Ratchet into the Tranquil Breath and Bliss - Kriya Yoga

Summary

June 19, 2020, 13 min

The breath as a ratchet wrench for HRV resonance: the in-breath stimulates the sympathetic system, while the longer out-breath presses on the Dorsal Vagal Complex and brings the Four Proofs. As CO2 tolerance rises, heart and medulla ask for less breath, leading into the Tranquil Breath. Closes with a student's report of the spiritual eye.

In this video

Teaches

HRV ResonanceTranquil Breath

Discusses

Parasympathetic nervous systemSympathetic nervous systemAMOLDorsal Vagal ComplexMedullaCO2 toleranceFour Proofs of MeditationSpiritual eye

Mentions

Khechari mudraPranayamaSitting Very Still (SVS)BlissLow-Idle-StateFreeze ResponseRoll-Up of ConsciousnessBhagavad Gita

Key moments

00:00HRV resonance explained with a wrench 01:22How the long out-breath presses on the Dorsal Vagal Complex 02:54The medulla ties together heart and breath 04:02The wrench metaphor: the breath as the biggest handle in the room 06:20Ratcheting down into the Four Proofs with AMOL 08:37Heart and medulla reset: ratcheting into the Tranquil Breath 09:49A student in Australia sees the spiritual eye 11:38A testimony to resonance between breath and heart