Vayus

Question 1

List the five major Vayu

Answer 1

• Prana Vayu
• Apana Vayu
• Udana Vayu
• Samana Vayu
• Vyana Vayu

Question 2

PRANA Vayu

LOCATION

Answer 2

Bottom of heart and throat

Question 3

PRANA VAYU

FUNCTION

Answer 3

• Provides air to heart and lungs, which provides
energy and power

• Regulates the circulation and systemic blood
• Associated with inhalation
• Associated with Anahata Chakra

ENGAGED WITH UJJAYI

Question 4

APANA VAYU

FUNCTION

Answer 4

• Responsible for elimination of waste products
through lungs and excretory systems

• Associated with exhalation and our sensation of
being grounded and present

• Governs downward and outward movement
• Connected to Muladhara Chakra
• Strengthened through Pada Bandha

Question 5

APANA VAYU

LOCATION

Answer 5

Connected to pelvis and lower limbs

Question 6

UDANA VAYU

LOCATION

Answer 6

Seated in the throat and carried into the head

Question 7

UDANA VAYU

FUNCTION

Answer 7

• Responsible for producing sounds through the vocal apparatus – singing, laughing, crying
• Responsible for sound, communication, sight, hearing, sleep, hormones, muscle function, tissue repair, thyroid function and hormone production of the pineal and pituitary glands
• Correlates with Visuddha, Ajna & Sahasrara Chakras

STIMULATED IN INVERSIONS, FWD FOLDS

Question 8

SAMANA VAYU

LOCATION

Answer 8

Seated in the navel and correlates with the abdomen

Question 9

SAMANA VAYU

FUNCTION

Answer 9

• Responsible for digestion and cell metabolism
• Manipura Chakra
• Connected to the element of fire

• Is the cumulation of both the Prana and Apana Vayu

• Supported by Uddiyana Bandha, kapalbhati
pranayama

• Auras are projections of this current

TWISTS

Question 10

VYANA VAYU

LOCATION

Answer 10

Muscular Skeletal System

Question 11

VYANA VAYU

FUNCTION

Answer 11

• Supports circulatory system, lymphatic and immune
system, nervous system and musculoskeletal system
• Svadisthana Chakra
• Governs the movement of Prana from core self through to Nadis

• When Vayus in balance – Vyana Vayu is in balance

FEEL A LIGHTNESS IN YOUR PRACTICE

Question 12

PRANA VAYU

ASANA?

Answer 12

Surya Namaskar

Building up the life force, the prana as we work with the breath through the flow of movement, increasing the Agni

Question 13

APANA VAYU

ASANA?

Answer 13

Utkanasana

Grounding into your mat, flow of prana being pushed down.

Question 14

UDANA VAYU

ASANA?

Answer 14

INVERSIONS: Śīrṣāsana

Question 15

SAMANA VAYU

ASANA?

Answer 15

TWISTS: Parivrtta Jānu Śīrṣāsana

revolved head to knee pose