associated with the element of water.
( https://yogainternational.com/article/view/the-5-prana-vayus-chart/)
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