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Edgar's avatar

I am always amazed at how ancient practices like zen's Zazen have such profound effects on our psyche and bodies. A closer look at the relation between breathing-chanting techniques and the vagus nerve is also very interesting.

Science has had a lot to catch up on.

Iluminating words from an iluminated and wise person.

Thank you Rob.

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Veronica Quinn's avatar

Brilliant piece, as always. Find it hard to sit still and meditate, but this is certainly inspires to start, especially if the larger impacts take 2 months with a few minutes daily. A habit to build!

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Rob Lefort's avatar

Thank you. You'll find that most people find it hard at the beginning. The process is to learn to let go of expectations and just be the observer, not the observed. There is no bad or good practice. There’s only the ones where you show up and the ones where you don’t.

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Andreas's avatar

"the wandering isn't a mistake—it's the actual exercise." - A brilliant way to put it!

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Davey Gravy's avatar

Love this, thanks Rob!

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Rob Lefort's avatar

Thank you! 🙏

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