Happy Mind Guided Meditations - A Serena Podcast

An impromptu meditation sesh recorded in the countryside this summer. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

An impromptu meditation sesh recorded in the countryside this summer. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In the second verse of the Emerald Tablet of Hermes, it is written: "As above, so below". The physical world follows a rational, beautiful logic, and human beings for some mysterious reason can tune in to it. Even more mysteriously, as the quote from the Hermetic writings suggest, this beautiful logic mirrors the higher dimensions of consciousness. And this echo is one key we can use to unlock access to unified consciousness. The 'beautiful logic' explored in this meditation is that of the four elements that constitute the building blocks of the physical world. In this meditation you will learn how to tune in to the harmony underlying these building blocks of reality. And by synching up with the harmony of the sacred number four, you have the possibility of transcending numbers, the elements and physical reality altogether, opening the gateway to all the power of the universe flowing effortlessly through your human form. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the second verse of the Emerald Tablet of Hermes, it is written: "As above, so below". The physical world follows a rational, beautiful logic, and human beings for some mysterious reason can tune in to it. Even more mysteriously, as the quote from the Hermetic writings suggest, this beautiful logic mirrors the higher dimensions of consciousness. And this echo is one key we can use to unlock access to unified consciousness. The 'beautiful logic' explored in this meditation is that of the four elements that constitute the building blocks of the physical world. In this meditation you will learn how to tune in to the harmony underlying these building blocks of reality. And by synching up with the harmony of the sacred number four, you have the possibility of transcending numbers, the elements and physical reality altogether, opening the gateway to all the power of the universe flowing effortlessly through your human form. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the second verse of the Emerald Tablet of Hermes, it is written: "As above, so below". The physical world follows a rational, beautiful logic, and human beings for some mysterious reason can tune in to it. Even more mysteriously, as the quote from the Hermetic writings suggest, this beautiful logic mirrors the higher dimensions of consciousness. And this echo is one key we can use to unlock access to unified consciousness. The 'beautiful logic' explored in this meditation is that of the four elements that constitute the building blocks of the physical world. In this meditation you will learn how to tune in to the harmony underlying these building blocks of reality. And by synching up with the harmony of the sacred number four, you have the possibility of transcending numbers, the elements and physical reality altogether, opening the gateway to all the power of the universe flowing effortlessly through your human form. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If there were a road to heaven it would begin at the heart ❤️, travel up through the neck

If there were a road to heaven it would begin at the heart ❤️, travel up through the neck

If there were a road to heaven it would begin at the heart ❤️, travel up through the neck

A wise master once explained to me that the secret to a happy life was to trick your brain into letting go of all negative or limiting thoughts or emotions. If you can do that all you have to do is sit back and watch your good arrive. 'Why does it work, what is the foundation, what is the key?', I asked him. "The key is that there is already an underlying perfection. By letting go of all negative or limiting thoughts you get out of the way and allow that perfection to manifest unimpeded." Try it out yourself. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A wise master once explained to me that the secret to a happy life was to trick your brain into letting go of all negative or limiting thoughts or emotions. If you can do that all you have to do is sit back and watch your good arrive. 'Why does it work, what is the foundation, what is the key?', I asked him. "The key is that there is already an underlying perfection. By letting go of all negative or limiting thoughts you get out of the way and allow that perfection to manifest unimpeded." Try it out yourself. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A wise master once explained to me that the secret to a happy life was to trick your brain into letting go of all negative or limiting thoughts or emotions. If you can do that all you have to do is sit back and watch your good arrive. 'Why does it work, what is the foundation, what is the key?', I asked him. "The key is that there is already an underlying perfection. By letting go of all negative or limiting thoughts you get out of the way and allow that perfection to manifest unimpeded." Try it out yourself. