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Shoonya Vyas
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For all the things that should be part of our growing up and education but is often missed. Simple things from basic of breath, sleep, fasting, minimalism, entrepreneurship to financial savings and management.
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The Simple Life | Basics for life | The Twalkers | Book review and recommendation Mother and father of all yoga books, everyone who knows yoga or is interested in it from Sadhguru, Vivekanad, BKS Iyengar, Osho, Krishnamacharya you name it. Any Yoga guru’s recommendation would be mostly the top one on shelf. When I mention yoga guru I dont mean just hatha or physical yoga.
Recommended books
Four Chapters on Freedom: Commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Sage Patanjali Swami Satyananda Saraswati
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Four-Chapters-Freedom-Commentary-Patanjali-ebook/dp/B01I22RBHW/
Raja-Yoga & Patanjali Yoga Sutras by Swami Vivekananda
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Raja-Yoga-Patanjali-Yoga-Sutra-Swami-Vivekananda-ebook/dp/B00AOY0X4K/
The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice by T. K. V. Desikachar
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heart-Yoga-Developing-Personal-Practice-ebook/dp/B071XJTKG8
Other Versions:
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: Commentary on the Raja Yoga Sutras by Sri Swami Satchidananda
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yoga-Sutras-Patanjali-Commentary-Satchidananda-ebook/dp/B009WETVA0
Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Kindle Edition by B. K. S. Iyengar https://www.amazon.co.uk/Light-Yoga-Sutras-Patanjali-Iyengar-ebook/dp/B008CBDJ7U
How to know God: Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali by Swami Prabhavananda
https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Know-God-Aphorisms-Patanjali/dp/0874810418
Started my journey in 2018 with some initial failing but managed to do 300+ days of 7 days a week fasting in 2020!
Zero fasting app for iOS & android
https://www.zerofasting.com/
Complete Guide to Fasting Jason Fung
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Guide-Fasting-Intermittent-Alternate-Day-ebook/dp/B01MF8SC2X/
Fasting planner:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/726463016/intermittent-fasting-plan-fasting-diet
Benefits and changes because of intermittent fasting
More energy throughout the day Lost like 10kg 1.5 stones Not sleeping with heavy stomach as I get few hours before going to bed. More active aware process towards food People around me the habits have change. Whole family eats healthy, we finish all kitchen work before 8. More time for me and my partner to go for walks on other projects like youtube.
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300 days of being Vegan, Conquer the self: Being Vegan | The Simple Life | Basics for life | The twalkers | Veganism | Minimalism
300+ days of Vegan diet, 4 tips, Challenges and outcomes Recently finished over 300 days of being vegan for the first time. Its has its ups and downs along with learnings along the way . So stay tuned
How to stop worrying and start living | 3 simple step process to overcome | The Simple life FREE FREEDOM FROM WORRY PLANNER DOWNLOAD: https://gum.co/bzwEy
Worry destroys concentration and productive constructive thinking
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Autobiography of a yogi by Parmahansa Yogananda Today I will talk about one spiritual book that changed my life and has initiated probably millions into kriya yoga over the last 70+ years. I will also recommend how and when you should read it to get the most out of it. Practical aspects Best selling in the spiritual category for years (HarperCollins Publishers, as one of the "100 Most Important Spiritual Books of the 20th Century." It is included in the book 50 Spiritual Classics: Timeless Wisdom from 50 Great Books of Inner Discovery, Enlightenment and Purpose by Tom Butler-Bowdon) My introduction: Steve jobs gave it to people when he passed away it was in my mind. Read practical material books and this time I was mentally weak which drew me towards it. That time I tried reading think and grow rich, the secret other books that had helped in life previously but it didnt bring about the profound change that autobiography of a yogi did. Steve Jobs, George Harrison, Rajnikanth, Steve Jobs and much more
Best spiritual book of all time
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Basics for Life | The Simple Life | The Twalkers how to read a book for gaining knowledge: Easter way Vs western way - education/knowledge should always be learned for good for others - education needs concentration and surrender for knowledge to be gained. If you learn it as a weapon to gain things, knowledge doesn't get ingrained within - -western way fast reading skimming through it. Listen in audiobook, 2x speed whispersync along with book and keep a book with you to highlight and add notes -- Eastern way: have a shower, clean up your nose breathing, balance your Ida pingala, chant some prayer mantra/affirmation. Meditate spinal breathing, read 1 verse or at most 10. Meditate again and contemplate over it.
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More often than not we are the ones blocking our own progress. Whether it be through boundaries that we have created for ourselves, narrowing thoughts that we live by or the negative thoughts vibrations we live in. Today I am going to talk about a simple 3 step process to stop getting on your own way!
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Today we will understand the theory and process of root causes of suffering, affliction understanding the self and its actions. One simple habit to practice in daily life that will change everything. Yogasutras - Patanjali prespective
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Today we will talk about 8 different ways of raising your willpower and energy. We will also discuss 4 ways on how to stop wastage of energy.
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Today we will talk about how much you should eat in terms of the ratio of food, water and air in your stomach. How to make a lasting change in lifestyle and how long does it take until it becomes a part of your subconscious habit. So more on all this stay tuned.
I have tried countless diets over time like low carb diet, liquid diet, 5:2 diet and many more. It will work for a while and soon enough it will go back to old ways. After awhile you lose motivation and you start questioning what is it that I am fundamentally doing wrong and there are few things that came to surface
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Four stages of a breath (Did you know there are four stages of every breath?)
Today we will talk about 4 stages of breath, two ways of spinal breathing meditation to improve your concentration.
Last time we spoke about the yogic breathing today we will talk about The four stages of breath (inhale, inner retention, exhale, exhaled retention)
Two ways to breathe Spinal breathing without the gaps Spinal breathing with the gaps And the ratio at which we should be breathing i.e 1:4:2:3 (s)
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Today we will talk about two exercises to understand your breath level, Simple technique that will cleanse your nose, increase how much as well as how long you take your breath.
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The breathe (Are your breathing correctly? did you know there are 4 stages of a breathe? ) Resources: Science of breath: a practical guide - swami rama, Breath of life: swami satchidananda
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Timings
1:00 Four ways not to breathe
3:55 Five ways to right breathing
6:00 Two exercises on breathing
So lets get right into it Before doing the right thing important to unlearn the wrong things Four ways Not to breathe
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Mouth breathing (especially when sleeping)
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Short breathes (2-4secs)
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Upper body (chest diaphgram moving)
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Spinal cord not straight
The complete breathe, yogic breathing, Kumbhak/pot breathing
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Breathe through nose (nasal passage, cleansing, temperature
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Fill full three compartments (belly, lungs, neck and above)
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Spinal cord straight
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Longer exhalations
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Add few seconds of retention after your inhalation and exhalations