MEDITATION PATH UPDATE - Wim Hof and Pranayama progress
I've hit a decent stride in my meditation routine. I essentially am running all of the essentials, have a better understanding of energy work, cleaning is going well, protection is consistent, Yoga is great (although I'm still working on doing more of it), I've finally introduced some Chakra empowerment/feeding through the Full Chakra Meditation (haven't spent enough time with it to bring a report on it, but I will soon), I've been able to enter trance during meditations without a huge amount of prep time, and I'm doing a couple workings at all times.
That's great for me, as I essentially don't need to actively worry about changing my routine for a while, as I'm doing all that is needed and making consistent improvements.
This allows me to spend some more time studying our work, pondering various things, journaling, planning, and setting goals.
One thing I did want to delve deeper into is pranayama, as I don't really do that much of it. Obviously, the Yogic Breath is part of my routine due to Foundation Meditation, and I'm also doing alternate nostril breaths whenever I feel the need to.
However, other than a little grounding from the ANB, and the Yogic Breath being a fundamental thing to practice for general meditation, I haven't really experienced direct benefits from pranayama, direct feelings that I can attribute to be beneficial, or experiences through which I can really understand the fact that it is essential.
I asked for some advice from my GD, and I was directed towards the Wim Hof method. Skeptical ass that I am, I do some research on whether this practice has any merit as far as ancient wisdom.
It sort of does. It's basically just a Bhastrika or a Fire breath (with a weaker exhale) followed by a Kumbhaka hold. 30 isn't some magic number mentioned within ancient texts, so I'm going based on feel instead.
The energy buzz was great, whereas with the regular Sun breath I don't seem to get similar effects. I also entered a light trance with it, which was surprising.
One of the reasons why I'm focusing on pranayama right now is to raise my general capacity for energy and condition myself for higher bioelectricity in a safe and steady way. So, this seems like a great exercise to introduce into my routine.
I'll come back with another post once I've had some time with it, to see how it improves over time and how my body reacts to higher levels of energy.