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Verse 26 of the Vijnanabhairava Tantra suggests a lovely Yoga/Qigong practice:

So the practice is to notice our breathing, the inhales following the exhales, the exhales following the inhales ... and as we do this to "scan" our physical bodies, and let go, melt away any tension we find (say in our neck or shoulders or jaw, or back or belly) until our body feels quite relaxed.

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Verse 26 of the Vijnanabhairava Tantra suggests a lovely Yoga/Qigong practice:

So the practice is to notice our breathing, the inhales following the exhales, the exhales following the inhales ... and as we do this to "scan" our physical bodies, and let go, melt away any tension we find (say in our neck or shoulders or jaw, or back or belly) until our body feels quite relaxed.

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Bhairavi (the feminine principle, or manifest reality) asks Bhairava (the masculine principle, or reality beyond specific manifestation): "... from the standpoint of absolute reality, what is the essential nature of Bhairava?"

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The first paragraph of the Vijnanabhairava Tantra a text belonging to the tradition of Kashmir Shaivism, and considered by many to represent the quintessence of all yoga instruction, begins:

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Hi Everyone,

Just wanting to introduce myself ... I'm someone who has a lot of interest in and a fair amount of experience with yoga & qigong (Toaist yoga) and meditation. So am going to be writing mostly about these topics. I'm going to be starting by presenting a text called the Vijnanabhairava Tantra. This is a wonderful text from the tradition of Kashmir Shaivism, which offers 108 different yoga techniques. So for each of my posts (or most of them), for a while, I'll be presenting one of these techniques. Many of these take the form of "thought experiements" ~ ways of changing our thinking which can lead to greater freedom & clarity. Some are breathing practices. Some are more physical. So if you have an interest or curiosity re: yoga ... please visit me.

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