Tag Archives: meditation

meditation retreat 5/4-5/13 2011

attended a 9 day meditation retreat held by Spirit Rock in Joshua Tree. It was awesome & learned a lot on a lot of different topics. Most days – 5:30am to 10pm. silent. 8 sessions of sitting med (6hrs total) … Continue reading

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Meditation: extreme joy, burning hands, ball of energy in chest

Had an interesting experience in class (maybe 1/3/2011).  I had done pranayama before class and maybe Yoga w/shavasana.  (Pranayama was alternate nostril and maybe kapalabathi). In class I felt an extreme amount of Joy during the meditation.  At the time, … Continue reading

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Reggie Ray’s Breathwork and Prana

I’ve been using Reggie Ray’s “Your Breathing Body” meditations for a while.  A few weeks ago I started to notice the Prana energy when using his cell breathing meditation.  In addition, in my class meditation, I have been feeling Prana … Continue reading

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Jhana, anapanasati

I have an interest in Jhana (buddhist: levels of concentration).   Practicing anapanasati on and off for at least 1 year. With anapanasati, sometimes I get a good one.  Count 1 to 8 then 8 to 1 on breaths.  Restart … Continue reading

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