Results from a month of HRV training/meditation/breathwork/traumarelease

[Agrande]

Benefits
- way more calm and grounded in stressful high pressure situations. I feel more fearless and i can stand my ground without folding. Unflinching to negativity, i can now observe and not be affected. Lot easier to confront my fears and take action with less resistance.

- easier breathing through my belly

- a more focused mind. Improvements in attention, focus and concentration abilities. Better attention span

- my body feels lighter and more energised.

- a lot more stress resilience. I feel more detachment from urges for stimulation. Can handle a lot more stress without seeking escapisms. (Porn, junk food, overeating etc)

- resurfacing fundamental traumas from 5-10 years ago to my earliest childhood during practice. Coming to terms with it 

- increased cognition. More creativity and ideas. A lot less brain fog

- increased body awareness. Trauma release. 

- more mindfulness. Increased gap between impulse and response. I can observe myself better. Able to be detached when I need to be. 

- in deep practice, my body sometimes feels euphorically tingly, my mind becomes completely silent and my field of vision changes to be much clearer.

- a lot less social anxiety. I can talk to people a lot more comfortably as if i’ve always known them. Comfortable with being more expressive

- a lot less body tension. Feeling a lot lighter and looser. Like finally getting the stick out of my ass. 

- better ability to handle cardio. Can easily do 1 mile on a treadmill quicker than i used to. Had more resilience to keep going. My heart feels stronger.

- less depression, mind wandering and ruminating. 

my technique (figured out from experimentation) 

This technique is a combined practice of HRV, meditation, breathwork and trauma release. 

i modify the coherent breathing technique which is 5.455 seconds inhale and exhale but i double the timing to increase the physiological effects of training. That is 10.91 seconds inhale and exhale.

During practice, i rest my hand on wherever i feel tension in my belly to guide my breath there, breathing from the deepest parts of my stomach. I focus on the navel area and experiment which area brings most relaxation where i rest my hand gently to guide my breath. I consciously release the tension in my body as i breathe deeply. this navel area is called the hara, dan tien and many other things by other cultures. 

I sit up in a posture that allows me to breathe the best. I do this either laying down on bed or sitting upright like on a chair, bed, sofa etc. i never slouch. 

for the meditation aspect, i focus on the silences in between my breath timer’s blip sounds when it changes from inhale to exhale. That’s my anchor. If that doesn’t work, i keep it simple and focus on my breath. 

i try to get at a point in my sessions where i barely need to breathe, and I just naturally start breathing really slow, deep and less without even trying. This is where i feel the most benefit. My mind naturally quiets down to silence as my body feels this huge relaxation. 

training and practice:

- i do 1 hour everyday. Split into 35 minute sessions each. I add an extra 5 minutes as a margin of error in case i lose focus and mess up my breath timings a little bit. 
 

- what aided my practice was daily cold immersion. Also periods of sexual abstinence for like a week or so. I drank lots of water and stayed hydrated. Did intense gym training 3x a week. Prioritised sleep. There’s a lot of other factors which go into good practice 

- i combined techniques because i figured out some techniques work better as a synergy and not in separation. One technique can aid another technique

- i came to know about HRV from leo’s “start here” page and did my own research so thank you leo

Edited 23 hours ago by Agrande