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Fuck

It's been too long. By that I mean a week or two. Practice has fallen off and I ain't having it. Back to everyday. This is too important to be forgotten.

This is great

I’ve maintained my practice off and on since the new year. More often than not, on! Now that I don’t require the practice every day, I find myself wanting to meditate as I used to. I’m still in a similar routine for my asate, but am open to elaborating on it. Additionally, I went back into acro yoga today and will be doing so for the next three weeks as well. That is to say, my body feels great!

Practice

So, I'm doing this for my own pleasure again! Once past the project, I've been eager to get to my asate. The movement of the energy, the visualization and the connection have surpassed the levels of the previous few months. Without the added pressure of a daily deadline to deal with, the practice feels more natural.

I'm back!

So I ended up taking a couple days off from the practice, but returned to it tonight. Today is the third of January, and I've restarted my asate! It was a late practice similar to before but without the added pressure of the project. This bodes well for my journey forward.

Success!

Today is January 1st! I have maintained a successful practice every day for the past year! This project had two aims: One was to develop my tantra practice and the second and arguably more important was to commit to a practice every single day and stick to it. Again, success! While developing the meditation over this last year, I have touched on energies and energy movement formerly unaware of. Additionally, there have been moments that reached farther than my own body and internal chemistry. Deeper and at once more expansive. I have connected to energy outside of myself and experienced a small taste of transcendance. The practice has also helped bring a lot internal that was hidden to the fore. I have had a lot to process emotionally. I have had to answer a lot of questions practically about now and later. Beyond all of this, I have developed a commitment and a tenacity to finishing this project which was longer and more daily intensive than most anything I've worked on in the past. Going forward, I intend to practice everyday. Over the last couple months the practice slipped into an effective but simple routine. I prioritized getting it done over developing it further. Now is the time to start pushing it. There are more techniques I can be using daily, and more people in the community to partner with that I need to seek out. I'm looking forward to this year and what it brings, and will update here as I move forward. Success!

Closer to Christmas

Day 22, month 12. Only a few days til Christmas. I just finished my daily asate as I have every day this year. With just over a week left my practice is solid, if normalized. I look forward to more experimentation in this next year. It will still be my intention to practice every day, but I need to expand my repertoire and deepen my connected experience.

December check-in

Day13, final month. My practice remains solid and uneventful. I'm going to make it through the New Year and then begin to push the boundaries again as to what makes a successful asate. I want to feel the energy moving through the body as I have in the past, but am focused on finishing my year long project first.

Final month

Day 3, month 12! Solid practice, leading up to an evening satsang. Had a group practice with community for the first time in a loooong time, including the teacher that took us through the Cobra Breath level 1. As I've expressed, the asate is much more powerful when given time, focus or community. This practice hit all three and was of course amazing. These will continue monthly, happy to say.

Check-in

Day 28, month 11. Last night was tough as I was out and crashed about 3am. Woke about 5:30 to practice and immediately sink back to sleep. That said, the practice is solid. Havent missed a day all year and don't intend to stop. In the beginning, the asate would put me in a strange headspace for the rest of the day. I've been practicing at night, but am feeling fairly balanced after each now.

Check-in

Day 23, month 11. Sold practice, still no missed. Tonight was more effective than I've felt in a little while. Showered, clean and centered, I was able to clear my mind more fully than I have in many practices. Subsequently, my asate felt more powerful and I was able to focus on a few loved ones to send energy to, as well as radiate out from myself.

Check-in

Day 17, month 11 down. My practice is still solid daily.

Further

I push these posts out further and further each time. Guess I got tired of the inane check ins. We're now 11 days into November and my practice is still solid. Couple close calls, but overall I am consistent in my practice. What's also been consistent it's the method of the asate too the point that I need to start evolving it more and giving out more attention. I plan to close out the year as is and complete this 365 project and maintain, down and explore other avenues of this meditation in the next year and beyond. Ideally, I'll find a partner or partners to practice with as well, in meditation, emotional, spiritual and sexual work.

Later and later

Ok days 21-29 down now. Mostly practice has become regular end of night. Sometimes I have to wake at 5am or so. The big revelation in all this is that when I devote actual time and attention to the asate and energy movement, I experience it profoundly. However, this has never been solely about that.

Yes, i’m interested in a journey of transcendence and will continue to pursue it. The real challenge all along has been building consistency and discipline. I’m by no means finished as there are still over two months left in the year, but I’m on my way and confident now. That is, as opposed to terrified of missing a day throughout the first six months.

Pushing

Days 12 - 20, month 10. Mostly normal, but I've been really pushing my defense mechanism recently. Saturday's practice was a waking session at 7:30 am the next. Last two nights have been at 5 am the next. I have been piss-poor about updating here, but am still solid on my goal. Last night, the sexual benefits of the practice manifested. I was in some pretty great adult situations and was able to control my energy and climax through breath regulation better than before. It's been awhile since I've been able to put this to the test, but am happy to say results are good. Also, that was a lot of very needed fun.

Well hell

Days 3-11 down, month 10. Only real issue besides not updating over last several days was last night's practice which was in fact super early this morning. I was out late to be fair, but I hadn't done that in awhile as I've been better about prioritizing my asate.

Late, late, late but still regular

Days 29, 30 down. Starting my tenth month with days 1 & 2 practice! Can't believe I've been doing this regularly for three quarters! I was kinda down on it til I started writing. But! I have kept a regular (mostly) practice up for every day of this year. That's better than I'd have imagined when I began. Thought id be lucky to get three months without missing. Two nights ago was more intense than usual, happily. I've also been getting more energetic pulses as I meditate. Exciting times!

Week late post

Yeah. My practice is regular but these updates have been slipping. Days 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and now today the 28th (which in about to perform) have been the longest I've gone without posting. Thankfully that's due to fair regularity regarding practice. Tonight will be another office meditation them going out for awhile.

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