My word !! I have been looking for this years coz i cant meditate for more than 20 mins. Will start adopting these techniques. Many thanks 🙏

Life changing video. I was really wondering why my yoga positions were so uncomfortable and this let’s me know I need to start stretching more!

I skipped this video so many times because of the title, but this was such a big mistake. Really thank you!

@NealGolub

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yea the title I picked is accurate but didn’t help me attract viewers!

I learned this the hard way after I attended a 10-day meditation course in 2016. But i learned it slowly til i perfected it by trial and error. But still thanks for this video bec i still learned somethibg great from this video. Thanks a lot :)

@NealGolub

3 жыл бұрын

Lea Remolona-Gomez you’re most welcome. Best wishes to you!

Awesome video. You explained everything very well. Thank you, I learned quite a bit!

Fantastic video, this has really helped me with correcting my meditation practice. Thank you!

oooof finally!! Found One of the best, video about sitting things,,,Amazing information,, thnks sir! 🙏🏼🥰

Your advices are gold! Thanks a million.

Nice video Neal. Probably the best I've seen! I'm on it!

Thanks Neil! That was really helpful and well explained.

@NealGolub

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome Karl, I’m glad it was helpful!

BEST explanation EVER!! Much obliged sir

Great advice! Many thanks for this video.

@kvngkrave4672

4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful✨

I just got the information i was looking for. Thanks a lot! Much appreciated.

@NealGolub

5 жыл бұрын

Mehul Jadeja you are very welcome! Best wishes!

It's great you mentioned the meditation-yoga link here, many modern sources seem unaware of the link, that yoga wasn't yoga for it's own sake, but to support meditation

Thanks for this brill video, Neil. You're a natural teacher. Much appreciated! Take care.

@NealGolub

4 жыл бұрын

Carmine Gacchiarione you’re welcome! And thanks for the nice compliment. Best wishes in your practice!

1st time doing these I felt a relief in my back and had extreme laughter. Never felt so good, yoga is amazing.

@NealGolub

4 жыл бұрын

That’s great to hear! Thanks for your comment and best wishes in your practice!

This is a really great video! Thanks for the concise explanation.

This video is so perfect! So helpful! A million thank yous!!!

@NealGolub

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad it was helpful!

This is honestly one of the best things I've found on KZread. Thank you so much for this!

@NealGolub

4 жыл бұрын

Suger Over The Devil you’re welcome, I’m glad you found it helpful! Best wishes in your practice.

Good job! Neal . Thank you so much for information!

WoW - so wonderful and so glad that many are watching this! all the best to you Neal!

@NealGolub

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Nancy! I’m planning an updated version of this. A four part video, about 5 min per part, called Sitting Meditation Startup Kit. Part 1 is Intro and Stretching, Part 2 is The Postures, Part 3 is What to Do When it Hurts, and Part 4 is a Guided Meditation that ends silently, to tell you try it all out. What do you think about this plan?

Very helpful, Neal. Thanks a lot!

You’re so knowledgeable there’s a lot I don’t know

I happened to found your video and my I'm soo thankful . Big applause to you as I learned a lot from proper stretching first to doing it gradually ......again thank you so much

@NealGolub

3 жыл бұрын

zz g you are very welcome, I’m glad it helped you!

By far the most useful advice I had on this topic of posture and dealing with pain...so grateful 🙏

@NealGolub

3 жыл бұрын

Sangeeth Parvatam I’m glad it helped you, and thanks for your kind words!

Thanks a lot for this lovely video. Very informative and useful.

This must be my lucky day; I found two excellent, 5-star-worthy videos on this topic; this is one of them. Thank you for such a good, down-to-earth, practical instruction, Mr. Golub!

@NealGolub

3 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome Jon! Best wishes in your practice!

Excellent video, this will help my practice greatly, thank you so much. 🙏🙏

Thank you Neal! This helps me

A great teacher...I always thought that i was not normal because I saw everyone sitting in these positions and I could not so I stop going to yoga classes...now I learn these stretching positions...so there is hope...I will keep you post. Thank you Mr. Neal Golub.

@NealGolub

6 жыл бұрын

rachelle peterson thank you for the lovely comment! Best wishes!

