3 Types Of Prana - Ground Prana For Healthy Physical Body!
About Prana
Prana is a Sanskrit word and its closest meaning is life giving or Life Energy. Prana is needed for the sustenance of our physical body. In short, Prana is that Vital Energy that keeps the body alive and healthy.
We get Prana from different sources as detailed below and also Plants/ Trees and from the food we eat. Prana is recognised in different cultures with different names like ki in Japanese, chi in Chinese, Nephesch in Ebreo, Esma in Catalan, pneuma in Greek, mana in Polynesian, and ruah in Hebrew, which means “the breath of life”.
Sources of Prana (s) and how we absorb them :
We absorb Prana from these 3 sources everyday. We can however draw in more Prana if we learn to do it consciously.
These 3 major sources of prana are sun, air and ground. Of the 3, we seem to have been losing much connect with ground prana due to our lifestyle choices like living in high rise buildings, wearing shoes that disconnects us to this prana.
Solar Prana
- Absorbed from Sunlight.
Air Prana
- Prana contained in Air.
Ground Prana
- Absorbed from the ground.
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Ground Prana
Ground Prana is one of the 3 Types of Prana required by our body. This Prana is found just above Ground/ Soil layer and it also interpenetrates the Ground. They are said to be denser than Air Prana.
Ground Prana is equally needed by us for the proper functioning of our Physical Body.
Solar Prana Specifics
- By Sunbathig or exposure to Sunlight (5 to 10 mins).
- Prolonged exposure can also harm.
- Drinking water thats exposed to Sunlight.
Air Prana Specifics
- Absorbed by Lungs through Breathing and Chakras/ energy centres.
- More Air Prana can be absorbed by Deep Slow Rhythmic breathing.
Ground Prana Specifics
- Through the soles of the Feet.
- This happens automatically and unconsciously.
- Ground Prana is denser at the ground level.
Simple Hacks - Conciously absorb Ground Prana
- Sleep on the floor if you want to draw in ground prana. you can use a mat made of natural material if you dont want to lie directly on the floor..
- Avoid leather, rubber, synthetic foam as they are would interrupt in the process.
- Take a swim in the sea once periodically, this cleanses the energy body.
- Additionally after the above, you can bury the body in sand and this will let you gradually absorb ground prana.
- Wounds and physical wounds seem to heal faster with ground prana, from a healing perspective.
Ground Prana, Its Effects and Benefits
Near Ground
The concentration of Ground Prana in maximum near the ground.
Walk Barefoot
Since Ground Prana is found more at the ground level, walking barefoot helps and gives the added prana.
Powerful Breathing
We can practice Pranic Breathing and concentrate on the soles of our feet and do Pranic breathing . It will help us draw more ground prana.
Chakras & Prana
The Chakras that gets energised maximum by Ground prana are as below:
- Sole Chakras -> Basic Chakra
- Perineum Minor Chakra
- Navel
- Other Chakras & Spine
Importance Of Ground Prana For Our Physical Body Maintenance.
Bones & Muscles
Wounds and fractured bones seem to heal faster with Ground prana than Air Prana.
Healing Physical Body
Ground Prana seems to be more effective in healing Physical Body than Air Prana.
Some more interesting facts:
- Leather and Rubber shoes reduce the absorption of Ground Prana.
- During rainy weather or winters, people get sick because of decrease in solar and air Prana. Try to consciously absorb Prana from air and ground to stay healthy. Try Pranic Breathing with Ground Prana.
- Generally there is more Prana during daytime than at night.
- Prana reaches a very low level at 3 or 4 am.
Experiment
How To Draw In More Ground Prana
Identify the Chakra
- The Foot has chakras, here we will refer to Sole Chakras. Each Foot has one.
Activate
- just concentrating on those chakras will activate them. - Else press a few seconds
Technique - Pranic Breathing
Concentrating on Sole Chakras and simultaneously doing pranic breathing can tremendously increase the amount of Ground Prana absorbed through the Sole Chakras.
Significance
Pranic Breathing greatly helps the sole chakras to draw more ground prana. where attention goes, energy follows. Drawing in Ground Prana is one way of energising oneself. This technique is practised in Chinese esoteric martial art or ki kung (qigong)