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Loving kindness meditations (metta bhavana) are a simple and beautiful way to sooth the body and settle the mind. This is a guided version of a meditation taught to me by the Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Loving kindness meditations (metta bhavana) are a simple and beautiful way to sooth the body and settle the mind. This is a guided version of a meditation taught to me by the Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Loving kindness meditations (metta bhavana) are a simple and beautiful way to sooth the body and settle the mind. This is a guided version of a meditation taught to me by the Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Throughout mystical traditions the world over the heart and heart center have been understood to be a gateway of sorts to Truth. The wisdom one needs in order to discover the secrets of Illumination (or, to use the old phrase: "to know God") can be found in our heart energy. But these secrets can only be attained by lifting the dark curtain of ignorance that covers the mirror we call our heart. We lift the curtain and we polish this mirror. Then the hidden treasures of divine beauty and love can begin reflecting these secrets out into our life in the physical domain. This guided meditation helps translate this precious insight into practice. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Throughout mystical traditions the world over the heart and heart center have been understood to be a gateway of sorts to Truth. The wisdom one needs in order to discover the secrets of Illumination (or, to use the old phrase: "to know God") can be found in our heart energy. But these secrets can only be attained by lifting the dark curtain of ignorance that covers the mirror we call our heart. We lift the curtain and we polish this mirror. Then the hidden treasures of divine beauty and love can begin reflecting these secrets out into our life in the physical domain. This guided meditation helps translate this precious insight into practice. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Throughout mystical traditions the world over the heart and heart center have been understood to be a gateway of sorts to Truth. The wisdom one needs in order to discover the secrets of Illumination (or, to use the old phrase: "to know God") can be found in our heart energy. But these secrets can only be attained by lifting the dark curtain of ignorance that covers the mirror we call our heart. We lift the curtain and we polish this mirror. Then the hidden treasures of divine beauty and love can begin reflecting these secrets out into our life in the physical domain. This guided meditation helps translate this precious insight into practice. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One of our superpowers is our ability to direct our attention. Whether we do so consciously or not, we have the power to move our awareness to a place of our choosing. Yet most of us spend our entire lives unconscious of this power and therefore use it only sparingly. But, with practice, it can be developed and strengthened. With practice we can learn to use this power to relax and heal the body, unlock long buried traumas, and even release long-held karma. When we do this, we awaken to the fullest and best experiences life has to offer. This guided meditation helps you develop this superpower. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One of our superpowers is our ability to direct our attention. Whether we do so consciously or not, we have the power to move our awareness to a place of our choosing. Yet most of us spend our entire lives unconscious of this power and therefore use it only sparingly. But, with practice, it can be developed and strengthened. With practice we can learn to use this power to relax and heal the body, unlock long buried traumas, and even release long-held karma. When we do this, we awaken to the fullest and best experiences life has to offer. This guided meditation helps you develop this superpower. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tonglen is an ancient Buddhist practice developed to awaken compassion. Done correctly it can release long buried pain and awaken a profound and healing loving energy within you. Through a process of "giving and taking" (which is what Tonglen means), you restore harmony to a divided world and heal your wounds simultaneously with others'. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tonglen is an ancient Buddhist practice developed to awaken compassion. Done correctly it can release long buried pain and awaken a profound and healing loving energy within you. Through a process of "giving and taking" (which is what Tonglen means), you restore harmony to a divided world and heal your wounds simultaneously with others'. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tonglen is an ancient Buddhist practice developed to awaken compassion. Done correctly it can release long buried pain and awaken a profound and healing loving energy within you. Through a process of "giving and taking" (which is what Tonglen means), you restore harmony to a divided world and heal your wounds simultaneously with others'. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you are suffering, you can take responsibility for healing yourself. This meditation will show you how to do that. Whether your pain is physical or emotional, you have the power to ease the pain and promote the healing. In this meditation we use the fact that beauty heals and we combine it with your power to move your awareness to help you heal any wounds of the body or traumas of the mind. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you are suffering, you can take responsibility for healing yourself. This meditation will show you how to do that. Whether your pain is physical or emotional, you have the power to ease the pain and promote the healing. In this meditation we use the fact that beauty heals and we combine it with your power to move your awareness to help you heal any wounds of the body or traumas of the mind. