Samana-Vayu is situated in the abdomen with its energy centered in the navel. The flow of Samana-Vayu moves from the periphery of the body to the center.
Samana
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one of the five sub-pranas; situated between the navel and diaphragm ...
Samana: The next prana is known as samana. The word sam means 'equal' or 'same'. Samana is located between the diaphragm and the navel. Although it is a small area physically, it is very important.
samana [one of the five pranas]; it is situated centrally in the body, and regulates the interchange of the prana and apana at their meeting place, ...
The Samanaeans are, as we have said, elected. When, however, any one is desirous of being enrolled in their order, he proceeds to the rulers of the city; but abandons the city or village that he inhabited, ...
Manah = mind; Prasamana upayah =calming down skill; Yoga = yoga; Iti abhidhiyate = (it is) so called.
There is another, fifth one, Samana, which operates through the navel region and causes digestion of food. It creates heat in the stomach and in the naval region so that the gastric juices operate and we feel appetite.
A practice that combines energizing and calming principles (brhmana and langhana) has a balancing, or samana, effect. Begin with a Sun Salutation series and standing poses to engage the body and mind.
e Prana, Apana, Samana, Udaan and Vayan are programmed to flow in their respective directions and take the body to its logical end.
Cardamom-VK-- P+ Cardamom stimulates samana prana, strengthens the digestive system. It is believed to stimulate the mind and give clarity or joy. Cardamom is excellent for high vata or nervous digestion.
5 Jnanendriyas (ears, skin, eyes, tongue and nose); 5 Karmendriyas (speech, hands, legs, genitals, anus); 5 Pranas (Prana, Apana, Vyana, Udana, Samana); Manas (mind); and Buddhi (intellect).
The function of Prana is respiration; Apana does excretion; Samana performs digestion; Udana does deglutition (swallowing of the food). It takes the Jiva to sleep. It separates the astral body from the physical body at the time of death.
Five types of prana are responsible for various pranic activities in the body, they are Prana, Apana, Vyan, Udana & Samana. Out of these Prana and Apana are most important. Prana is upward flowing and Apana is downward flowing.
Because of the Pranvayu above equalizing, that is becoming Samana, the process of digestion is performed properly and perfectly
Aham vaishvanaro bhootva praninam dehamashritah
Pranapana samayuktah pachmami annum chaturvidham I
(Geeta: 15:14) ...
By mastering samana, the current of prana which governs metabolic and systemic processes, he can render his body self-luminous and radiant, ...
air; prana or energy flow as in pancha vayu: prana, apana, samana, udana, vyana
Vedanta ...
" These are prana (outgoing breath), apana (incoming breath), vyana (retained breath), udana (ascending breath) and samana (equalizing breath). Each governs crucial bodily functions, and all bodily energies are modifications of these.
 See also: Body, Yoga, Energy, Mind, Prana
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