Éiriú-Eolas - Breathing Program

Prodigal Son said:
My experiences of EE this last week follow what is now becoming a similar pattern: wet-eyes and yawns during three-stage pipe breathing, followed by mega-yawns and tears running down my face during PotS, a restless right foot, and on Thursday an additional clenched gut halfway through.
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In my case, I had the mega-yawns during Beatha section, few days ago. Also some flashes of colors.
 
My experiences of EE this week have been a lot of foot prickling in both feet, especially during round breathing. I have also had some emotional release during PotS, it seemed to have an associated pressure as it bubbled up. After the emotional release during PotS, I have felt even more relaxed.

This week my wife viewed during PotS some images of a possible past life. She saw a close image of a man that she identified as herself. She then saw that he was part of a ship crew and she viewed them landing on an island. She felt the man was from Spain, but didn't get any indication of the time period.
 
I now do EE every week, with meditation each evening. I was trialling the program on the internet in the beginning but I kept having problems with it so I bought the DVD set.

At first I battled resistance, and my partners' resistance but as time went on, not only did I see the real and cumulative benefits of the program but so did he. I now regularly set aside the most considerate and convenient times to do it.

My early experiences included the surfacing of emotions such as sadness, frustration, anger and fear. I also experienced an electronic tingling in my left leg and arm during meditation, 'pressure' on my skull, flashes of light and colour, watery eyes (related to sadness), yawning and a feeling of freefall/ dizziness at times. Warrior's Breath made me very angry to the point of setting my face in short-term paralysis akin to that of extreme grief or stress.

As Laura has commented, there isn't an obvious conscious link between the feelings experienced during EE and the later surfacing of memories but I supppose that this is the true nature of the non-linear deep mind.

More recently I am experiencing levels of relaxation and calm that I have never felt before. I now find my thoughts to be much more ordered and disciplined and I am able to 'see' them as they come and go. This has also expanded out into daily life, helping me with my observational skills and external consideration. It has expanded my perception, made me much more patient, made the absorbtion of information more conscious and effective and helped me to calmly prioritise the activities of my life. I think that as a consequence of my more objective attitude, deeply buried memories are surfacing simply because I am able to cope with them now. In the past I would probably have found the majority of them extremely unpleasant and shirked away from dealing with them, if they surfaced at all.

These experiences have given me the sense that I am more capable now, and therefore some of the disassociative gaps are opening up for me. I tried to force this process in the beginning, believing that I needed hynotherapy and I had to know it all NOW! I realise now, however, that there is a lot to get through, much of it deeply buried and very hurtful and that I must do this at a natural pace. If not, the foundations will be of sand and will collapse at the first earthquake.

So, in summary, EE has been a revelation for my emotional life and along with the diet have openend up a vista of possibilities not available before. I must thank everyone involved in creating and making the EE program available from the bottom of my heart, know that it has literally changed my life. :)
 
hi, does anyone know anyone who does eiriu eolas in los angeles?
i watched the videos but i feel like i need an instructor. by watching the vids i'm just not sure whether i understand it correctly. i would love to have someone to show me in person how it's done.
please anyone who knows someone in or around los angeles - let me know! thanks
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othree said:
hi, does anyone know anyone who does eiriu eolas in los angeles?
i watched the videos but i feel like i need an instructor. by watching the vids i'm just not sure whether i understand it correctly. i would love to have someone to show me in person how it's done.
please anyone who knows someone in or around los angeles - let me know! thanks
you can also write to ---------------------
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Hi othree,

No need to give your personal email. The info will be given directly to you on this forum.
 
My experiences of EE the last two weeks follow what is now becoming a similar pattern: wet-eyes and yawns during three-stage pipe breathing, followed by mega-yawns and tears running down my face during PotS. In addition, there has been shoulder ‘shuddering’ and back ‘twitching’.
 
During EE this past week I had my first experience with tightness and clenching in my mid-section during round breathing, along with the feeling of vibrating energy throughout the body. It was interesting that when the extra energy was felt during the round breathing I could even feel a "pulsation" to my outbreath. I've continued to feel very cozy and relaxed after the PotS each time. I also had my first seemingly unrelated outburst of anger recently after EE that may have been some additonal emotional release, it was very strong and came right "out of the blue".
 
mnmulchi said:
During EE this past week I had my first experience with tightness and clenching in my mid-section during round breathing, along with the feeling of vibrating energy throughout the body. It was interesting that when the extra energy was felt during the round breathing I could even feel a "pulsation" to my outbreath. I've continued to feel very cozy and relaxed after the PotS each time. I also had my first seemingly unrelated outburst of anger recently after EE that may have been some additonal emotional release, it was very strong and came right "out of the blue".
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I experienced the same thing!