You have answered every questions of mine. Great to find people like you. many gratitude to you for the excellent technics shared with every aspirant. May Divine bless you :)

@NealGolub

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Keerthi, I’m glad it was helpful!!

I appreciate you so much! This video is exactly what I needed. My knees were hurting Burmese position, but now with the stretches it’s all gone. Thank you my man 🙏

@NealGolub

4 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome Luis. Glad it was helpful!

Excellent video! Thank you for making it!

🙏🙏🙏 May you have lots of merits on this teaching. It will give you nice results to you if you practice the objects given in "Mahasathipatthana sutta" using this nice stable postures.

Very well explained. Thank you Neal.

very informative and easy to follow. thankyou

Very useful and constructive instruction. Thank you for the great video.

Thank you very much ! Very good techniques. Appreciated !

I am just starting this adventure of meditation/mindfulness and found this to be so helpful! So many tips and strategies here! Thank you for making this video!

@NealGolub

5 жыл бұрын

pam wark you are very welcome! Best wishes!

@roderickmurchison1451

2 жыл бұрын

How are you coming along with your meditation / mindfulness practice?

Neil, thank you so much!! It’s an extremely well-structured and helpful video! I recently began doing sitting meditations regularly and struggled with back pain. Now I realize that it's due to the lack of flexibility and equipment, and I have a clear improvement plan. Thanks again!

@NealGolub

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome Andrey! Glad it was helpful!

Thanks a lot Neal! That's really what I was looking for, after a few days using your strategies I can stay in burmese posture for 30 minutes..warm greetings from Italy!

@NealGolub

3 жыл бұрын

Teo Messi that’s great, you are very welcome! Best wishes in your practice :)

I like your honesty in your talk. Very refreshing. Thanks for sharing.

@NealGolub

6 жыл бұрын

Jason Loke thanks for your comment! Stay tuned for an updated version I am working on called Sitting Meditation Startup Kit. A four part video that hopefully makes this info a little more accessible

@yurajraut9105

5 жыл бұрын

Jason Loke tt

It helped me a lot .. Very well explained .. Thanx

Thank you for your advice. I have been struggling with the pain and my legs going to sleep.

Great video, helped me very much. Thanks.

Thanks for the suggestions bro. I will try

I'm searching for this kind of video for long time...I'm doing meditation sitting on the chair but I got back pain everytime....now no more back pain after using the pillow as you said....thank you so much!! :)

@NealGolub

5 жыл бұрын

rohinrudra1008 you are very welcome, I’m so glad it helped you :)

Very good video. Thank you 🙋‍♂️

That's very helpful thank you sooo muuuuuuuch ❤️❤️ 🥺

Great video, much appreciated

Excelent video, thank you so much.

Thanks dude very good video, was having a serious problem with joint pressure this should help loosen me up a bit.

Thank you for taking the time to make this informative video, I am new at meditation and I don't meditate often because it is unconformable to sit with you legs crossed since I don't have the flexibility, which I will need to work on.

good notes and tips for folks

Thank you very much big bro. Highly informative.

You are right on with those stretches... i can barely lean forward at all in both but i have been doing them every other day for a couple weeks and i am sitting through about 20 minutes without any pain in my knees or feet.... thank you. Before i could barely make 10 minutes without having to stop or disturb my meditation to stretch out my legs.

@NealGolub

4 жыл бұрын

Candice Sirju thats great to hear, thank you for that feedback! When you feel ready, try to doing two rounds of those stretches instead of one. Do one stretch, then the other, then the first again, then the second again. Nice and easy. It will help your progress. But only if you like it! If you push too much you might just stop and that’s the worse thing. Best wishes to you!

@candicesirju551

4 жыл бұрын

@@NealGolub will do, thank you :)

Thank you for sharing your tips.

Great video. Thanks! 😊

Wonderful video, thank you so much.

Thank you! This very helpful

@NealGolub

5 жыл бұрын

Alma Maldonado You’re welcome. Glad it helped you :)

Wonderful Gratitude

Thank you!

