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Udana governs our growth in consciousness and also brings about the movement up the sushumna. The mind moves with udana vayu. This takes us to the states of dream and deep sleep. After death it leads the atman to the astral and causal planes. Udana is often the most important prana for spiritual growth.
Udana governs our growth in consciousness and also brings about the movement up the sushumna. The mind moves with udana vayu. This takes us to the states of dream and deep sleep. After death it leads the atman to the astral and causal planes. Udana is often the most important prana for spiritual growth.
As we practice yoga, the subtle aspects of these pranas begin to awaken. This may cause various unusual movements of energy in body and mind, including the occurrence of various spontaneous movements or kriyas. We may feel new expanses of energy (subtle vyana), great peace (subtle samana), a sense of lightness or levitation (subtle udana), deep groundedness and stability (subtle apana), or just heightened vitality and sensitivity (subtle prana).<ref name=":0" />
As we practice yoga, the subtle aspects of these pranas begin to awaken. This may cause various unusual movements of energy in body and mind, including the occurrence of various spontaneous movements or kriyas. We may feel new expanses of energy (subtle vyana), great peace (subtle samana), a sense of lightness or levitation (subtle udana), deep groundedness and stability (subtle apana), or just heightened vitality and sensitivity (subtle prana).
=== Pancha Pranas and Siddhis ===
Yogic literature speaks of various siddhis or psychic powers. These relate primarily to the subtle body and its pranas, as subtle matter is totally malleable. The subtle udana or upwardmoving air allows one to become as light as one likes, including the ability to levitate (laghima) . The subtle apana or downward- moving air enables us to become as heavy or as stable as we wish (garima). The subtle vyana or expansive air allows us to become as large as we like, to expand endlessly (mahima). The subtle samana or contracting air allows us to become as small as we like, to be perfectly concentrated (anima). The primary prana itself allows us to gain whatever we wish (prapti).<ref name=":0" />
== References ==
== References ==