Tuesday January 31 – Traverse City
TBD, so far I’m called to do synchronized breathing. Thanks to Barbara Disborough for the inspiration.
Tuesday January 24 – Traverse City
Aum chanting! A wonderful round of 108 Aum chants, done in unison. This is one of my favorite practices in a large group. Tonight everyone participated, and there were many experiences.
Wednesday January 18 – Grayling
A meditation from Dhyanse, #1 in his series on the Ashvatarka Gita.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqvUxoSkErE
Tuesday January 17 – Traverse City
Lost my notes … what did we do that night? I remember a good crowd and several new people with varied interests…
Wednesday January 11 – Grayling
Discussion on hatha yoga practices this evening led us to the 61 point sushanti meditation, also called shavayatra. This is a relaxing yoga nidra practice done lying in shavasana, one of the more popular practices we do in these groups. It’s also an excellent exercise in concentration and focus, and an effective tool
- http://www.swamiramasociety.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/booklet-yn.pdf
- https://yogainternational.com/article/view/a-practice-of-61-points-to-sharpen-concentration
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUemgMXcwHs
Tuesday January 10 – Traverse City
A meditation from Vigyan Bhairav Tantra, #9 in Dhyanse’s series on Youtube. This is one of the 112 meditation techniques expounded by Adiyogi in one of the original expositions on yoga.
- https://archive.org/details/Vijnana-Bhairava-Tantra/mode/2up
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJBltrZDrfw
Wednesday January 4 – Grayling
A vibrant group this week! New participants with new perspectives and stories and energies.
Prior to the evening session I had something planned. As soon as I met the new people I thought “oh, no, that plan just won’t do”. Then we talked for a while and it again emerged as the correct choice for this week.
So this week we did the Isha Kriya guided meditation. It happens in 3 main stages over 20 minutes or so. It’s worth trying this meditation daily for a few weeks. Here’s a youtube video to follow along (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwQkfoKxRvo):
Tuesday January 3 – Traverse City
Following frequency music this week, a relaxing change from our recent focus on pranayama and breathwork. This evening was simply sitting or lying relaxed, eyes closed, breath stable and calm. The music played at a fairly high volume. Listening and focusing on the sounds as a technique for the mind.
Many people find certain frequencies of sound and music provoke reactions, physical, mental or emotional. We used music from Spotify this evening, but you can also find good content in Youtube.
- Solfeggio Frequencies
- Jonathan Goldman
- ‘Miracle Tones’ on Spotify and Youtube.