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Visualization of a deity is an age-old practice among all the major spiritual traditions for generating and sustaining a calming, healing energy within ourselves. In this guided meditation we use the baby Jesus and Mother Mary, the Madonna, as the focus for the visualization. You can still use this guided meditation recording and replace Jesus and Mary with another deity or Saint or spiritual guru of your choice. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Visualization of a deity is an age-old practice among all the major spiritual traditions for generating and sustaining a calming, healing energy within ourselves. In this guided meditation we use the baby Jesus and Mother Mary, the Madonna, as the focus for the visualization. You can still use this guided meditation recording and replace Jesus and Mary with another deity or Saint or spiritual guru of your choice. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Whether you are religious or not there is an extraordinary power in learning to let go. A core teaching from the great masters of old is, to use the old phraseology, "to submit to the will of god". In contemporary, non-sectarian language we might say "letting go" or "allowing the universe to unfold" or "practicing non-resistance". Whatever you'd like to call it, it is like a superpower of healing. So you can use this meditation to help you do that. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Whether you are religious or not there is an extraordinary power in learning to let go. A core teaching from the great masters of old is, to use the old phraseology, "to submit to the will of god". In contemporary, non-sectarian language we might say "letting go" or "allowing the universe to unfold" or "practicing non-resistance". Whatever you'd like to call it, it is like a superpower of healing. So you can use this meditation to help you do that. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This guided meditation walks you through the ancient Buddhist practice of Loving Kindness or Metta Bhavana. But it is directed at your body instead of a being or beings. In this case the words guide you to the feet and ankles but you can use this to direct loving, healing energy to any part of your body that is injured or sick. Just replace the words "feet and ankles" with whatever muscle is sore or body part is bruised or cut or broken. It also will help with internal injuries or illnesses. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tantra is a method for realizing the true nature of reality. If we can master these practices in our human lifetime then, when we die, the we will be able to stabilize the nature of mind and achieve liberation. This ancient Tibetan tantric meditation will open you to the core energy channel that supports your life energy and open you to the radiant, non-dual, emptiness that is true reality. It also has the benefit of preparing you for the inner dissolution that comes in the first stages of death. So when that time comes for you, it won't seem as fantastical and frightening and may even become the gap through which you can achieve liberation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tantra is a method for realizing the true nature of reality. If we can master these practices in our human lifetime then, when we die, the we will be able to stabilize the nature of mind and achieve liberation. This ancient Tibetan tantric meditation will open you to the core energy channel that supports your life energy and open you to the radiant, non-dual, emptiness that is true reality. It also has the benefit of preparing you for the inner dissolution that comes in the first stages of death. So when that time comes for you, it won't seem as fantastical and frightening and may even become the gap through which you can achieve liberation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tantra is a method for realizing the true nature of reality. If we can master these practices in our human lifetime then, when we die, the we will be able to stabilize the nature of mind and achieve liberation. This ancient Tibetan tantric meditation will open you to the core energy channel that supports your life energy and open you to the radiant, non-dual, emptiness that is true reality. It also has the benefit of preparing you for the inner dissolution that comes in the first stages of death. So when that time comes for you, it won't seem as fantastical and frightening and may even become the gap through which you can achieve liberation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tantra is a method for realizing the true nature of reality. If we can master these practices in our human lifetime then, when we die, the we will be able to stabilize the nature of mind and achieve liberation. This ancient Tibetan tantric meditation will open you to the core energy channel that supports your life energy and open you to the radiant, non-dual, emptiness that is true reality. It also has the benefit of preparing you for the inner dissolution that comes in the first stages of death. So when that time comes for you, it won't seem as fantastical and frightening and may even become the gap through which you can achieve liberation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tantra is a method for realizing the true nature of reality. If we can master these practices in our human lifetime then, when we die, the we will be able to stabilize the nature of mind and achieve liberation. This ancient Tibetan tantric meditation will open you to the core energy channel