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Keep the Pump Flowing In Meditation - Yogi Explains

Summary

, 10 min

Why daily consistency matters in meditation practice, told through a yogi's water-pump analogy and a plant that needs watering. Contrasts HRV resonance researchers who practice occasionally with daily yogis, whose comfortable breath rate slows over the years. Recommends a bare-minimum daily practice of five minutes and six kriyas to end the habit of starting and stopping.

In this video

Teaches
Meditation habit
Discusses
HRV ResonanceShort meditations
Mentions
Kriya YogaGolden thread

Key moments

00:00Keeping the practice going a little every day00:52A yogi's water pump analogy02:30Practice as a plant that needs watering03:05HRV resonance professors who rarely practice it04:11Yogis' resonant breath rate slows over the years05:40Getting clear on what you really want06:05Set a minimum: five minutes, six kriyas07:39Longer sittings grow out of the minimum08:21Keep the pump flowing: kriya as the golden thread