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Stretch the Heart To Activate the Deep Brain - Yogi Explains

Summary

, 12 min

Doing the Cute Baby Meditation as a stretch of the heart into the left amygdala's bliss: rotating several pictures that move one instantly, and holding the feeling only while it stays real, since pushing past one's limit makes it feel fake. The exercise also guides bhakti and is practiced patiently, for life.

In this video

Discusses
Left amygdalaBhakti YogaSmall winsPersistence
Mentions
Dual and non-dualSat-Chit-AnandaBlissTodd MurphyBuddhismIshta DevataHRV ResonanceSitting Very Still (SVS)Four Proofs of MeditationFreeze ResponseExpansion

Key moments

00:00Cute Baby Meditation connects into the left amygdala00:39Non-dual without bliss: you're not finished yet01:17Students feel they're faking it: stretching too far01:36Todd Murphy and the exercise's Buddhist source02:43Using the cute baby as a guide for bhakti03:16Step one: five pictures that hit you instantly05:00Step two: lift the weight by holding the feeling05:26Holding it too long makes it feel fake06:04Like a forward bend: stretch only as far as you can07:53Yoga is not pop-a-pill technology09:23Wedging yourself into the divine, however small10:11Acupuncture story: what else are you going to do with your life?10:44The yogi's attitude: practice for life, not a fad