that supports your life energy and open you to the radiant, non-dual, emptiness that is true reality. It also has the benefit of preparing you for the inner dissolution that comes in the first stages of death. So when that time comes for you, it won't seem as fantastical and frightening and may even become the gap through which you can achieve liberation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The nature of the human "self" is truly subtle. The physical self in this world of form is clear to see and feel. And even the airiness of thoughts and the ephemerality of emotions still have a substance that everyone can clearly recognize. But behind all of that is the everlasting you; the infinite self. In this meditation, to awaken the recollection of your true self, we use the ancient system of numbers deployed by the ancients from Babylon and Egypt to Pythagoras up through the medieval alchemists. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The nature of the human "self" is truly subtle. The physical self in this world of form is clear to see and feel. And even the airiness of thoughts and the ephemerality of emotions still have a substance that everyone can clearly recognize. But behind all of that is the everlasting you; the infinite self. In this meditation, to awaken the recollection of your true self, we use the ancient system of numbers deployed by the ancients from Babylon and Egypt to Pythagoras up through the medieval alchemists. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The nature of the human "self" is truly subtle. The physical self in this world of form is clear to see and feel. And even the airiness of thoughts and the ephemerality of emotions still have a substance that everyone can clearly recognize. But behind all of that is the everlasting you; the infinite self. In this meditation, to awaken the recollection of your true self, we use the ancient system of numbers deployed by the ancients from Babylon and Egypt to Pythagoras up through the medieval alchemists. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The nature of the human "self" is truly subtle. The physical self in this world of form is clear to see and feel. And even the airiness of thoughts and the ephemerality of emotions still have a substance that everyone can clearly recognize. But behind all of that is the everlasting you; the infinite self. In this meditation, to awaken the recollection of your true self, we use the ancient system of numbers deployed by the ancients from Babylon and Egypt to Pythagoras up through the medieval alchemists. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The nature of the human "self" is truly subtle. The physical self in this world of form is clear to see and feel. And even the airiness of thoughts and the ephemerality of emotions still have a substance that everyone can clearly recognize. But behind all of that is the everlasting you; the infinite self. In this meditation, to awaken the recollection of your true self, we use the ancient system of numbers deployed by the ancients from Babylon and Egypt to Pythagoras up through the medieval alchemists. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The nature of the human "self" is truly subtle. The physical self in this world of form is clear to see and feel. And even the airiness of thoughts and the ephemerality of emotions still have a substance that everyone can clearly recognize. But behind all of that is the everlasting you; the infinite self. In this meditation, to awaken the recollection of your true self, we use the ancient system of numbers deployed by the ancients from Babylon and Egypt to Pythagoras up through the medieval alchemists. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s 3AM and you feel like crap. Time to bring out your superpowers. You actually have three superpowers. Yet you’re probably not using them or even conscious that you have these superpowers. But you have them all the same. The first power is the ability to move your attention. The second is the power to grant significance. The third is the power to assign causation. Most people project their attention out to other people, into the past or future, and spend their entire lives through the filter of other people or the non-Now. You scatter and weaken yourself by seeking approval from others, thinking about what they are thinking of you, trying to understand their motivation, or wanting something to happen. These are all acts of giving away your energy and neutralizing your power. You are depositing spiritual energy into people or ideas or memories; things you don’t have control over. Seeking authority outside yourself means you have implicitly given someone else (or some idea or event) authority over you; whether you intended to or not, you have given them power; you have granted them dominion over you. Your power of love and healing is within. It is your essential nature. Humans are social animals which means that you co-create your reality with others so it can be scary to remove this power from others. But, paradoxically, by removing this power from others you deepen your connection with them. