Calming Breath

Daily Meditation Podcast

Mary Meckley

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Alternative Health

4.1 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2020

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

"The cause of suffering is that the unbounded Self is overshadowed by the world." ~ Patanjali

It's easy to drift through life without full awareness of how much your thoughts and actions influence how you deal with emotional stress. Recognizing attachments puts you on the path to releasing harmful influences so that you begin to reclaim your life. This week, you'll be exploring the fifth and final Yama from Pantanjali's Yoga Sutras. The fifth Yama, Aparigraha, has to do with non-attachment. This is part of a collection of meditation series focused on honoring the way you live your life. You'll focus on releasing negative thoughts and physical possessions that no longer serve you. This is part 3 of a 7-part Non-Attachment meditation series with the 5th Yama Aparigraha, episodes 2124-2130. THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: You're invited to take part in a Freedom Quest where every day this week you are challenged to do two things: 1) Release thoughts that no longer serve you. 2) Release a physical item that you no longer use or appreciate. THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION TECHNIQUES: Day 1: Visualization to release attachments Day 2: Affirmation - "I am secure within myself." Day 3: Breathing - Inhale: 4 Hold: 6 Exhale: 8 Day 4: Mudra - Kubera Mudra Day 5: Chakra - 2nd - flexibility - orange color - water element Day 6: Layer the week's meditation techniques together Day 7: Walking Meditation

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Resources: Music by Christopher Lloyd Clarke and Greg Keller.

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is episode 2,136 of the Daily Meditation Podcast.
0:08.3	I'm Mary Meckley, and I welcome you to day three of our series we're exploring this week.
0:16.8	I'll be guiding you through a meditation using a meditation technique that is one of the most powerful ways to calm your mind and your body and that is by the power of your breath.
0:34.6	You'll be guided using a calming breathing technique. It's a technique that's
0:42.0	going to help you relax your nervous system. You'll also discover some insight from some
0:50.1	of the rich tradition of meditation. And this is our theme this week as we explore the yamas from the classic yoga sutras.
1:04.6	For this past month we've explored the five different yamas. In this week's series, we're focused on the fifth
1:15.8	and final yama. Apari-graha. This yama is all about non-attachment and being happy
1:26.4	with what you have and who you are, not desiring other things.
1:32.7	As we're going through a pandemic, this could even relate to not wishing for life as it was
1:41.6	before the coronavirus pandemic.
1:45.0	I'll share with you a quote from Pontanjali to consider,
1:51.0	the cause of suffering is that the unbounded self is overshadowed by the world.
2:00.0	So as you consider how you are managing the pandemic and how you feel
2:07.1	in regard to where you are in your life right now, think about how whatever's going on in the
2:15.6	world doesn't really overshadow who you really are.
2:20.3	So as you get ready to settle yourself down to meditate with a straight spine to keep yourself nice and alert
2:32.3	with your eyes closed and gently elevated.
2:37.9	Begin to consider how going through the pandemic and uncertainty in the world may have caused you to lose touch with some of your unique
2:56.2	strengths. Do you feel more vulnerable and exposed? Just bring this to mind.
3:08.3	And think about how you could feel more secure within yourself.
3:31.0	What thoughts of fear or uncertainty could you let go of?
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