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Posted - Jul 14 2005 : 8:46:29 PM
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From: "jim_and_his_karma" <jim.and.his.karma@gmail.com> Date: Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:23 pm Subject: Yawning jim_and_his_... Offline Send Email Remove Author | Ban Author
--- In AYPforum@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Moore" <riptiz@h...> wrote: > Hi, > The yawning is only a sign of the energy movement , much like the > popping you may get in your neck. > L&L > dave
Dave, this was timely. I'd been thinking about yawning.
When i first started meditating, years ago, i noticed that the first big "barrier" you run into when you try to tame the "monkey mind" is yawning. After a yawn, I'd find it a bit hard to get back to where I was. It was as if the yawn were some sort of defensive mechanism wielded by the ego/mind to keep me from quieting it down. At least that was my construct at the time (I no longer believe ego/mind is an enemy trying to derail, i think it's honestly trying to help but refuses take a hint...but that's a whole other subject)
Nowadays, I find myself yawning occasionally after opening up - physically, mentally, emotionally. Not often, though; usually the result of opening is bliss. But sometimes it's a yawn. And nowadays the yawns don't distract me, they draw me deeper.
Any thoughts from you or others on the place of yawning in all this? I have a zillion sketchy thoughts, but haven't really tied them all together.
Doctors/scientists don't fully understand yawning, and I've found that nearly everything mysterious to western science about the body seems to involve a spiritual process.
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Posted - Jul 15 2005 : 10:29:38 AM
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From: "RobGee" <robg33@catskill.net> Date: Fri Jul 15, 2005 10:28 am Subject: Yawning ginoverdi9 Offline Send Email Remove Author | Ban Author
Yawning is the physical body's way of informing us we need, and of getting additional into oxygen it. Yawning, i'm thinking during the practices, is what is needed to stoke the fire/energy. More oxygen= hotter fire. Rob
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Posted - Jul 15 2005 : 10:31:59 AM
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From: "Dave Moore" <riptiz@hotmail.com> Date: Fri Jul 15, 2005 12:23 pm Subject: Re: Yawning riptiz Send IM Send Email Remove Author | Ban Author
Hi , I believe although this was theory for a long time there is no scientific proof still of this being the case.In my classes I ofte have my students doing chi gung exercises and this produces same reaction in some.Maybe this could be classed a type of kriya. L&L dave
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Posted - Jul 16 2005 : 07:47:13 AM
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From: "Melissa" <mm7810@cox.net> Date: Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:33 pm Subject: More on Yawning . . . mm78102002 Offline Send Email Remove Author | Ban Author
Hi everyone -
I wanted to thank all the folks who were able to add information about yawning. Now I don't feel like such a clutz and it is nice to know that this phenomenon has been recognized before. The only question remaining relates to the comments about "shifting". Can someone elaborate a little more on that? I'm not quite sure I follow.
Thanks again! :)
Melissa
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trip1
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Posted - May 16 2006 : 10:53:32 AM
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Bumping an old thread here.
I've found myself with a case of "the yawns" during my recently added Samyama practice. For those who had originally posted in this thread, how long did it take for the yawning to pass? It feels wonderful, but can certainly be a bit distracting. |
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Richard
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Posted - May 16 2006 : 11:40:34 AM
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I go through extended periods of this,nearly always after an especially deep meditation session. The yawning can last all evening and all-tho it can be quite irritating to other people it is a very pleasant relaxed feeling in its own right.
The cause? I have no Idea
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Etherfish
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Posted - May 16 2006 : 8:56:59 PM
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I've heard that yawning is an emotional energy release. If a speech is boring, you yawn because you want to get out of there, but are avoiding the issue out of politeness. So it is the body's way of releasing emotional energy that the mind isn't taking direct action on at the moment. |
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