Heart seat

Seat of prāṇa-vāyu

The chest/heart seat of prāṇa-vāyu, whose motion is inward and upward — the intake and distribution of vital breath. Shared trajectory anchor of the prāṇa and udāna channels.

Breath entry (nostrils)Heart seatHeart seatThroat seatCrown outletXiphoid boundaryNavel seatLower-abdomen boundaryPubic boundaryPelvic-floor seatRight shoulderLeft shoulderRight hipLeft hip

Point 2 of 13 in Prāṇa Vāyus — Five Winds

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

B.K.S. Iyengar, Light on Prāṇāyāma (secondary)

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