| In Yoga, and Ayurveda, the Yogic body is composed | | | | How could there be energy meridians? Does |
| of three bodies. One is the physical body (sthula | | | | acupuncture really work or is it a "side show?" How |
| sharira), which we can easily see. Another is the | | | | come the energy meridians of Chinese medicine line |
| causal body (karana sharira), which we often refer to | | | | up with the Nadis of Ayurvedic medicine? |
| as the soul. | | | | Time has passed, and western medicine has now |
| The energy body (sukshma sharira), is often called | | | | started to work in harmony with Ayurveda and |
| the subtle, vital, or Pranic body. This is very often a | | | | Chinese medicine. Maybe there's something to the |
| mystery to many, and confusing to more, but let's | | | | Yogic energy body after all. So, what are the main |
| take a tour of the energy body and you will | | | | parts of the Yogic energy body? |
| understand it much better. | | | | Nadis (Energy Meridians): There are 72,000 Nadis in |
| If someone does not believe in the existence of the | | | | the electro-magnetic body, which send vital energy |
| energy body - I would ask how the physical body | | | | (Prana) from one point to another. Shushumna, Ida, |
| runs without electricity. Without electricity, we would | | | | and Pingala are considered the most important to |
| have heart failure, and very big problems, if our | | | | Yoga students - although, 14 main Nadis should |
| hearts are not restarted. | | | | covered, when this subject is covered during a Yoga |
| How is the heart restarted? Sometimes CPR is | | | | teacher training intensive. |
| enough, but most often CPR helps just long enough | | | | Marmas (Pressure or Energy Points): There are 107 |
| for a defibrillator to be used to restart the heart. The | | | | Marmas, and some say 108, but they can be |
| defibrillator causes low voltage electric current to | | | | effectively treated for healing purposes. |
| enter the body through paddles or patches, which | | | | Unfortunately, they can also be considered strike |
| are then applied to the chest. | | | | points in martial arts, but these energy points |
| At the atomic level, your body is full of electrons, | | | | correspond, regardless of the purpose. |
| flying all over the place, and some are flying around | | | | Chakras (Energy Vortices): There are seven main |
| the body. We cannot see it, but we know it is | | | | chakras, which transform magnetic currents of the |
| happening. How is this? We have faith in science, but | | | | earth into energy of the physical body. This physical |
| science cannot measure everything. | | | | energy balances the central nervous system and the |
| For centuries, Ayurvedic doctors, and doctors of | | | | endocrine system. There are also many secondary |
| Chinese medicine, mentioned the electro-magnetic | | | | and minor Chakras. |
| body, but western medicine scoffed at the idea of it. | | | | |