02/10/2026
“You don’t know what your abilities are until you make a full commitment to developing them.” – Carol S. Dweck
Hey Friends,
For a while now, I’ve been quietly exploring a practice that has become a meaningful touchstone for me — something I return to again and again in my own practice, in yoga classes, and especially in our sound meditations.
Recently, during one of our sessions, I felt a clear nudge to start sharing this technique more intentionally. So in an upcoming gathering, we’ll be spending some focused time exploring it together.
I’ve affectionately come to call it the Divine Swoon.
I originally stumbled into this practice through simple curiosity — noticing sensations in my body, listening closely, and following what felt natural rather than what I’d been taught. Over time (and after a fair bit of research), I discovered that this is actually a known practice within the Kundalini Yoga tradition, often referred to as Moorchha Pranayama (sometimes spelled Murcha), or the Swooning Breath.
At its core, the practice is surprisingly simple: a gentle breath, a very brief pause (five seconds is plenty), and the engagement of a few internal pressures that subtly shift nervous system tone, and sensory input. The result — at least for me — is a reliably accessible entry point into a very quiet, open state of awareness.
Thoughts fall away. Time softens. Identity loosens its grip.
What’s left is a kind of conscious void — not blank or dull, but spacious and alive. From there, you can simply notice how attention works as the mind gradually comes back online. I find this space deeply clarifying and refreshing, like rinsing out the mental and emotional system.
In this session, we’ll move step by step. I’ll help guide your attention toward the subtle sensations in the body that signal the doorway into this state. Once you recognize them, you can amplify them and lean into the openness that follows.
This isn’t about belief, visualization, or “doing it right.” It’s a practical, embodied technology — working directly with breath, pressure, and awareness — that reliably shifts experience. No mysticism required.
You’ll also get a felt sense of what this open, quiet state actually feels like, which becomes a powerful internal reference point. Over time, it gives you something to contrast with everyday mental states and something to return to on your own.
Developing a relationship with this space is a personal process — listening into it, letting the clarity speak for itself, and allowing whatever needs to unwind to do so.
Once you’re familiar with it, this practice can be woven into any session — between kriyas, during sound, or in those luminous pauses where we simply notice what has shifted.
It’s been a real treasure in my own life, and I’m genuinely excited to share it with you.
Big Love,
Bob & Thomasina
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