This is very helpful. Thank you. :)

Good solid thoughtful suggestions. Important to say It's not a one-way street of improvement: I've been sitting zazen 40 minutes a day for 35 years, sitting very comfortably in full lotus the last 8 or so (before that it had been half-lotus). When I finally realized I could switch to full, it was a wonderful feeling and is definitely my favorite pose. BUT, because of COVID I started climbing stairs inside my apartment, and apparently overdid it, sometimes doing 2 at a time, and maybe pulled a muscle behind my knee. Also, some days I sat twice, because of stress. My left knee and hip started aching unbearably. Encouraged by this video, I will start sitting in a chair with a cushion to get the right down angle until it (hopefullY) recovers. Plus, the stretching suggested is better than what I was doing, as I was going to the pain point while he stops beofe that. So we'll see....

@NealGolub

3 жыл бұрын

thats great lopezb! Best wishes!

very nice video,,,u made it so simple to understand

Excellent clip very helpful thankyou.

Thank you made of this video it's very helpful for me stretching

Thank you, I need this 😁🙏

Thank you Neal..

very nice position that compliment each other ! for the purpose of flower harmonizing !

Thank you Neal

Very helpful thanks.

Great video!!! thanks a lot

Very helpful, thank you

Perfectly explained 🙏🙏🙏

@NealGolub

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Cen Yin Sin! Glad it was helpful.

Thank you 🙏

Hi Neal, It is an amazing video. I want you to make more videos on Meditation.

@NealGolub

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Pooja, what a lovely thing to say!

This was super helpful thanks so much !

@NealGolub

4 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome. Best wishes in your practice!

Thanks! Sadhu

Loved ur video mate🤩

It's a great video

Thank you brother🙏

Thank-you

very useful, thanks !

Great video.. Thank you😊

I’m only 26 but I notice when doing the correct yoga posture my back literally feels broken from work and stress so I’m going to start the stretches slowly. And I’m going to get some pillows!

@chellea6216

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed this video is so helpful realizing to the proper stretches first before aiming the pose like other flexible people bec .I did and I'm sooo sore after like broken too😥😄

🙏🏻🥰 thank you

Thanks for the video. All of my questions were answered. You should throw up a link to the pillows. Thanks!

@NealGolub

4 жыл бұрын

WeAre Limitless thanks for your comment! Here’s a link to the pillows. Best wishes! www.sunandmoonoriginals.com/store/p/83-Cosmic-Cushion-Zabuton.html

Thank you for this :)

Thanks Neal. This video is awesome. I want to perfect the Burmese posture but my thighs don't flatten on the ground.

@NealGolub

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Chai! Heres a couple of suggestions for you. First, if you make the small cushion you are sitting on a bit taller, your knees and thighs will naturally get closer to the floor. Second, over time you will get more flexible so your knees and thighs will get closer to the floor on their own as that happens. But in the meantime you can make your current posture more comfortable by rolling up towels and putting one under each knee, for support. Then, over time make the rolled towels smaller and smaller until you don't need them at all!

thank u

Thanks alot! Fun video, very inciteful! Have a rockin' day! :-)

@chandrashekararora9412

6 жыл бұрын

Well.....it was not a fun one though....

Really good video

@NealGolub

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Very helpful. Thank you :-)

Im so jealous! Nice job. Im sure it took some time, quite a lot of time.

@NealGolub

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Donna! Yes it feels good to have a stable posture. Gets that issue out of the way for the real work to be done. Stick with it and enjoy the present moment, it’s the only way forward!

I just tried the third technique about the pain. It worked!

@NealGolub

3 жыл бұрын

Lilo that’s excellent!

@breathingart

3 жыл бұрын

@@NealGolub thank you so much~

@NealGolub

3 жыл бұрын

@@breathingart you’re very welcome!

Thanks for this ❤️Just started out mediating and my legs are not supporting..Hope this works 🙏

Brilliantly explained and demonstrated. Than you. I'm now a Subscriber. Sirach306 Namaste Love is the Law, Love under will

The first part of this video made me realise how NOT flexible I really am. The leg stretches almost killed me - but I loved it! Very helpful video and what an amazing teacher. Great job Neal, I'll be coming back for more!

The 8 brocade qigong exercise before and after meditation will help.