In this episode, Jordan continues the “Yogi Tea” Dharma Chat series on the Koshas, focusing on the second layer, Pranamaya Kosha, as life-force energy (prana) that bridges the physical body and subtle systems and is strongly shaped by breath and nervous-system states. Using a yoga-therapy lens (yogic principles alongside Western medicine), Jordan describes how anxiety can reflect high, fast prana and depression low, heavy prana, and emphasizes techniques to shift energy through posture, breath, and opening energetic channels (nadis), linking the central channel to vagal tone and describing Ida and Pingala as balancing forces. Jordan discusses Ayurveda’s method of restoring balance via opposite qualities, introduces the gunas (rajas, sattva, tamas), and outlines “langhana” calming practices versus “brimhana” building practices, with examples like extended exhales and forward folds versus breath of fire, sun salutations, and backbends, sharing personal burnout and renewal through a trip to Marfa and Big Bend.

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