Tonglen: a meditation practice

by: kali durga yoga

first to train your heart to do what it usually doesn’t want to do: go toward, rather than away from, whats painful and difficult in your own life. second: to realize that your own suffering and the suffering of others is no different. 

rest in the openness of mind. start by breathing in the openness- clarity/strength inhale. exhale letting go completely merging with openness, so that there is nothing else present. not colorful, nothing fancy or profound, just an easeful opening and letting go. this is how we begin our practice. you can stay here as long as you need to.

next step- next time we breath in, we breathe in our own pain and suffering. not only do we not avoid it as impulse, we breathe it in. visualize pain and suffering as a dark, sticky substance or smoke breathing in. receiving pain. 

breathing out- miraculous transformation smoke into lightness, ease, peacefulness. out of nostrils and pores as a light sweet mist. 

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Kali Basman

International yoga teacher Kali Basman enriches the paradigm of Yin Yoga to integrate distinct aspects of Self into an innate wisdom practice to awaken a rich inner life and radiate with ritual.  Her offering honors Yin Yoga as a tool to surrender to our intrinsic wholeness.

On the textured path of mindful healing,  Kali is celebrated for her integration of the 5 Elements and Chinese Meridian Theory with self-inquiry, embodied Anatomy, Buddhist Philosophy of Equanimity, and sharp intellect.