Sri Humananda
Advaita Vedanta Tantra Yogi
Satsang: The Yogic Breath
"Self-enquiry is not the mind's inspection of its own contents; it is tracing the mind's first mode, the 'I'-thought to its source which is the Self. When there is proper and persistent enquiry, the 'I'-thought also ceases and there is the wordless illumination of the form 'I'-'I' which is the pure consciousness. This is release, freedom from bondage."
(Sri Ramana Maharshi)
The Yogic Breath - April 14, 2007
This was the first Satsang in the series
You are invited to an exploration of The Yogic Breath - (open to all ages)
According to Tantra Yoga, the average number of breaths you take in a day is 21,600, and yet we hardly ever think of our breath at all, unless you are having some difficulty with it. Yet our lives depend upon our breath and we should be paying a little more attention to it.
There is a direct relation between your physical, emotional, and spiritual states and your breath. One influences the other quite directly. Almost nobody breathes in the proper way, and that is so because we pay so little attention to it.
In this session we will take a much closer look at what breathing is, how it relates to all aspects of our lives, and how, by proper breathing, you can influence the health and well-being of the rest of your life experience.
The Agenda :
Introduction
Orientation (Breath as more than mere Life)
Readings : (excerpts from) :
- The Bhagavad Gita, and Dennis Lewis, The Tao of Natural Breathing
A 20 minute Introduction toTai Chi (with Al Delaney) - this is a new item
Albert has practiced Tai Chi and Qi Gong for thirteen years and has been teaching for six years. Among his teachers are B. K. Frantzis, Kenneth Cohen, and Don Ethan Miller. He has also practiced Aikido for twelve years and has trained with many of the top practitioners in the world, among them, Tamura, Chiba, Kanai, and Yamada Senzeis. |
Breath
- Physiology - the effect of a single yogic breath on the body
- Mental - the role of the mind in proper breathing
- Emotional - the emotional state conducive to breathing properly
- Spiritual - the influence of breathing on meditation
Breathing Excercise
- Yogic Breathing Technique
- The Bellows
- Spinal Breathing Technique (from Kriya Yoga)
- The Cooling Breath
A 7 minute Meditation ("Knocking on the Door of The Self" - with a heart focus)
Closing Thoughts
Open Discussion and Questions
Private Questions and Ideas (please arrange with me in advance)
