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• Lesson 2 · Lost Teachings of Yoga

  8 Petals of Yoga

  …Personal Improvement (3) Asana — Physical Practice (4) Pranayama — Breath Practice (5) Pratyahara — Redirecting Focus (6) Dharana — Cultivating Focus (7) Dhyana — Sustained Focus (8) Samadhi — Merging with Focus

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• Lesson 6 · Lost Teachings of Yoga

  Pratyahara and Dharana

  …future, you bring yourself back to the focus point. It can be the breath, or it can be your AI project. This essential step leads you directly to dhyana, the original yoga word for meditation. Remember, it is defined as…

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• Lesson 9 · Lost Teachings of Yoga

  One Pose

  Choose a comfortable supported seat or your usual working position. Keep breathing naturally; adjust or move whenever you need to. Use a short, manageable AI task to explore steadiness without forcing stillness.

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• Lesson 15 · The Tao of AI

  Minimizing Stress

  As BKS Iyengar once said, breath is king of mind. Deep breathing is the king of stress reduction. We will do a deep dive on that later. Spending time in nature and with good friends are other great ways to reduce stress.…

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• Lesson 16 · The Tao of AI

  Maximizing Relaxation

  …we do to relax more? Do not underestimate the power of deep breathing. It can change your life. The slower and deeper you breathe, the more relaxed you will be — period. How you look at reality matters too, as well as ho…

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• Lesson 31 · Techniques and Practices

  Meditationization

  …about something else. You are relaxed, taking low and slow deep breaths — 100% here and now. As the famous Buddhist saying goes, when you are washing the dishes, wash the dishes.

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• Lesson 32 · Techniques and Practices

  Yogafication

  …you are already doing into a yoga pose by being aware of your breath, body, and posture. It is about proprioception — awareness of where you are in space. Do you remember the Harvard Mindful Exercise Study from the very…

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• Lesson 33 · Techniques and Practices

  Pranayama

  Pranayama is the fourth petal of yoga. It is all about deep breathing. Specifically, it is about slowing the breath down, as well as expanding the breath. We want to decrease the quantity, but increase the quality. The b…

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• Lesson 34 · Techniques and Practices

  Mantra

  …to go. Many yoga teachers will recommend you go back to the breath whenever the mind strays to the past or future, and that is a great idea. The breath is always and forever in the present moment. The same goes for the b…

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• Lesson 35 · Techniques and Practices

  Posture Practice

  Like poor breathing, bad posture is one of the worst habits, but it is not just about how everything looks. It literally goes much deeper than that. The spine is basically the center of the body and entire energetic syst…

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• Lesson 38 · Techniques and Practices

  The Balance Game

  …into the present moment. Like correcting poor posture and poor breathing habits, developing balance can be tough and incredibly frustrating in the beginning. However, please hear me out before you give up on balance.

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• Lesson 55 · Mirrors and Fractals

  Sleep

  …night. Eating healthy plays a big role. Meditation and deep breathing works wonders. It is very helpful not to eat a big meal close to bedtime. Digesting food uses energy and takes away from sleep quality.

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• Lesson 57 · Mirrors and Fractals

  EMF Basics

  Science tells us that there is more than meets the eye. Even the fact that you breathe is proof of this. You can’t see the air you breathe, yet there is a profound impact on your health. A similar dynamic is at play with…

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• Lesson 60 · Integration and Innovation

  Implementation

  …online, or a pranayama week where you really emphasize more deep breathing.

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• Yoga flow · Flows and Meditations

  Yoga for Eyes

  Eyes Closed Deep Breathing

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• Yoga flow · Flows and Meditations

  Yoga for Face

  Smile Yoga Breathing

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• Yoga flow · Flows and Meditations

  Yoga for Neck

  Improving Breathing

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• Yoga flow · Flows and Meditations

  Yoga for Front Body

  Better Breathing

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• Yoga flow · Flows and Meditations

  Yoga for Relaxation

  …staying in poses slightly longer and really emphasizing deep breathing.

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• Meditation · Flows and Meditations

  Meditation for Focus

  …focus on this external point, begin to take low and slow deep breaths — in and out through the nose; expanding the belly.

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• Meditation · Flows and Meditations

  Meditation for Innovation

  …not now. I invite you to close the eyes and connect with your breath. Let’s take some big deep breaths — in and out through the nose; low and slow from the belly. We are slowing the breath down as much as we can, and we…

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• Meditation · Flows and Meditations

  Meditation on Mortality

  …invite you to close the eyes, bringing your awareness to the breath. Let’s take some big deep breaths — in and out through the nose; low and slow from the belly.

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• Meditation · Flows and Meditations

  Thank You Love Meditation

  …dissolve on a big exhalation. Let’s take some big deep belly breaths — low and slow; in and out through the nose.

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