Book Companion
Images and Illustrations
Tables of Content and Foursomes
References
Webpage Links
Images and Illustrations
The Cradled Position
- Eyes are covered
- Neck is supported but head is on bed
- Knees are elevated and heels touch so legs form diamond
- Elbows supported (if necessary)
- Hands hold crotch, but stay in place when relaxed
What's with the logo?
Descending Relaxation -
Ribcage (green heart chakra)
Belly (yellow solar plexus)
Sacral Chakra (orange)
Neurographic Logo
A doodle of lines imitating the connections of neurons in the brain
Looking into the Void
My attempt to draw what I see in the blindfolded darkness.
Cover Image
Hand position for meditation (on the bus!) Right-hand fingers hold left-hand ring finger.
Seven Chakras
Crown - Purple (or white)
Third Eye - Indigo
Throat - Blue
Heart - Green
Solar Plexus - Yellow
Sacral - Orange
Base - Red
Heart Chakra
The centre of love.
With hands in prayer position, thumbs touch heart.
Joy Mandala
A test run for new colour pens on a slow lockdown day.
Spirit vision
In meditation once I saw two streams vapour intermingling in a rising spiral
Dot Doodle
L.
Psoas
Muscles linking the upper leg bone (femur) to spine and pelvis
Extensor muscle
The fingers are not moved by muscles in the hand (shown) but by muscles in the upper forearms (not shown)
Spider Hands
Try accessing profound relaxation with hands self-supporting
Table of Contents - in a Matrix
Level
ONE
TWO
THREE
FOUR
My Practice
Ch 1: Cradled Meditation
Ch 4: Going Higher
Ch 7: Going Stronger
Ch 11: Going Broader
Detail and Background
Ch 2: Accessing the Glow
Ch 5: Energy Loop
Ch 8: Foundation Practices
Ch 11: My Several Journeys
Ch 13: Paradoxes and Circular Definitions
Guided Sessions
Ch 3: First Cradle Meditation
Ch 6: Twitch and Shout
Ch 9: Becoming the Cradle
Ch 12: Accessing Joy
Epilogue
Table of Foursomes - Levels of inputs and outputs in Cradle Meditation
Level
HANDS HOLD
RELAXATION FOCUS
RESPONSE ACTIONS
BREATHE WITH PURPOSE
OUTCOMES
1
Crotch
Look into the void
(Third-eye chakra)
Visualise the feeling
Exhale and Relax the body
Bask in the Glow
2
Flat resting on thighs
Ribcage
(Heart chakra)
Breathe
Pause after exhale to Surrender
Spasm in Energy Loop
3
Finger on other hand
Belly
(Solar Plexus chakra)
Vocalise
Deepen inhale to Energise the body
Your body is a Vessel
4
Spider Fingers
Mid-hip point
(Sacral chakra)
Move or shudder
Soften breath to Contain the energy
Bundle of Joy
References and Links
Tantra4GayMen.com
A community, a school, an institution - promoting love and connection by Jason and Ingo
Do-it-yourself joint pain relief.com
Self-massage of every joint in the body by Gary Cowley
Trigger Point Therapy
The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your self treatment guide for pain relief - Clair Davies (Amazon link)
Landmark Forum
Personal growth workshops.
US Navy Seal sleep technique (para-phrased)
This is like a meditation and can help 96% of people fall asleep within 2 minutes.
1. Relax the muscles in the face including the tongue, jaw and muscles around the eyes. (Keep teeth slightly apart and don’t frown or smile.)
2. Let the shoulders drop as far as possible away from the ears.
3. Relax the upper part of the arm on one side and then the other.
4. Breathe out and relax the chest.
5. Relax your legs, starting from the thighs and down to the lower legs.
6. Visualise lying in a canoe on a calm lake with nothing but a clear blue sky above you.
7. or Visualise that you are curled up in a hammock in a pitch-black room.
8. Repeat the words “Don’t think. Don’t think. Don’t think.” in your head for 10 seconds….zzz
Bob Dylan
"My hands can't feel to grip, wait only for my boot heels to be wandering"
Oscar Wilde
"Just because someone died for something, doesn't make it true."
Quentin Crisp
If you want to be a writer, don't read.
Albert Einstein
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