prana
Yogic vital energy
Prana is the vital life force or breath in Hindu philosophy, believed to permeate all living things.
The concept appears in yoga and Ayurvedic medicine, where breathing exercises (pranayama) aim to control and direct this energy: Deep breathing helps circulate prana through the body.
Similar to the Chinese concept of qi.
Greek letter or energy
- qiVital life energy
- vital energyAnimating force within
- life energyAnimating force within beings
- auraPerceived emanation surrounding someone
etheric · vitality · animating force · shakti · mana · pneuma · élan vital · bioenergy
Draw air in
- exhaleExpel breath outward
- breathworkTherapeutic breathing exercises
- respirationGas exchange in organisms
- diaphragmMuscle separating chest, abdomen
nostril · oxygen · airflow · deep breathing · conscious breathing · breath control · life breath · respiratory
Spiritual node in body
- kundaliniDormant spinal life force
- mudraRitual hand gesture
- asanaYoga body position
- vinyasaBreath-synchronized yoga movements
hatha · ashtanga · yogi · yogini · samadhi · tantra · mantra · namaste
Vedic philosophical scriptures
- VedantaHindu philosophy of ultimate reality
- VedasHindu canonical texts
- atmanEternal inner self
- dharmaCosmic moral order
moksha · samsara · maya · sutras · enlightenment · consciousness · self-realization · liberation
Soft, pocketable flatbread
- doshaAyurvedic bodily energy type
- agniAyurvedic metabolic energy
- ayurvedicOf traditional Indian medicine
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
balance · healing · digestion · circulation · wellness
chi
Greek letter or energy
- qiVital life energy
- vital energyAnimating force within
- life energyAnimating force within beings
aura · etheric · vitality · animating force · shakti · mana · pneuma · élan vital · bioenergy · spirit
inhale
Draw air in
- exhaleExpel breath outward
- breathworkTherapeutic breathing exercises
- respirationGas exchange in organisms
diaphragm · nostril · oxygen · airflow · deep breathing · conscious breathing · breath control · life breath · respiratory
chakra
Spiritual node in body
vinyasa · hatha · ashtanga · yogi · yogini · samadhi · tantra · mantra · namaste · shanti
Upanishads
Vedic philosophical scriptures
dharma · moksha · samsara · maya · sutras · enlightenment · consciousness · self-realization · liberation · spiritual knowledge
pitta
Soft, pocketable flatbread
- doshaAyurvedic bodily energy type
- agniAyurvedic metabolic energy
- ayurvedicOf traditional Indian medicine
constitution · balance · healing · digestion · circulation · wellness
- spiritghost, specter, phantom, apparition, soul
- spiritualitysacred, enlightened, divine, holy, spiritual growth
- yogaasana, asanas, yoga class, yoga pose, poses
- Hindu spiritualityatman, moksha, karma, dharma, yoga
- HinduismVishnu, Shiva, Krishna, Ganesh, Ganesha
- Asian healingThai massage, herbal medicine, acupressure, cupping, moxibustion
pranadeath
Cessation of life
lifelessness · inertness · deadness · mortality · decay