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Recieved: 1999/10/17 05:56
Subject: Re: [K-list] Beware of breathing
From: Martin Thompson

04:56:32 Fri, 15 Oct 1999
 at MHortlingATnospamaol.com writes:
>I wouldn't quite put mantra practice and pranayama into the same category of
>spiritual techniques. In my experience and many spiritually knowledgeable
>yogis seem to look at it this way too, it's true, pranayama really is
>difficult and can be potentially harmful to the body.
>
So can mantras; I used to get migraines when I meditated for more than
10 minutes - sometimes even then. Decided to stuff the meditation.
Migraines can be physically harmful as well as painful (problems with
blood supply to the brain, some links with detached retinas in some
people, and so on).
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