Pelvic-floor seat

Seat and outflow of apāna

The pelvic-floor seat of apāna-vāyu, the downward-moving wind governing elimination and reproduction. Terminal anchor of the apāna channel.

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

Point 9 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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