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Post workout meditation anyone?

March 9, 2010 on 7:50 pm | In Yoga and Meditations:Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, Tibetan, | No Comments

In the old Taoist monastery’s I heard there was a method that a abbot might teach where the monk might do tai chi and then meditate for a few hours on microcosmic orbit taoist yoga.

what are some of the post training meditation or contemplative work you have been taught? was it Taoist, Buddhist, other? I will attempt to break down some traditional meditative disciples here. i hope you will share some techniques, methods, and experiences.

Taoist:
-Taoist yoga
-microcosmic orbit
-6 healing sounds
-wuji
-breath counting, visualization.
-other?

India-
-pranayama and breath of fire work
-hatha yoga
- sun or candle gazing
-kundalini yoga or sahaja yoga
-raja yoga
- TM or Transcendental yoga.
- other?

Buddhism-
-hinyana and theravada: vipassana
-mahayana: yantra yoga, mantrayana, yidam yoga, Chan or Zen.
-vajrayana and dzogchen: tantra, mahamudra, contemplative/guru yoga.

In my case I learned Taoist sitting and tan tien breathing, 6 healing sounds. my Chinese doctor taught TM as well.

In college i learned vajrayana methods from a Tibetan buddhist monk. He taught pranayama, contemplative yoga (sitting with eyes open), some gentle (non forceful)breath work using the channels similar kundalini, and dzogchen exercises to concentrate mind.

I feel that the Buddhist techniques are much stronger in post meditative effects. The Taoist methods might make me feel more ‘chi’ but the Buddhist methods seem to really clear the mind from a lot of thought.

As for Yoga..I dont do very much, I might go to Bikrim yoga on occasion or do some Hatha on my own.

Yoga postures for martial arts I do are:
Ardha Matsyendrasana- seated twist
Dhanurasana- Bow
Halasana- plow.
Matsyasana (fish)
Hanumanasana- split
Janu Sirsasana- head to knee
Parivrtta Parsvakonasana- revolved side angle
Parivrtta Trikonasana- revolved side
Parsvottonasana- pyramid
Supta Matsyendrasana- supine spine twist
Supta Padangusthasana- recline big toe pull
Upavistha Konasana- seated wide leg straddle
Urdhva Dhanurasana- wheel pose
Utthita Parsvakonasana – variations
Virabhadrasana I- warrior 1
Virabhadrasana III- scale (warrior 3)
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana- updog
Uttanasana standing forward bend (also sitting)

alot of them I have come across in Boxing, Taiji, and bagua training.