Wind creates movement and therefore all aspects of circulation in the body. Space provides the potential for existence to be created in the first place. Combinations of these qualities make up the physical aspect of our bodies as well as its distinct physiological energies. As with any medical system, understanding the various functions of the body is essential in Tibetan medicine. However, the underlying physiological principles, which create and maintain those functions, are of primary importance.
Tibetan medicine defines three main systems which control the body's processes.
These three systems are created at various stages of development in the womb by an interaction of our mind's developmental process and the 5 physical elements. These three systems create and sustain all the body's functions. Wind , creates an enormous number of functions. The best example of these functions is circulation, such as, circulation of our blood, circulation of the nervous system's impulses, circulation of thoughts in our minds, circulation of food through our digestive tract and eliminative organs. The mind expressed as attachment, desire or our materialist world view is manifested as the system of Wind.