Kundalini

The 10 Airs in the Subtle Body, and their related functions are as follows:

1)   Prana:  It rises from the Manipura Chakra (Solar Plexus Chakra), and traversing the Ida (left meridian), and the Pingala (right meridian), and then reaches the cranium, and from there it egresses through the right and left nostrils.  Thus in a day 21,600 aspirations take place.  Of these - 7,200 are wasted away, leaving 14,400 breaths to be contained within.

     The question has been raised "What is the difference between Prana and Kundalini" ?    One of the great Hindu Saints which Yona has had the pleasure of knowing named Anandi Ma replied as follows:  It is similar to the sun and its rays.  First you feel the sun's rays on your skin, and then you turn to see the sun.  Similarly, the Kundalini sets forth the Prana to clear the path along the Meridians, and then once this is accomplished, the Kundalini comes (this is from Yona's recollection, and not a direct quote from Anandi Ma).

2)  Apana:  Hovering around the anus, it helps in evacuation, and the bowels.

3)   Udana:  Causes hiccups, coughing, etc.

4)   Vyana:  Diffuses the essences of food taking over 72,000 nadis (meridians).

5)   Samana:  It brings about equilibrium in the flow of the airs.

6)   Naga:  Causes sneering, stammering, etc.

7)   Kurma:  Causes movement of the eye balls.

8)   Devadatta:  Causes movement of the eyelids, laughter, etc.

9)   Girihara:  Causes yawning.

10) Dananjaya: Makes the body swell after death, before it escapes through the cranium.