It was really bizarre. I would be feeling relaxed and glad to have done another session, then not long afterwards I would fly off the handle at the slightest perceived provocation. My poor mother, who I was living with at the time, usually bore the brunt of it. It probably wasn't a coincidence that the anger coming up and out during and after sessions was thrown at her - I harboured furious anger towards my parents. No matter how many times I tried to keep myself in check after EE, the only solution in the end was to reschedule it so that we would both not be in the house at the same time!
 
Kniall said:
mnmulchi said:
During EE this past week I had my first experience with tightness and clenching in my mid-section during round breathing, along with the feeling of vibrating energy throughout the body. It was interesting that when the extra energy was felt during the round breathing I could even feel a "pulsation" to my outbreath. I've continued to feel very cozy and relaxed after the PotS each time. I also had my first seemingly unrelated outburst of anger recently after EE that may have been some additonal emotional release, it was very strong and came right "out of the blue".
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I experienced the same thing!

It was really bizarre. I would be feeling relaxed and glad to have done another session, then not long afterwards I would fly off the handle at the slightest perceived provocation. My poor mother, who I was living with at the time, usually bore the brunt of it. It probably wasn't a coincidence that the anger coming up and out during and after sessions was thrown at her - I harboured furious anger towards my parents. No matter how many times I tried to keep myself in check after EE, the only solution in the end was to reschedule it so that we would both not be in the house at the same time!
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That's really interesting! Yeah I definitely wasn't aware of having any pent up anger until it started coming out. Me and my wife were talking about her very stressful job later in the evening after EE and we were getting ready to take our dogs on a walk. She had gone into the other room and I got so angry all of a sudden that I took the dog leash and beat it against the couch until I felt relieved. Then after getting it out I felt fine again and was really suprised at my reaction. It seems like in both of our cases EE may have "opened" us enough to let out what we were holding on to.
 
I have been listening to POTS every night, but I haven't been doing EE for quite awhile. I have started doing it again on Mondays and Thursdays starting last week. Well last nights session was really good. I felt like I really got into rhythm of the pipe breathing, where last week its was hard to follow along. I kept feeling like I was out of breath and it was a struggle to get through it. Yesterday was totally different. I was very relaxed through it all and felt I was doing it well. During the Ba Ha portion I really zoned out. I definitely feel like I am better at it and it is helping me. Afterwards I feel very alive and refreshed. Combining EE, Ketogenic diet, and resistance exercise has really changed how I am feeling. I have a new "lightness" in my body. My legs don't feel so heavy and I have tons of energy.
 
Yes, the more you practice it the better, easier, it becomes. :rockon: In addition to listening to PotS every night, you may like to proceed it with just a few pipe breaths, it will enable you to relax and further wind down, all the more to enjoy PotS afterwards. :)
 
Also don't forget the stretching beforehand, it seems to help with breathing ability. I do about 10-15 minutes of stretching, which also helps me calm my mind and makes 'it' shut up and let me get on with it.
 
I couldn't do EE this week. I think it is because of current emotional state, On monday my girlfriend's cat died suddenly, and I've been weeping a lot since that day. I will try later today if I can do the full EE, or maybe I should avoid Beatha until next week?
 
nicklebleu said:
beetlemaniac said:
I think from this incident I need to learn to be more careful about my body, by not being seated for long periods of time. Sitting in front of the computer for long periods (which makes up a large bulk of my day) makes me lose a lot of sensation in my body. I'm also planning doing more stretches and simple yoga to hopefully boost circulation. Also adding in some bodyweight exercises.
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Beetlemaniac,

Have you ever tried to work on a table that is high enough to do the work standing (I am not sure what the technical term in English is)?
This way you won't have the orthostatic problems you describe after sitting for a prolonged period of time. Of course it takes some getting used to, I guess. You could alternate that with sitting (if you have a laptop that is ... :-[)
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I just recently built a standing desk to use for work for this exact same reason. The results were/are remarkable. The first day I used it, I felt flush and hot all day, probably because my body was used to being static in a chair for so long and the blood flow was unfamiliar.

Now I work all day most days at the standing desk, and keep a tall stool to the side in case I need to sit for a few minutes. It works pretty well and has restored a lot of my normal circulation and energy levels throughout the day. From what I've read, when you sit for too long, your body begins to "think" that it's sleeping, and your normal systems go into stasis. If you work in front of a computer for long periods, a standing desk is a necessity, imho, or at least the ability to stand up and move every 30 minutes and lots of activity before and after work.
 
Graalsword said:
I couldn't do EE this week. I think it is because of current emotional state, On monday my girlfriend's cat died suddenly, and I've been weeping a lot since that day. I will try later today if I can do the full EE, or maybe I should avoid Beatha until next week?
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I'm sorry to hear that Graalsword :( I'd say you can avoid the Beatha part until you feel you can do it again. And regarding the other parts, just see if you can do them. Otherwise you could just listen to the meditation part (before sleeping). Hope this helps. Take good care of yourself :hug2:
 
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