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In depth discussion of Hong Sau - the Breath - Heart Rate Variability

Summary

, 18 min

Hong-Sau treated as a breath technique built on the Holy Trinity of Breath: under seven breaths a minute, no pauses, and a slightly longer outbreath, with hot heavy hands and blood leaving the lips as proofs. Includes a Russian astronaut's heart rate variability story, Sisyphus as the breath, and John Selby's two-points route to no mind.

In this video

Teaches
Hong-SauHoly Trinity of BreathAMOLTwo points method
Discusses
Watching the breathFour Proofs of MeditationHRV ResonanceMythology and symbolismJohn SelbyMind chatter
Mentions
Parasympathetic nervous systemDorsal Vagal ComplexRichard GevirtzSpiritual eyeRight hippocampus

Key moments

00:00Clearing up misconceptions about Hong-Sau01:09The most important part of Hong-Sau is the breath01:37Holy trinity one: under seven breaths a minute02:40Buddhist mindfulness lowers the breath rate after 20 years03:42Holy trinity two: flatten box breathing, take out the pauses05:14Holy trinity three: slightly longer out breath, the idling heart07:22Proofs: hot, heavy hands and blood leaving the lips08:45Gevirtz and the meditating Russian astronaut10:18Hong-Sau's old roots and Sisyphus as the breath12:01Holding the right end of the stick: recap of the trinity13:21John Selby cracks the quiet your mind challenge14:29Two videos on quieting the mind15:06What Hong-Sau does: filling the mind to empty it15:58Two points at once moves into the right hippocampus