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s 3AM and you feel like crap. Time to bring out your superpowers. You actually have three superpowers. Yet you’re probably not using them or even conscious that you have these superpowers. But you have them all the same. The first power is the ability to move your attention. The second is the power to grant significance. The third is the power to assign causation. Most people project their attention out to other people, into the past or future, and spend their entire lives through the filter of other people or the non-Now. You scatter and weaken yourself by seeking approval from others, thinking about what they are thinking of you, trying to understand their motivation, or wanting something to happen. These are all acts of giving away your energy and neutralizing your power. You are depositing spiritual energy into people or ideas or memories; things you don’t have control over. Seeking authority outside yourself means you have implicitly given someone else (or some idea or event) authority over you; whether you intended to or not, you have given them power; you have granted them dominion over you. Your power of love and healing is within. It is your essential nature. Humans are social animals which means that you co-create your reality with others so it can be scary to remove this power from others. But, paradoxically, by removing this power from others you deepen your connection with them. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s 3AM and you feel like crap. Time to bring out your superpowers. You actually have three superpowers. Yet you’re probably not using them or even conscious that you have these superpowers. But you have them all the same. The first power is the ability to move your attention. The second is the power to grant significance. The third is the power to assign causation. Most people project their attention out to other people, into the past or future, and spend their entire lives through the filter of other people or the non-Now. You scatter and weaken yourself by seeking approval from others, thinking about what they are thinking of you, trying to understand their motivation, or wanting something to happen. These are all acts of giving away your energy and neutralizing your power. You are depositing spiritual energy into people or ideas or memories; things you don’t have control over. Seeking authority outside yourself means you have implicitly given someone else (or some idea or event) authority over you; whether you intended to or not, you have given them power; you have granted them dominion over you. Your power of love and healing is within. It is your essential nature. Humans are social animals which means that you co-create your reality with others so it can be scary to remove this power from others. But, paradoxically, by removing this power from others you deepen your connection with them. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s 3AM and you feel like crap. Time to bring out your superpowers. You actually have three superpowers. Yet you’re probably not using them or even conscious that you have these superpowers. But you have them all the same. The first power is the ability to move your attention. The second is the power to grant significance. The third is the power to assign causation. Most people project their attention out to other people, into the past or future, and spend their entire lives through the filter of other people or the non-Now. You scatter and weaken yourself by seeking approval from others, thinking about what they are thinking of you, trying to understand their motivation, or wanting something to happen. These are all acts of giving away your energy and neutralizing your power. You are depositing spiritual energy into people or ideas or memories; things you don’t have control over. Seeking authority outside yourself means you have implicitly given someone else (or some idea or event) authority over you; whether you intended to or not, you have given them power; you have granted them dominion over you. Your power of love and healing is within. It is your essential nature. Humans are social animals which means that you co-create your reality with others so it can be scary to remove this power from others. But, paradoxically, by removing this power from others you deepen your connection with them. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s 3AM and you feel like crap. Time to bring out your superpowers. You actually have three superpowers. Yet you’re probably not using them or even conscious that you have these superpowers. But you have them all the same. The first power is the ability to move your attention. The second is the power to grant significance. The third is the power to assign causation. Most people project their attention out to other people, into the past or future, and spend their entire lives through the filter of other people or the non-Now. You scatter and weaken yourself by seeking approval from others, thinking about what they are thinking of you, trying to understand their motivation, or wanting something to happen. These are all acts of giving away your energy and neutralizing your power. You are depositing spiritual energy into people or ideas or memories; things you don’t have control over. Seeking authority outside yourself means you have implicitly given someone else (or some idea or event) authority over you; whether you intended to or not, you have given them power; you have granted them dominion over you. Your power of love and healing is within. It is your essential nature. Humans are social animals which means that you co-create your reality with others so it can be scary to remove this power from others. But, paradoxically, by removing this power from others you deepen your connection with them. