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Wreckage of Winter

February 17, 2019 Poetry, Uncategorized

Poem by Thal Mohammed

Inspired by Episode 7: Mental Game with NBA Strength Coach Drew Cleary

The wreckage of winter and
my heart coalesce 
with every moment and gesture.

The silence of unfulfilled desire
is a howl of wolves extracted
from the depths of antiquity. 

Slowly I bow to poets who come
before me for they may have said it all.
Perhaps I have to drink from every cup
of wine until I find my own.

Just like I drink your love and borrowed
words until I find my own. 
Perhaps I have already found my own,
and now I wait for you to find. 

Your skin your voice. 

Now I wait for you in the valley of those
who are tired of all the talk and noise.
Tired of an obsequious existence 
devoid of all that is original and meaningful.

#4: Power of Deep Breathing with Hannes Bend

January 27, 2019 Art, Health, Mindfulness, Podcast, Technology, Uncategorized 01:23:43

In this episode, we hang out with Hannes Bend (@hannesbend) and learn how to alter our body chemistry using powerful breathing techniques. He shares with us how yoga, meditation, and breathwork have helped him heal from decades of depression linked to his birth trauma. Hannes teaches breathing, mindfulness, and yoga and has trained personally with “The Iceman” Wim Hof and Tibetan meditation healer Drukmo Gyal. He has also contributed to neuroscientific research on meditation and breathing with Michael Posner (University of Oregon) and Ray Lee (Princeton University). His latest creative project, breathing.ai, is patented software that adapts the colours and fonts on a screen to match the user’s calmest physiological state.

We begin the episode with 15-minute guided deep breathing exercise led by Hannes.

Enjoy and breathe deeply!

Highlights:

  • 15 minute Guided Deep Breathing Exercise
  • Breathwork for Anxiety and Depression
  • Wim Hof Method
  • Neuroscience of Meditation
  • Virtual Reality and Biofeedback for Wellness
  • Empowering Kids to Self-regulate with Breathing
  • Personalizing Screens Using AI and Biodata

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Poem Inspired by This Week’s Episode

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Hannes

Guided Deep Breathing (15 min)

Adrian

Is it okay if we do a bit of sharing? Maybe? I’m curious to also hear what Thal experience there and I’d love to share some of my experiences.

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A Kernel of Truth

January 20, 2019 Poetry, Uncategorized

A Kernel of Truth

Poem by Thal Mohammed

 
There is a kernel of truth in everything. 
Keep sweeping the grounds of your Being. 
Let no piece of you escape to the shadows. 
 
Seep en masse. 
 
Enter your darkness. 
Do not just tread the peripheries. 
Your pain is Ancient. 
Merge into your madness. 
Listen to the melodies of every crack. Every whimper.
Append your veins with the old branches of a tree 
in a forest of Canadian winter. 
 
Sweep en masse.
 
Extend upwards. Extend inwards. 
Now you burn alight.
Keep sweeping the vestiges of your ego. 
Awashed with the silence of sacredness in everything. 
Rejoice over the beats of the drum of Love.
 
Rejoice!
Behold!
Behold the paradox. 

The War Within

January 13, 2019 Poetry, Uncategorized

The War Within

Poem by Thal Mohammed

 
The body is your liberator and your jailer.
Love the vehicle but do not become attached.
Pay attention, be present and let in the pain.
 
Body and mind, you have been torn asunder. 
You retracted from your limbs and your heart. 
No pain but also no joy. You are your jailer. 
 
You deliberate and deliberate against your body. 
Illusions of fear veils and masks the light within
your veins, your bones and so open and let in the pain. 
 
Truth and opinion coalesce inside your head. 
Somewhere inside your voice becomes a whisper. 
Soul friend, who is it that has become your jailer?
 
Know the darkness of your soul, and do not drown
in falsehood mixed with truth! Huddle your body, and
do not shy away. Tears liberate when you let in the pain.
All is sacred. Blake says, “see a world in a grain of sand. 
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour.”
Surf the waves of your desires, no more your jailer. 
The water of love and courage awaits, just let in the pain.