Breathe Through the Body vs the Brain

Summary

June 17, 2022, 15 min

How healers use the Ha breath to push energy through the body, and how breathing into an ache directs the subconscious to that area. OM Japa in the chakras with breath works the same way. Lahiri Mahasaya's tradition forbids breathing through the brain, shown by a spinning-world episode after a Khechari practice.

In this video

Teaches

Breathing through the bodyOM Japa in the Chakras

Discusses

Ha breathPain reliefSubconsciousLahiri MahasayaMedullaThree insurance policies

Mentions

Bhagavad GitaKhechari mudraFastingGranthisRoll-Up of ConsciousnessThree EssentialsExpansionRight hippocampus

Key moments

00:00Breathing through the body versus breathing through the brain 01:00Pushing energy out through the hand with the Ha breath 03:30Breathing through an old shoulder injury 04:18Directing the subconscious; the micro veins story 05:42OM Japa as a subtler version: the progression 06:45OMing through the heart chakra with breath 08:35Stopping at the medulla: Kurukshetra below, heaven above 10:35Fasting, driving and the world starting to spin 12:08Finding the medulla and Lahiri's insurance policy 12:53The three essentials, then expansion at the top of the head 13:49Breathing through the hands to help a friend or yourself