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Skip 40 Years of Meditative Practice - Yogi Explains

Summary

, 20 min

Why heart rate variability resonance is the first step into deep meditation. Long-time meditators naturally halve their breath rate, and three rules (under seven breaths per minute, a slightly longer outbreath, no pauses) bring on that resonance on purpose. Also covers the Low-Idle-State, the Four Proofs as biofeedback, resonance as where Kriya begins, and the Resonant Breathing app.

In this video

Discusses
Low-Idle-StateKriya YogaParasympathetic nervous systemDorsal Vagal ComplexMind chatter
Mentions
Sympathetic nervous systemRichard GevirtzTranquil BreathSitting Very Still (SVS)Freeze ResponseBiofeedbackWatching the breathSubconsciousDownload PhaseLeft and right brain

Key moments

00:00Why resonant breathing is the place to start00:48Resonance is the first change in a deep meditation01:15Experiment: count breaths of new vs. veteran meditators02:53Rule one: under seven breaths per minute03:38Chaotic heart and breath sync into resonance05:38Kriya begins with heart rate variability resonance06:51Rule two: make the out breath slightly longer08:41Rule three: take out the pauses10:07Recap of the three rules and the dorsal vagal11:13The body as biofeedback: the four proofs14:34Skipping the first twenty to forty years15:35Work through the body to quiet the mind17:14The Resonant Breathing app makes it easy19:00Download phase: left and right brain sync up