Throat seat

Seat of udāna-vāyu

The throat seat of udāna-vāyu, the upward-moving wind governing speech and expression. Shared trajectory anchor of the prāṇa and udāna channels.

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

Point 3 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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