ENERGY BASICS 1: FEMININE & MASCULINE

Here are some basic ideas on how we work with prana / energy in yoga

masculine and feminine energy flows through the body,

and also rests, more on that later in energy basics 2, but, for now, just digest this....remeber little snippets first.

Understand, Question

Then, feel your flow / muse on these concepts.

This is the idea of practise within the enregetic body.

Musing/ taking the path into further exploration /going deeper

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1. Core Idea

Masculine and feminine energies are not about gender — they are the two universal forces that exist within everyone.

• Masculine (Shiva): consciousness, stillness, direction, awareness.

• Feminine (Shakti): creation, movement, emotion, expression.

Together they form the balance of life itself

energy and awareness, motion and silence.

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2. Energy Channels (Nadis)

There are three main energy pathways in the subtle body:

• Ida Nadi (Feminine)

Begins at the base of the spine.

Runs up the left side of the body to the left nostril.

Cooling, intuitive, emotional, lunar, inward.

• Pingala Nadi (Masculine)

Begins at the base of the spine.

Runs up the right side of the body to the right nostril.

Warming, logical, active, solar, outward.

• Sushumna Nadi (Central Channel)

Runs straight up the center of the spine.

Represents integration, balance, spiritual awakening.

The Ida and Pingala intertwine around the spine, crossing at each chakra.

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3. Where They Cross (The Chakras)

1. Root (Muladhara) – grounding, safety, survival.

2. Sacral (Svadhisthana) – sexuality, creativity, flow.

3. Solar Plexus (Manipura) – power, will, direction.

4. Heart (Anahata) – love, compassion, integration.

5. Throat (Vishuddha) – truth, expression.

6. Third Eye (Ajna) – intuition, perception.

7. Crown (Sahasrara) – unity, divine consciousness.

At each chakra, masculine and feminine energies meet and spiral

symbolized by the two serpents of the caduceus.

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4. Where They Come From

• Masculine (Pingala): born of the solar principle 

sun, heat, light, right side of body, left brain (logic)

• Feminine (Ida): born of the lunar principle 

moon, coolness, dark, left side of body, right brain (intuition)

Together they form a circuit:

☀️ Pingala activates outward action.

🌙 Ida guides inward sensitivity.

When balanced, you act from intuition and feel with awareness