From meditation notes with my teacher Richard Miller (2004): The first breath is the exhalation - don't let the inhalation disturb what you have found there. Allow the exhale to dissolve all the way out into the space around you; resting in the pause at its end, wait for the breath to arise again. In this way, the in breath becomes an invitation to remember your unique manifestation of all that is.
We've been exploring madhya - the natural pauses between - this week, let's turn our focus particularly to the pause at the end of the exhale. This evocative pause has been referenced many times in the yoga traditions. In the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra it is suggested that if we ride the exhale all the way to its natural conclusion, we might come to realizations both about the interconnection inherent in the makeup of the world, and about our own most authentic nature.
From meditation notes with my teacher Richard Miller (2004): The first breath is the exhalation - don't let the inhalation disturb what you have found there. Allow the exhale to dissolve all the way out into the space around you; resting in the pause at its end, wait for the breath to arise again. In this way, the in breath becomes an invitation to remember your unique manifestation of all that is. Comments are closed.
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AuthorMisha Butot RCSW, ERYT 500 is a longtime clinical social worker and senior yoga teacher living in Victoria, BC Archives
April 2024
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