Guest guest Posted February 3, 2000 Report Share Posted February 3, 2000 Dear Shen, > Hi all! I've been working with the breath, and there is something I wonder > about. When you hold the breath,you can hold it with or without locking the > throat. Its been my habit to lock the throat but am noticing that the holding > is somehow more lively without the squeeze/throat lock. On the other hand, > the breath can leak out a little. "Locking" the throat is simply to help the energy move. It is almost like unlocking it because the throat is in the right positon. I think you have the right formula--relax in the position but don't relax to the point that the breath leaks out. > Two days ago, I was doing the elevation set and couldn't find my timer. > It was a very nice experience to work with the exercizes without the timer. I > felt very in touch with what was happening and wasn't thinking about when the > timer was going to go off. Why is there the need to time the exercises? The effects take a certain time to occur so we want to make sure we do them the minimum time to get the effect. And why not work untimed as well? For the reasons you have found out, it is much more relaxing and actually easier to stay focused without waiting for the timer to go off. That is fine. Enjoy whatever method works best for you at the moment. Sometimes it is nice to have the timer so you don't have to think if you have done the exercise long enough. This is especially true for meditations so we don't have to look at the clock. We do develop an inner timer after a while. SAt Nam, RAttana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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