Mind calming exercise
Calming the mind. There is a connection between the breath and the mind. In all Tibetan yogic traditions, we emphasize to the student that the mind rides the breath like a rider on a horse. Then later, the meaning of pranayama breathing is skillful, without dangerous pushing, or superficial, like some boring duty. There are many calming the mind meditations, however, the one that is used the most is counting breaths without distraction. This acts as discipline, holding the mind to a certain pattern. Count in breath an out breath as one - from one to ten. Most folks would say, “No problem. Watch; one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.” Like that. I can count to ten. But can you count to ten while you breathe and only count? Alright. "Den Geist beruhigen. Es besteht eine Verbindung zwischen Atem und Geist. In allen yogischen Traditionen Tibets betonen wir dem Schüler gegenüber, dass der Geist den Atem reitet wie ein Reiter sein Pferd. Später wird die Bedeutung de...