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Meditative Mellows - the bedrock of meditation Formula

Summary

, 9 min

A formula for meditation: heart rate variability plus the dorsal vagal nerve equals "meditative mellows," the mellow beginning of bliss. Explains HRV as heart-rate cycling with the breath via the carotid sinuses and medulla, the four proofs, and Lahiri Mahasaya's intent for early bliss and his six-step yoga without Yama-Niyama.

In this video

Teaches
Meditative mellowsHRV Resonance
Discusses
Clinical Mindfulness TechniqueDorsal Vagal ComplexFour Proofs of MeditationBlissLahiri MahasayaYama-Niyama
Mentions
MedullaAMOLFive Breath StatesEight limbs of yogaKriya Yoga

Key moments

00:00A simple formula for the vast sea of meditation00:49HRV plus the dorsal vagal nerve equals meditative mellows01:03Companion video: Clinical Mindfulness is the practice01:24Heart rate variability: the car idling at a stop sign02:54Natural sinus arrhythmia, the carotid sinuses and the medulla03:24Longer out-breath presses the dorsal vagal; hands hot and heavy04:33Four proofs and the beginning of bliss05:26Why "mellows": it's like dating06:15Lahiri Mahasaya's plan: mellows from the first kriya06:41Six-step yoga: why Lahiri didn't teach Yama-Niyama07:42Clinical mindfulness restores Lahiri's intent