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Yoga Lesson #8 – Recharge Your

Pranic Flow on Full Moon Nights

In Lesson 3 of this 10 part series, we learned the secrets of how to harness the power of the
solar rays to increase vitality, mental/emotional balance, and spiritual remembrance. In
this lesson we will turn our gaze once more upwards to the heavens and learn some of the
secrets of the moon; what in Yoga is termed “Chandra Vidya”.
In societies and cultures which value spiritual life as the foremost aspect of human
existence, the moon plays an equally important role in their cosmology as does the sun.
Many world cultures still base their calendars upon the moon as well as base their seasonal
planting and harvesting cycles on its phases, and most importantly, base their spiritual
practices on the position of the moon in relation to the sun.
Of these lunar phases, it is the full moon night that is considered most powerful by many
sacred wisdom traditions the world over. In the realm of Yoga, this is no exception, and in
fact plays a crucial role in the inner lives of Yogis who are seeking to balance the flow of
prana through the left and right sides of the body/mind.
The link between the body and mind is the breath. It is the breath that regulates the pranic
currents through the subtle energetic body, which in Yoga is called the “Sukshma Sharira”- or
the Subtle Energy Body. Learning how to use the breath to influence the movement of
energy through the body/mind is the subject matter of many Yogic practices. These
practices are many-fold and are beyond the scope of this lesson- they are best learned from
a skilled and experienced teacher. What is common to most of these inner practices, which
is rarely taught to the public, is the best time in which to engage in these practices.
Yoga posits that the energy body has 3 principle currents of pranic flow. The central energy
channel that flows from the 1st to 7th chakra, through the subtle spine, is called Sushuma
Nadi. The energy channel that flows through the left side of the body is called “Ida Nadi” or
“Chandra Nadi” (the current of the moon). While the right current is called “Pingala Nadi” or

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“Surya Nadi” (the current of the sun). These

names are not arbitrary, as they actually
reflect the flow of solar and lunar light that
humans absorb consciously or unconsciously
from these celestial sources.
Full moon night is the best day of the month
for the practice of Yoga and Meditation
because of a very particular alignment
pattern in the sky above and below us. The
celestial configuration that causes the moon
to appear full from our perspective on earth
is very precise. On these particular days the
sun and moon have to be exactly opposite
one another. One way to visualize this is to
imagine that as the sun is rising on the
Eastern horizon on this full moon day, the
moon will simultaneously be setting in the
West. Likewise, at mid-day when the sun is directly above our heads, the moon will not be
visible as it has set under the horizon and is directly under our feet!
As the gravitational energy of the sun
and moon vastly impact life on earth
on these particular full moon days, an
exceptionally strong current of
gravitational energy is established.
This energy is invisible and
imperceptible to us and although we
may not be aware of it, our own
biological and energetic rhythms are
nonetheless deeply affected by it. This
gravitational alignment super-charges
the earth with an abundance of
psycho-spiritual prana shakti (cosmic
energy). As such, on these high
energy times, Yogis, since time
immemorial have utilized these days
to deepen their practices. It is
actually considered that the best time
for spiritual practice is at midnight on
full moon days. This is because
normally the solar energy is concentrated at the head while the lunar energy is at the feet,
which makes us active, extrovert, and restless. But on full moon night, once a month, the
flow reverses as the full moon, directly above the 7th chakra, pulls the lunar energy of the
body upwards while the sun directly below pulls the solar energy downwards towards the
base of the spine. This is called the reversal of prana and apana, which is a central theme of
Kundalini Yoga. The effect of this reversal is that the brain is soaked with lunar rays of the
moon both from above as well as from within. This makes the mind calmer, clearer, and
more concentrated. Yogis report an increased state of inner peace, vitality, and lucidity as a
by product.
Explore your interconnectedness with the cosmos, and experiment for yourself on the next
full moon night as you bathe in the moonlight to recharge your body and mind while
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