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Breathing Sensitive to Happiness (10 minute exercise instructions)
Not two, not one, geändert vor 2 Jahren at 03.03.22 17:12
Created 2 Jahren ago at 03.03.22 17:12
Breathing Sensitive to Happiness (10 minute exercise instructions)
Beiträge: 1047 Beitrittsdatum: 13.07.17 Neueste Beiträge
Hi everyone, I attach a simple 10 minute exercise for Step 6 of Anapansati - breathing sensitive to happiness.
I have been road testing it for a year, and it works really well. Some people claim not to feel happiness afterwards (just expansion and energy), but nonetheless look much happier! It can also be used as a jumping off point for jhana, visualization and so on. It seems to regulate the autonomic nervous system nicely and balance out a lot of negative emotions. My view is that it is a good support (not replacement) for insight practice.
Enjoy! Feel free to ask questions or chip in with your experiences.
Malcolm
P.S. It doesn't work if you have a runny nose.
I have been road testing it for a year, and it works really well. Some people claim not to feel happiness afterwards (just expansion and energy), but nonetheless look much happier! It can also be used as a jumping off point for jhana, visualization and so on. It seems to regulate the autonomic nervous system nicely and balance out a lot of negative emotions. My view is that it is a good support (not replacement) for insight practice.
Enjoy! Feel free to ask questions or chip in with your experiences.
Malcolm
P.S. It doesn't work if you have a runny nose.
Chris M, geändert vor 2 Jahren at 04.03.22 08:39
Created 2 Jahren ago at 04.03.22 07:09
RE: Breathing Sensitive to Happiness (10 minute exercise instructions)
Beiträge: 5404 Beitrittsdatum: 26.01.13 Neueste BeiträgeGriffin, geändert vor 2 Jahren at 04.03.22 14:21
Created 2 Jahren ago at 04.03.22 14:21
RE: Breathing Sensitive to Happiness (10 minute exercise instructions)
Beiträge: 273 Beitrittsdatum: 07.04.18 Neueste Beiträge
Is there an elaboration on why this specific sequence of pranayama exercices is particularly conducive to happiness sensitivity? If you replace steps 1-4 with some other pranayama techniques (or e.g. Wim Hof), why would you get a different result?
Not two, not one, geändert vor 2 Jahren at 04.03.22 17:17
Created 2 Jahren ago at 04.03.22 17:17
RE: Breathing Sensitive to Happiness (10 minute exercise instructions)
Beiträge: 1047 Beitrittsdatum: 13.07.17 Neueste BeiträgeChris M
Hello, Malcolm. Did you invent that routine?
Hello, Malcolm. Did you invent that routine?
- Malcolm
Not two, not one, geändert vor 2 Jahren at 04.03.22 17:23
Created 2 Jahren ago at 04.03.22 17:23
RE: Breathing Sensitive to Happiness (10 minute exercise instructions)
Beiträge: 1047 Beitrittsdatum: 13.07.17 Neueste BeiträgeGriffin
Is there an elaboration on why this specific sequence of pranayama exercices is particularly conducive to happiness sensitivity? If you replace steps 1-4 with some other pranayama techniques (or e.g. Wim Hof), why would you get a different result?
Is there an elaboration on why this specific sequence of pranayama exercices is particularly conducive to happiness sensitivity? If you replace steps 1-4 with some other pranayama techniques (or e.g. Wim Hof), why would you get a different result?