Behind the Veil: The Complete Guide to Conscious Sleep by Daniel Kelley

Author:Daniel Kelley [Kelley, Daniel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Psychology/Dreaming
Publisher: The Original Falcon Press
Published: 2018-06-08T21:00:00+00:00

Notice that the spine is straight and the legs are crossed. Whenever possible, your hips should be elevated slightly above the level of your knees. Placing a cushion under your butt can accomplish this. This helps keep your spine straight by forming a tripod out of your torso and lower body. Your spine mustn’t be held rigid or ramrod straight. Rather, the chest is slightly concave, and the thoracic region of the spine maintains its natural curve. Be sure that your tailbone is straight and in line with the lumbar region of your spine and not jutting out or collapsing inward. Your mouth should be closed, and your jaw drawn gently inward toward your throat. Your head should feel as though it’s suspended from above by a string. This takes the weight of your head off your spine. Your shoulders should be in line with your hips and relaxed downward naturally. The tip of your tongue should gently touch the upper palate of your mouth. This connects the Governing and Conception meridians, helps to silence inner chatter, and generates saliva to swallow at the end of the session. Certain healing enzymes are generated during Embryonic Breathing that infuse the saliva, which is then swallowed for healing purposes.

Your forearms should rest on your thighs and your hands should be placed in front of your navel.

If you’re left-handed, place your left hand under your right, and vice versa if you’re right-handed. The hands should feel relaxed and comfortable with your thumbs very lightly pressing each other. If you find this hand posture uncomfortable, you can simply let them rest folded on your lap. Folded in this manner your hands create a circuit of energy and helps to keep your awareness on your lower abdomen where Embryonic Breathing takes place. At first, you may keep your eyes open slightly if you experience eye-twitching and other symptoms of a restlessness mind. Zen monks will sometimes meditate while facing a blank wall or the floor a few feet in front of them, or at the tip of the nose, until the mind settles at which point they close their eyes.

That’s it! Now you’re ready to begin Embryonic Breathing meditation. When possible, face East while meditating in the morning and West when meditating at night. Later, as you advance in skill, you can practice while lying down in alignment with Earth’s magnetic field. For books offering a complete discussion on orientations for practice, see the Bibliography.

Now that you’re in the proper posture for Embryonic Breathing, the next step is to regulate your breathing. During this time, you still regulate your body to make it more and more relaxed. Be sure that you don’t slouch or hunch over as this destroys the energetic integrity of the posture, puts undue pressure on your internal organs, increases the likelihood of falling asleep, and distracts the mind with discomfort.

Start by entering the Trance state by accepting all that is arising in the moment with a deep and total YES from the very core of your being.

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