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his was a journey we embarked upon long before now. And, like in all journeys, our paths twisted and turned, we stumbled and tripped, we lost and learnt. This was a journey we embarked upon long before now. And, like in all journeys, our paths twisted and turned, we stumbled and tripped, we lost and learnt.
After all of that we came together to put out the inaugural issue of Arka. In it, we explore the very life force itself: Prana. That which births us to our creation, breathes us into sustenance, and bears us through this existence – the start of life as we know it and its own very last resolve. We study the theory of Prana, and revel in its simplicity. We learn of products, processes and practices that amp up our Prana. We speak to practitioners who work with Prana in all its glory and joy.
FOOD: The food we consume determines the constituents of our very flesh and blood, literally. And the energy they produce and release powers our Prana. There are high Prana and low Prana foods that we need to be aware of, depending on our balance of the gunas. And therefore, conscious consumption is really the key
SLEEP: The power of deep sleep and rest cannot be overstated. There are business empires that have been created on the bedrock of sleep. And bards (specifi-cally Shakespeare) have waxed eloquent on the heal-ing powers of sleep. The quality and quantity of our sleep is an obvious determinant of our levels of our functional energy, healing ability and our Prana. We will perhaps also dedicate an issue of Arka to sleep -through consciousness and science.
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EXERCISE/BREATHING: The easiest understood expression of Prana is the breath. It is, literally, the first and the last expression of life. Exercise stimulates the flow of Prana and energy through all our bodies, and conscious breathing allows us to regulate this energy and life force. Pranayama literally translates as ‘ayama’, exercise, of the ‘Prana’, the breath and the life force..
