nadis, pranayama, nerves and oxygen

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On 29-Sep-05, at 6:44 AM, ayurveda wrote:

 

> I wonder, since nose is the door to the cranium, and since there are

> so many nerves that originate in the cranium ( that have both

> Sympathetic and Parasymapthetic effect ), if the entire process of

> Pranayama ( with partial, alternate nasal closing and deep breathing

> ) does not in reality effect these cranial nerves ? Either by soothing

> them or by pacifying them, or supplying them extra Oxygen, while by

> meditating and concentrating, we diminish the brain's unnecessary

> activity in all different directions, giving the Ida and Pingala, the

> Yin and Yang or the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic systems rest as

> well as the much needed rejuvination.

 

perhaps, but to reduce the concept of the nadis and pranayama to nerves

and oxygen is to remain trapped in the world of copernicus and newton

 

i think there is more going on here, but medical science cannot yet

explain it - that is why we rely on the "scientist" yogis who probe

areas of being and consciousness that aren't on the medical map

 

similarly, the doshas cannot be objectively determined, but according

to the criteria established by ayurvedic logic, they certainly do, and

can be demonstrated empirically

 

best... todd

Caldecott

todd

www.toddcaldecott.com