HRV Breathing Informs Kriya Yoga

Summary

March 20, 2020, 7 min

How heart rate variability breathing fits in front of Kriya Yoga or any other practice: establishing resonance first, confirmed by hands hot and heavy, deepens the practice that follows. Also covers using HRV through the day during a time of crisis, with a brief Rescue Breath exercise.

In this video

Teaches

HRV Resonance

Discusses

Four Proofs of MeditationKriya YogaMeditative mellowsRescue Breath

Mentions

Sitting Very Still (SVS)Shambhavi mudraHoly Trinity of BreathDorsal Vagal ComplexFive Breath States

Key moments

00:00How HRV breathing relates to Kriya Yoga 00:26Plug HRV breathing in front of any practice 00:46First proof: hands hot and heavy from resonance 01:45Kriya should establish HRV by itself, but often doesn't 02:49Let HRV inform your Kriya and your life 03:25Story: HRV breaks in the garden and up in the trees 04:17Meditation as a godsend in a time of crisis 04:53Rescue breath: short breath in, long breath out 05:55Thanks for the response to the new training