New Year's Meditative Progression for 2020

Summary

January 3, 2020, 18 min

A year-long meditation progression built on HRV resonance: hands hot and heavy, then the rest of the Four Proofs (lip tingle, dorsal vagal pressure, skin tingles), then the Freeze Response and its sensations of stone, eggshell and numbness. Each stage is practiced until it shows up in nine out of ten sittings.

In this video

Teaches

HRV ResonanceFour Proofs of MeditationFreeze Response

Discusses

Holy Trinity of BreathProgress in meditationDorsal Vagal ComplexMeditative mellows

Mentions

SubconsciousSuperconscious mindAMOLClinical Mindfulness TechniquePositive reinforcementInteroceptionSitting Very Still (SVS)Samadhi

Key moments

00:00A New Year progression and the two oceans of the mind 02:04Step one: heart rate variability breathing 03:22The three rules of heart rate variability 04:14Step two: hands hot and heavy, nine out of ten times 06:12The rest of the four proofs as buoys in the ocean 07:20Lip tingle and pressure on the dorsal vagal nerve 08:29Why these sensations are meditative mellows 09:30Fourth proof: a pleasurable tingle across the skin 10:12Cycle through the four proofs until they come every time 12:01Next step: the freeze response 12:47Eggshell, stone, numbness and the body fading from awareness 15:09End of the progression: on the edge of absorption and Samadhi 15:54A year-long marathon: take it slow and enjoy it