The Value of a Little Bit and Positive Reinforcement in Meditation

Summary

February 28, 2020, 11 min

Why feeling even a little in meditation matters: a small result shows the path works and more is possible, and celebrating it reinforces the habit and counters self-doubt. A qigong teacher's lesson is applied to HRV resonant breathing and the Four Proofs, with each proof treated as a small win worth noticing.

In this video

Teaches

Small winsPositive reinforcement

Discusses

Self-doubtProgress in meditationFour Proofs of MeditationHRV Resonance

Mentions

QigongHoly Trinity of BreathSitting Very Still (SVS)AMOLDorsal Vagal ComplexTranquil BreathClinical Mindfulness TechniqueThief in the night

Key moments

00:00The value of a little bit, from a qigong instructor 00:42A student felt only a little bit, and the teacher celebrated 01:40Self-doubt: doubting the process, the teacher and yourself 02:33Celebrate even a hair of progress 03:16Wedge yourself into the crack through the mountain 03:40The thousand-mile journey and the missing road signs 04:36Everyone is in their own process: a divine adventure 05:00Resonant breathing into the Four Proofs, one little bit at a time