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Balanced Breath / Shanti Mind Pranayam

​Learning the balanced breath is a foundational practice - 
It is most important within this journey.
Bring awareness to the feel of the breath
Moving in and out of the nostrils 
Allow the breath and the body to relax fully 
When tense the upper chest alone moves 
When Relaxed the stomach will move with a gentle bellows action. 
Give time to settle into this - Soften into this. When one has actualized this motion and is going with its flow, proceed on to the next step.

Focus on the side with less air flow 
Allow it to totally relax 
Stay with this until the breath feels balanced, continue to allow the abdomen to soften and 
Allow all muscles to relax - keep back gently Straight. 
When this is actualized proceed to the next Practice of Open Eye Mediation: 

When ready, bring the attention to the right side of the chest - this is the home of the spiritual heart 
Which is not a physical location but a cognition of Being
It is a place that develops awareness purely 

Relax into the spiritual heart... 
Allowing the breath to breathe itself... soften into this presence for a time 
If the mind or eyes want to focus on a particular object soften the gaze around the object 
Allow awareness to expand from within the Heart outward 
Not focusing on or holding anything in particular 
Now, continue to relax into the Spiritual Heart Center 
Float in the fullness of awareness 
Allow all barriers to fall 
So that it is open to the totality of the Universe as ONE
Sounds come Sounds go
The body relaxed 
The gaze softened 
No concerns 
No clinging 
No aversion 
Just warmth radiating from the Center of Being 

If mind thoughts come up one may repeat Om THAT I AM. 
As they recede, just remain in the Stillness and Bliss that emerge. 

This is seeing through the Heart 
This is the open eye meditation 
It can be done throughout the day

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Maha Shanti OM
I Welcome You All with Great Love and Respect.
Guru Kaliuttamananda-Giri (GuruSwamiG) ​