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Alpha brain waves question

Summary

, 9 min

How a viewer's body-presence technique and EEG-measured alpha and theta states fit with sense reversal. The answer recommends the peripheral vision exercise, keeps the presence method as relaxation for asana, and makes mastering the breath states to contact the spinal centers the step before the stages of sense reversal, for a repeatable meditation.

In this video

Teaches
Five Breath States
Discusses
HakalauPratyaharaEight limbs of yogaStages of sense reversal
Mentions
HypnosisBrainwavesMartial artsTara MataChakrasMake it your own

Key moments

00:01A viewer's question: presence, alpha waves and sense reversal01:22Too many languages: hypnosis, brainwaves and yoga01:57Try the peripheral vision exercise from the book03:51Keep the presence technique to relax the body, the step of asana04:38How to lose the body: the quintessential question of yoga05:17Aligning the forces: yama niyama, asana, pranayama06:13Breath states tell you where you are and where to go07:42A reliable, repeatable meditation that compounds