Re: EEG While Meditating

Very interesting, thank you for sharing that Michael. Would love to follow
up with some experiments of my own here-- perhaps if anyone else in
interested, we can all share data. Would be a fun way to support
each-other's work.

Rohan


On Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Michael Paul Coder
<[email protected]>wrote:

> Hi Rohan,
>
> I couldn't see much of a motion artifact from the breathing as evidenced by
> the first minute of normal breathing and the first few seconds of
> Kapalabhati. I do, however, have a strong suspicion that a change in skin
> conductance (GSR) might be causing some artifacts. I wanted to record in
> parallel with my LightStone IOM, but the GSR sensor is broken. Perhaps a
> dry
> electrode would work better.
>
> But there is no denying the subjective experience of increased electrical
> potential that feels just like the spikes on the printout if you perform
> the
> breathing exercise as instructed.
>
> Kind regards,
> Michael.
>
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> Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 13:07:47 -0800
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> Hi Michael,
>
> Interesting work. Do you find you have motion artifact during the
> breathing?
>
> Cheers,
> Rohan
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 6:50 AM, Michael Paul Coder
> <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have been meaning to upload a Kapalabhati session, but haven't found
> > the time to get a clean enough recording. It is a Pranayama breathing
> > exercise that I originally picked up during Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu
> > training. Here are two minute-long recordings - the first one with
> > normal breathing, the second one with the rapid "shining" breaths:
> > http://imgur.com/QKS2GU9,TfADWiy#0
> > http://imgur.com/QKS2GU9,TfADWiy#1
> >
> > Perform Kapalabhati thusly:
> >
> > Draw your navel to your spine in a quick motion, forcefully expelling
> > all the air from your lung. The primary movement is from your
> > diaphragm. Clench your stomach muscles so that you exhale completely
> within a second.
> >
> > Then relax your muscles so the start of the inhalation is automatic
> > and passive. Try and fill your lungs to about 80% within two seconds
> > and then clench your stomach muscles again to expel the air from the
> > bottom of the lungs within a second. Repeat 11 times then hold your
> > last breath. I fixed the electrodes at Fp1 and Fp2 to pick up the light.
> >
> > Do not attempt while driving or operating machinery!
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Michael.
> >
> > ---
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> > more explosive than ecstasy. It's like getting a personal visit from God.
>
>
>
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