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  • The prana that you return to the cosmos is called apana.

    Meditation as Medicine M.D. Dharma Singh Khalsa 2001

  • The prana that you return to the cosmos is called apana.

    Meditation as Medicine M.D. Dharma Singh Khalsa 2001

  • Traditional: Keola Beamer's "Do You Hear What I Hear," Ozzie Kotani's "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear," Led Ka'apana's autoharp "Silent Night"

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  • God will give you a resounding success and bless America with unity and prosperity! apana dragon

    Polls: Race tightening in North Carolina 2008

  • The root lock does this by uniting and swirling the energies of prana and apana at the navel center.

    Meditation as Medicine M.D. Dharma Singh Khalsa 2001

  • The bhandas literally lock prana and apana into specific areas, so that these two opposing forces have the opportunity to meet and merge.

    Meditation as Medicine M.D. Dharma Singh Khalsa 2001

  • Similarly, the exit of apana from your body helps to ethereally purify you, carrying away the stagnant energies that can collect in the system.

    Meditation as Medicine M.D. Dharma Singh Khalsa 2001

  • When this happens, it promotes vertical integration of the opposing qualities above and below the area, by forcing a more complete mixture of prana and apana.

    Meditation as Medicine M.D. Dharma Singh Khalsa 2001

  • Thus, prana and apana are the generative and eliminative energies in your ethereal body.

    Meditation as Medicine M.D. Dharma Singh Khalsa 2001

  • The new force that is created by the swirling of prana and apana is tremendously beneficial because it is a neutral energy that induces calmness and helps the mind to be neutral, that is, nonjudgmental, serene, and peaceful.

    Meditation as Medicine M.D. Dharma Singh Khalsa 2001

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