Conscious Breathing

Conscious Breathing Meditation


Take a step back, relax.
Your time will come and pass.
Recognize the moment.
Learn from the past.

I know I haven’t written anything on here in a while but I think that just changed :D .

Everyone is guilty of not being totally conscious all of the time. I can’t even say that I’ve been fully conscious for a whole day of my life. The fact is that all humans have a mind and a internal dialogue. This internal voice making judgments, reminiscing about the past, fantasizing about the future,  prevents you from being fully conscious. When you focus your attention on something real that is happening right now, you enter the realm of enlightenment.

What is conscious breathing? Conscious breathing is the act of consciously observing one’s breath.  Focus your mind on the sensations of in breath and out breath. Anybody can practice conscious breathing at anytime. Benefits include clarity of mind, better focus, and cessation of the inner voice.

Breathing is an unconscious action. It requires no direct thought in you mind demanding that you breathe. When you take the time to relax your body and mind by really focusing your attention to your breathing you will notice that you can calm the inner voice by thinking of nothing other than your the feelings that arise through your breath. There will be an inner stillness. The longer you can sustain this act of meditation the more level headed you will be. Make this a practice whenever you can everyday notice the change in you consciousness.



 

This is a video my friend Drew made after we had some fun in the cold a while back.

 

Yesterday, I was a test subject for a psychology lab at my school. They set me up with a special cap and some electrodes to measure my brain waves. They had to put jell in everyone of the white holes on the cap. It took a little while to get set up. I had to detect whether quick flashes of white lines were all going the same way or not while they recorded my brain activity. Here’s what I looked like.


Me hooked up to the machine.

This is me all hooked up to the machine.


Brain Waves


 

The most destructive habit…………………………Worry

The greatest Joy………………………………………….Giving

The greatest loss……………………Loss of self-respect

The most satisfying work………………..Helping others

The ugliest personality trait………………..Selfishness

The most endangered species……..Dedicated leaders

Our greatest natural resource………………..Our youth

The greatest “shot in the arm”………..Encouragement

The greatest problem to overcome……………………Fear

The most effective sleeping pill………….Peace of mind

The most crippling failure disease………………..Excuses

The most powerful force in life…………………………Love

The most dangerous pariah………………………..A gossiper

The world’s most incredible computer……….The brain

The worst thing to be without………………………….. Hope

The deadliest weapon…………………………………The tongue

The two most power-filled words…………………..”I Can”

The greatest asset………………………………………………Faith

The most worthless emotion…………………………..Self-pity

The most beautiful attire……………………………….SMILE!

The most prized possession………………………… Integrity

The most powerful channel of communication…..Prayer

The most contagious spirit…………………………Enthusiasm

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Fluid Gene Tattoo

Sweet arm paint by Kara Andrews. (Art on the Spot)

Awesome arm art.

Sweet arm paint by Kara Andrews. (Art on the Spot)


So Monday night I had a great time with my friend Hillary. We hung out after class and decided to go to a Purim party. As you can see we got amazing body art done. Kara Andrews did the art www.artonthespot.com . The party went well. We had traditional Jewish Food, pizza, salad, cake and more. We also had a nice game of apples to apples. Good food, good fun, good night.

 
Give love. Give help.
Give love. Give help.


I have just realized that the most important thing in life is to live in a way in which you can give to others. Reach out and give a helping hand.

I mean no one else is living your life, in your shoes. No one is experiencing anything the same way you are. I can’t imagine how life is perceived as someone else. Everyone strives to better themselves and their experiences but, who strives to better everyone else? The one who is living the most, thats who. Anyone who pops into your daily life, be it family, friends, or new helpful strangers, who betters your life in most cases is held high in your judgement. You form bonds and memories with these people. These bonds form friendships and relationships.

When you have friends it is best to be present and helpful in their lives. Build integrity throughout the actions you perform. Your helpfulness can spread by showing people in your life to help others in their life. I truly believe by that doing this the good will cycle back and ultimately help, your community, society, and yourself. You can live a positive life and help others be positive. Do the best you can to spread positive vibrations and emotion that will ripple through people like a sudden rainstorm over a enormous still lake. The innumerable ripples are touching each other all over but one ripple can not touch all the others at the same time.

By being aware of the others in your life, being kind and helpful, and spreading positive emotion you have not only bettered the experiences in your life at the end of the day but the experiences in the lives of masses. This can help us turn live for more than ourselves.

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