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本文作者是Sandra Anderson，高迪亚简译并稍作解释，也提供图片。 At its heart, hatha yoga is more than just flexibility or strength in postures; it is the management of prana, the vital life force that animates all levels of being. Prana enables the body to move and the mind to think. It is the intelligence that coordinates our senses, and the perceptible manifestation of our higher selves. By becoming more attentive to prana—and enhancing and directing its flow through the practices of hatha yoga—we can invigorate the body and mind, develop an expanded inner awareness, and open the door to higher states of consciousness.
哈塔瑜伽的核心不仅仅是的体式的柔韧性和力量，而是气能（prana）的掌控，是气能让身体动起来，让头脑思考。它是一种配合感官觉知的智慧。通过在体式中更多地关注呼吸和气能，会把我们带到更高的觉知层面。 
At its heart, hatha yoga is the management of prana, the vital life force that animates all levels of being.
哈他瑜伽的核心是控制气能---生命力，是气能调动了我们的一切 The yoga tradition describes five movements or functions of prana known as the vayus (literally “winds”)—prana vayu (not to be confused with the undivided master prana), apana vayu, samana vayu, udana vayu, and vyana vayu. These five vayus govern different areas of the body and different physical and subtle activities. When they’re functioning harmoniously, they assure the health and vitality of the body and mind, allowing us to enjoy our unique talents and live life with meaning and purpose.
瑜伽传统有五气之说，他们分别是：呼吸气（prana vayu）、下行气（apana vayu）、平行气（samana vayu）、上行气（udana vayu）及周行气（vyana vayu）。这五气掌控着身体的五个不同部位的外在及内在精微活动。五气调和，就能得健康及身心灵的合一。 
【高迪亚注：这五种气分别对应了地水火风空五大元素，也有专门的手印来（mudra）帮助强化，我们会在近期的公益课里面讲解给大家。】 Hatha yoga practices, including asana, pranayama, and traditional cleansing techniques (known as the shat kriyas, or six actions), can profoundly affect prana in all its five forms. By working directly with the body’s intrinsic vitality, these practices balance and enhance the physiological system and the functions of the mind. The asanas create an inner structure which supports the efficient work of all the vayus. Pranayama augments and expands the vital life force, and, along with hatha yoga cleansing techniques, it purifies the nadis, or channels of pranic flow.
哈他瑜伽包括体式、呼吸法和传统的清洁法（shat kriyas），清洁法也叫六大清洁法。这些练习会极大地影响我们体内五气的运行，并且净化我们的左中右脉（nadi），气能流通的渠道。 A closer look at each vayu individually can help us maximize the effectiveness of our hatha practice. In this issue, we’ll focus on practices for prana vayu.
这次，选五气中的最重要气---生命气（prana）来讲解。
Exploring Prana Vayu 详解生命气 Of the five vayus, prana vayu is the fundamental energizing force. It is the inward moving vital energy that governs respiration and reception, allowing us to take in everything from air and food to impressions and ideas. Prana vayu is most active in the region of the lungs and heart. It provides propulsive energy, speed, motivation, and vitality. On a more subtle level, this vayu gives heightened sensitivity both to the external senses and to inner awareness. It allows us to see the world in all its brightness—full of possibilities—and to anchor our inner focus in a resting place of contentment. If, however, prana vayu is deranged, we suffer from cravings, fall prey to bad habits, and wrestle with a restless and dissipated mind.
在五气中，生命气（prana vayu）最重要，它主要在肺部和心脏的部位流动，它为我们的身体提供动能、速度、热情和生命力。在更微妙的层面上，这个气能提升我们外部感官和内在觉知的敏感度。它让我们可以看到世界的积极可能性，平抚我们内心的焦虑。然而，如果这个生命气混乱，我们的会出现过度焦虑，及成为坏习惯的牺牲品，内心常常有不安和各种矛盾心态。 Prana vayu is the fundamental energizing force. It is the inward moving vital energy that governs respiration and reception, allowing us to take in everything from air and food to impressions and ideas.
生命气是最根基的能量，它是向内流动的生命能，它掌管我们的呼吸和能量的吸收。让我们能够充分地吸收一切能量，空气、食物、印象和理念。 The hatha yoga practices that follow help enhance the balanced functioning of prana vayu, opening the body to deep breathing and boosting our energy and confidence.
哈塔瑜伽的习练帮助增强和平衡生命气的功能，打开身体，加深呼吸，增强我们的能量和自信。 Asana for Prana Vayu 增强生命气的体式 The following mini-sequence supports the intake of prana vayu—and helps maximize the effectiveness of pranayama—by creating strength, alignment, and activation through the upper body. You’ll benefit most from this sequence when preceding it with standing poses and seated forward bends, and following it with twists, inverted poses, and a systematic relaxation. 以下是几个可以增强生命气的体式。 1. Parivritta janu shirshasana (revolved head-to-knee pose) 头碰膝盖式 
2. Adho mukha shvanasana (downward-facing dog pose) 下犬式 
3. Downward-facing plank pose 斜板式 
4. Urdhva mukha shvanasana (upward-facing dog pose) 上犬式 
5. Gomukhasana (cow’s face pose) 牛面式 
Pranayama for Prana Vayu 增强生命气的呼吸法 Bhastrika 风箱呼吸 
Cleansing for Prana Vayu 清洁法增强生命气的方法 Neti Wash （捏涕水洗法） 
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Hare Krishna!
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