" For 10 points, name this action that causes the first man to come alive after God does it into Adam's nostrils.
A specialized form of this action involving the fingers is central to the Shiva Swarodaya or Swara Yoga text, which associates this action done on the left side with the Ida nadi and this action done on the right side with the Pingala nadi. Sama vritti is the practice of doing the purak and rechak parts of this action in equal time, which may be elongated with a kumbhak, or "pot," stage. The "extension of the life force," or pranayama, is a term for a group of techniques for this action, one of which, "victory," or ujjayi, produces an oceanic sound. In Eastern Orthodox Hesychast practices, regularizing this action accompanies the recital of the Jesus Prayer. The Hebrew phrase "nishmat chayim" describes the first instance of God performing this action that, in John 20:22, Christ performs on the apostles before saying "receive ye the Holy Ghost." For 10 points, name this action that causes the first man to come alive after God does it into Adam's nostrils.
A specialized form of this action involving the fingers is central to the Shiva Swarodaya or Swara Yoga text, which associates this action done on the left side with the Ida nadi and this action done on the right side with the Pingala nadi.
breathing [accept word forms; accept inhaling or exhaling or word forms thereof]