Quick update: (June 2026)
- Completed some work-related courses and learning about Lean Thinking. This unintentionally also affected my approach to spiritual/psychological practice by focusing on keeping systems, instructions, methodologies as 'lean' and simple as possible
- A major breathrough occurred a few months back with the learning and applying of Buteyko Breathing techniques. I originally looked into this and learned and applied it for health reasons, and it has had a major effect on meditation and mindfulness practices as well. It has become one of the biggest 'hacks' for spiritual practice as well as living life in general. If you haven't looked into this, as a part of breathwork, then it is a must. Can't overstate the impact of this way of functionally breathing and its effects.
- Unexpectedly took an interest in Michael Langford's BLISS (Awareness teachings) again. This time it feels different. Better and much more effective, thanks largely due to Buteyko Breathing Technique and reduced breathing in general. It is creating a landing base for the AWA practice to actually launch from. GPT conversations confirm the logic in this as well.
- Further, Sam Harris type meditations have yielded some results in terms of awareness being approachable 'out there' and not just 'within'. SH's approach is Dzogchen-like and a much more relaxed recognition vs many of the advaita self-enquiry instructions, which can inadvertently lend themselves to over-effort in focusing or becoming aware of awareness "within" vs without.
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