Weekend Retreat From Home - Yogi Explains

Summary

May 12, 2023, 21 min

A plan for a self-guided weekend meditation retreat at home: short, enjoyable sessions of Mahamudra, Navi Kriya, resonant breathing, OM Japa in the chakras and letting go into the paravastha, repeated through the day. Breaks bring cute baby meditation, Hakalau, grounding, expansion and inspirational reading, keeping the heart engaged rather than forcing long sits.

In this video

Teaches

Meditation retreat

Discusses

MahamudraNavi KriyaHRV ResonanceFreeze ResponseDorsal Vagal ComplexAMOLFour Proofs of MeditationBlissShort meditationsOM Japa in the ChakrasDo Be Do Be DoParavasthaExpansionCute Baby MeditationLeft amygdala

Mentions

Lahiri MahasayaKriya YogaRamayanaBhagavad GitaRoll-Up of ConsciousnessThree insurance policiesRight amygdalaParasympathetic nervous systemSitting Very Still (SVS)Finding the chakrasSahajaTranquil BreathSamadhiHakalauRight hippocampusGrounding

Key moments

00:00How to do a self-retreat at home over a weekend 00:46Lahiri Mahasaya: go home and do Kriya, the internal pilgrimage 01:53Main advice: short, enjoyable sessions, mix and match 02:13Mahamudra stretching and Navi Kriya as insurance policies 03:55Resonant breathing, the four proofs and the freeze response 05:26Long out-breath session to feel bliss in the dorsal vagal 08:24Recap, and keeping sessions short enough to stay interested 09:14OM Japa in the six chakras, coccyx to medulla 10:54Do Be Do Be Do: letting go into the paravastha 12:16Expansion, tranquil breath, freeze and roll-up: the edge of samadhi 13:11Cycling the sessions and what to do with the rest of the day 14:13Bring your phone: cute babies and holy pictures for the left amygdala 15:14Expansion, Hakalau, grounding, dancing, and cycling sessions all day