Breath entry (nostrils)

Upper terminus of prāṇa flow

Nasal entry region of the breath. Prāṇa-vāyu is traditionally described as governing inhalation from the nose to the heart/chest seat; the nostril landmark is absent from landmarks.json, so this anchor carries a wider uncertainty radius.

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

Point 1 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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