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Pythagoreans believed that the number 10 was sacred and perfect; that it symbolized God or Unity or Completeness. It turns out that the number ten, also roughly corresponds to the number of seconds it takes to breathe the "perfect" breath. What is the perfect breath? It is the breath that is universally arrived at by any careful student of spiritual or physical health. For example, people reciting a Buddhist mantra, the Latin version of the rosary, and the Catholic prayer cycle of the Ave Maria all breathe between five and six breaths per minute during their prayer or mantra or meditation. And the body loves this length: researchers in one of these experiments connected sensors to measure the subject’s blood flow, heart rate, and nervous system activity. Whenever the chanters followed this slow breathing pattern and were in this zone of about 5.5 breaths per minute, blood flow to the brain increased and the functions of heart, circulation, and nervous system reached a state of peak efficiency and harmony. In other words, the systems in the body entered a state of coherence right around this number of about five and half second inhales and five and a half second exhales, which also works out to be about five and a half breaths per minute. This same phenomenon has been observed across cultures and time periods. Whether it is Buddhist monks chanting their popular mantra, "Om Mani Padme Hum", Jainist chants, the Kundalini chant of "Sa ta na ma", each of these takes five or six seconds to vocalize, followed by a five to six second inhale. In the Hindu tradition, "khechari" hand and tongue mudras which are purported to help bolster physical health and promote spiritual development, the practitioner places their tongue and hands in specified positions and take deep, you guessed it, slow and even breaths which each take between 5.5 and 6 seconds. This phenomenon has been observed as well in Hawaiian, Native American, Japanese, African, and Taoist cultures. They all arrived at the roughly the same techniques, each requiring the same breathing patterns. So let's practice it together!Pro tips: 1) Breathe in and out through your nose the whole time; 2) Move your belly and grow your torso in three dimensions with each breath. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Pythagoreans believed that the number 10 was sacred and perfect; that it symbolized God or Unity or Completeness. It turns out that the number ten, also roughly corresponds to the number of seconds it takes to breathe the "perfect" breath. What is the perfect breath? It is the breath that is universally arrived at by any careful student of spiritual or physical health. For example, people reciting a Buddhist mantra, the Latin version of the rosary, and the Catholic prayer cycle of the Ave Maria all breathe between five and six breaths per minute during their prayer or mantra or meditation. And the body loves this length: researchers in one of these experiments connected sensors to measure the subject’s blood flow, heart rate, and nervous system activity. Whenever the chanters followed this slow breathing pattern and were in this zone of about 5.5 breaths per minute, blood flow to the brain increased and the functions of heart, circulation, and nervous system reached a state of peak efficiency and harmony. In other words, the systems in the body entered a state of coherence right around this number of about five and half second inhales and five and a half second exhales, which also works out to be about five and a half breaths per minute. This same phenomenon has been observed across cultures and time periods. Whether it is Buddhist monks chanting their popular mantra, "Om Mani Padme Hum", Jainist chants, the Kundalini chant of "Sa ta na ma", each of these takes five or six seconds to vocalize, followed by a five to six second inhale. In the Hindu tradition, "khechari" hand and tongue mudras which are purported to help bolster physical health and promote spiritual development, the practitioner places their tongue and hands in specified positions and take deep, you guessed it, slow and even breaths which each take between 5.5 and 6 seconds. This phenomenon has been observed as well in Hawaiian, Native American, Japanese, African, and Taoist cultures. They all arrived at the roughly the same techniques, each requiring the same breathing patterns. So let's practice it together!Pro tips: 1) Breathe in and out through your nose the whole time; 2) Move your belly and grow your torso in three dimensions with each breath. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Pythagoreans believed that the number 10 was sacred and perfect; that it symbolized God or Unity or Completeness. It turns out that the number ten, also roughly corresponds to the number of seconds it takes to breathe the "perfect" breath. What is the perfect breath? It is the breath that is universally arrived at by any careful student of spiritual or physical health. For example, people reciting a Buddhist mantra, the Latin version of the rosary, and the Catholic prayer cycle of the Ave Maria all breathe between five and six breaths per minute during their prayer or mantra or meditation. And the body loves this length: researchers in one of these experiments connected sensors to measure the subject’s blood flow, heart rate, and nervous system activity. Whenever the chanters followed this slow breathing pattern and were in this zone of about 5.5 breaths per minute, blood flow to the brain increased and the functions of heart, circulation, and nervous system reached a state of peak efficiency and harmony. In other words, the systems in the body entered a state of coherence right around this number of about five and half second inhales and five and a half second exhales, which also works out to be about five and a half breaths per minute. This