Deflecting the mind with the 80 -20 RULE why yoga works

Summary

August 16, 2018, 5 min

Why yoga works through the 80/20 rule: most nerves carry messages from body to brain, so the body and breath can quiet the mind where the mind fighting itself fails. A martial-arts image of deflecting from behind frames the approach, and a one-minute fast versus slow breathing comparison lets viewers test it.

In this video

Teaches

80-20 rule

Discusses

Mind chatterMind-body connectionComing from behind the mindHRV Resonance

Mentions

Martial artsJeremy BreazealeShidare Yanagi Ryu Aikibugei

Key moments

00:02Why silencing the mind with the mind only adds conflict 01:04The 80/20 rule: 80% of nerves run from body to brain 01:33The brain as a general getting four messages back for one 01:54Coming from behind: deflecting the punch instead of grabbing it 02:38Yanagi's largest object in the room, and yoga's: the breath 03:14Proof: one minute of fast breathing 03:55One minute at seven breaths per minute or less 04:27Comparing how each breath rate felt