All in the Mind, or All in the Body: the Feeling of Longing or Emptiness | Aloshan #5 | 9.27.21

Aloshan asks for guidance in treating the tension in his chest which Dhammarato compares to a "hole, emptiness, or feeling of longing for permanency". Aloshan is given a practical exercise of long deep healing breaths which loosen up the adrenaline built-up, in combination with a visualization technique which allows him to "be curious and playful" with this sensation.

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0:00 Thoughts are like game announcers chatting among themselves without paying attention to the game

3:26 The "I" in the body and the new way of noticing sensations

7:30 Long deep healing breaths

11:10 Caressing the tension in the chest

12:58 Adrenaline and cortisol break down through breathing

17:10 Covid and respiratory therapists

18:21 Hole/emptiness/longing for permanency 

21:10 Recognition of creating everything around 

23:59 Training the mind akin to training a horse

26:00 Self-preservation instinct and consequences

27:00 Start congratulating yourself on seeing your thoughts

30:00 Exploring the mind through intimacy in a friendly way