Dynamic meditation

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"This is a meditation in which you have to be continuously alert, conscious, aware. Whatsoever you do, remain a witness." Osho.

The dynamic Meditation, created by Osho, lasts one hour and is in five stages. It can be done alone, but the energy will be more powerful if it is done in a group. It is an individual experience so you should remain oblivious of others around you and keep your eyes closed throughout, preferably using a blindfold. It is best to have an empty stomach and wear loose, comfortable clothing.

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First Stage: 10 minutes. Breathe chaotically through the nose, concentrating always on the exhalation. The body will take care of the inhalation. Do this as fast and as hard as you possibly can - and then a little harder, until you literally become the breathing. Use your natural body movements to help you to build up your energy. Feel it building up, but don't let go during the first stage.
Second Stage: 10 minutes. Explode! Let go of everything that needs to be thrown out. Go totally mad, scream, shout, cry, jump, shake, dance, sing, laugh, throw yourself around. Hold nothing back, keep your whole body moving. A little acting often helps to get you started. Never allow your mind to interfere with what is happening. Be total.
Third Stage: 10 minutes. With raised arms, jump up and down shouting the mantra 'HOO! HOO! HOO!' as deeply as possible. Each time you land, on the flats of your feet, let the sound hammer deep into the sex centre. Give all you have, exhaust yourself totally.
Fourth Stage: 15 minutes. Stop! Freeze where you are in whatever position you find yourself. Don't arrange the body in any way. A Cough, a movement, anything will dissipate the energy flow and the effort will be lost. Be a witness to everything that is happening to you.
Fifth Stage: 15 minutes. Celebrate and rejoice with music and dance, expressing your gratitude towards the whole. Carry your happiness with you throughout the day.

If your meditation space prevents you from making a noise, you can do this silent alternative: Rather than throwing out the sound, let the catharsis in the second stage take place entirely through bodily movements. In the third stage the sound 'HOO' can be hammered silently inside and the fifth stage can become an expressive dance.

Research on Dynamic meditation

Psychologist Jutta Blume from the University of Bamberg, Germany, recently presented results of a study about the effects of Dynamic meditation on people's self-esteem.    

Forty test persons did Dynamic every day for three weeks. Before and after, they were shown videos stimulating strong feelings of embarrassment, guilt and regret. Each time, the degree of emotional identification was recorded on video and registered on a questionnaire.

Blume found interesting differences between feelings of regret on the one side, and feelings of embarrassment and guilt on the other. Whereas people's capacity for regret increased after meditating, their readiness to feel embarrassed or guilty decreased. Blume interprets this as a sign that, as far as outer behavior rules are concerned, people become significantly more relaxed and easy through the meditations. After some time they develop a sharpened sense of personal dignity and sincerity – hence a greater readiness to regret undignified or insincere acts.

All participants showed more or less the same results. However, Blume points out that "people who tended to have a low level of self-esteem in the beginning, had a clearly more positive self-image after the meditations. And those who seemed to have a very solid self-esteem before became more modest afterwards. Dynamic Meditation obviously brings you to a more realistic view of yourself," she concludes. "It either knocks you down from any over-inflated stance or it shows you that you aren't such a gray mouse after all."

                          Research published by activemeditation.com