Tonglen – Breathing Compassion and Transformational Alchemy
TONGLEN – BREATHING TO CULTIVATE COMPASSION Tonglen is a Tibetan Buddhist meditation practice that derives from the Tibetan word for ‘giving and taking’ or ‘sending and receiving’. Often in breath practice we are asked to draw in what we need from the inhale, both biologically and emotionally, and to release what we do not want […]
“No one ever died while breathing”
“No one ever died while breathing.” Anthony Abbagnano’s words are only somewhat comforting, as I settle down on my girlfriend’s yoga mat for an hour of hyperventilation. Last night I spent the evening with about a hundred other yoga-matted breathers in the vast domed sanctuary of the Round Chapel in Clapton. The event was called Psychedelic […]