same phenomenon has been observed across cultures and time periods. Whether it is Buddhist monks chanting their popular mantra, "Om Mani Padme Hum", Jainist chants, the Kundalini chant of "Sa ta na ma", each of these takes five or six seconds to vocalize, followed by a five to six second inhale. In the Hindu tradition, "khechari" hand and tongue mudras which are purported to help bolster physical health and promote spiritual development, the practitioner places their tongue and hands in specified positions and take deep, you guessed it, slow and even breaths which each take between 5.5 and six seconds. This phenomenon has been observed as well in Hawaiian, Native American, Japanese, African, and Taoist cultures. They all arrived at the roughly the same techniques, each requiring the same breathing patterns. So let's practice it together!Pro tips: 1) Breathe in and out through your nose the whole time; 2) Move your belly and grow your torso in three dimensions with each breath. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Pythagoreans believed that the number 10 was sacred and perfect; that it symbolized God or Unity or Completeness. It turns out that the number ten, also roughly corresponds to the number of seconds it takes to breathe the "perfect" breath. What is the perfect breath? It is the breath that is universally arrived at by any careful student of spiritual or physical health. For example, people reciting a Buddhist mantra, the Latin version of the rosary, and the Catholic prayer cycle of the Ave Maria all breathe between five and six breaths per minute during their prayer or mantra or meditation. And the body loves this length: researchers in one of these experiments connected sensors to measure the subject’s blood flow, heart rate, and nervous system activity. Whenever the chanters followed this slow breathing pattern and were in this zone of about 5.5 breaths per minute, blood flow to the brain increased and the functions of heart, circulation, and nervous system reached a state of peak efficiency and harmony. In other words, the systems in the body entered a state of coherence right around this number of about five and half second inhales and five and a half second exhales, which also works out to be about five and a half breaths per minute. This same phenomenon has been observed across cultures and time periods. Whether it is Buddhist monks chanting their popular mantra, "Om Mani Padme Hum", Jainist chants, the Kundalini chant of "Sa ta na ma", each of these takes five or six seconds to vocalize, followed by a five to six second inhale. In the Hindu tradition, "khechari" hand and tongue mudras which are purported to help bolster physical health and promote spiritual development, the practitioner places their tongue and hands in specified positions and take deep, you guessed it, slow and even breaths which each take between 5.5 and six seconds. This phenomenon has been observed as well in Hawaiian, Native American, Japanese, African, and Taoist cultures. They all arrived at the roughly the same techniques, each requiring the same breathing patterns. So let's practice it together!Pro tips: 1) Breathe in and out through your nose the whole time; 2) Move your belly and grow your torso in three dimensions with each breath. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Pythagoreans believed that the number 10 was sacred and perfect; that it symbolized God or Unity or Completeness. It turns out that the number ten, also roughly corresponds to the number of seconds it takes to breathe the "perfect" breath. What is the perfect breath? It is the breath that is universally arrived at by any careful student of spiritual or physical health. For example, people reciting a Buddhist mantra, the Latin version of the rosary, and the Catholic prayer cycle of the Ave Maria all breathe between five and six breaths per minute during their prayer or mantra or meditation. And the body loves this length: researchers in one of these experiments connected sensors to measure the subject’s blood flow, heart rate, and nervous system activity. Whenever the chanters followed this slow breathing pattern and were in this zone of about 5.5 breaths per minute, blood flow to the brain increased and the functions of heart, circulation, and nervous system reached a state of peak efficiency and harmony. In other words, the systems in the body entered a state of coherence right around this number of about five and half second inhales and five and a half second exhales, which also works out to be about five and a half breaths per minute. This same phenomenon has been observed across cultures and time periods. Whether it is Buddhist monks chanting their popular mantra, "Om Mani Padme Hum", Jainist chants, the Kundalini chant of "Sa ta na ma", each of these takes five or six seconds to vocalize, followed by a five to six second inhale. In the Hindu tradition, "khechari" hand and tongue mudras which are purported to help bolster physical health and promote spiritual development, the practitioner places their tongue and hands in specified positions and take deep, you guessed it, slow and even breaths which each take between 5.5 and six seconds. This phenomenon has been observed as well in Hawaiian, Native American, Japanese, African, and Taoist cultures. They all arrived at the roughly the same techniques, each requiring the same breathing patterns. So let's practice it together!Pro tips: 1) Breathe in and out through your nose the whole time; 2) Move your belly and grow your torso in three dimensions with each breath. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.