Hello,
I have began practicing meditation following the instructions in your book Living from the Heart for about three weeks, concentrating on my breath and focusing on my heart. Now, I am in chapter 6 of your book and would like to know for how long I need to practice the full exhalation meditation (I began two days ago doing 10 full exhalation breaths followed by the meditation where I breathe normally and try to focus on my heart) before I should go on to the next exercise: retained breath?The first time I tried the 10 full exhalation last Saturday, I began to feel extremely hot in my body about 30 minutes later, as if I had hot flashes; I am 49 years old, could it trigger pre-menopausal symptoms or is it a normal reaction? I also have a low metabolism rate, I usually am cold when I do not move physically. Are there any psychological, emotional, spiritual changes that may occur when practicing these breathing exercises? How many times a day do you recommend I practice the 10 full exhalation breaths? I do notice that I would not fully exhale when I normally breathe, I usually find it more difficult to inhale than to exhale. My mother has been diagnosed with bi-polar disease since she was 60 years old, she is now 79 years old and I have been in therapy for many years now as I have been sexually abused as a child by my father. Because of my dysfunctional past, do you think that by practicing the heart meditation it will heal my heart?

Thank you very much for your advice as I don’t have anyone to refer to as I live in Montreal, Quebec and know no one else who practices this type of meditation.

Carole

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An enthusiastic member of the audience at St. James Church: Joshua Manasseh

Puran and Susanna, right to left, at St. James church, with Caroline Dale, Chrissy White, Tony Dickenson, Frashostra Manasseh, Christopher Head, teachers and instructors of “Energize Your Heart” in London

150 people heard Puran and Susanna speak about the four dimensions of the heart in London.

Puran Bair, Caroline Dale, Howard Glasser, Frashostra Manasseh, Susanna Bair
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Don’t avoid emotional pain; instead, experience your heart’s pain with all your awareness, until it becomes a physical sensation. Go so deeply into pain that it becomes the pain of humanity. Let the pain turn to joy, to all feeling.

This Exercise for Life develops the depth of the heart; this is where we’re all connected, all held in perfect love. The depth is where we realize our unity, where we drown in an ocean of love. The pain is given to you as a gift, to help you remember that your heart is bigger than any pain, and that along with the pain is joy. There is nothing to great for your heart to bear. When you give your heart attention and breath you give your heart the resources to face any challenge with grace, humility, and dignity.

Puran and Susanna