Good evening all. I thought our many new and old spiritually-inclined members would enjoy this. This is a guide to a meditative trance practiced by the Huna shamans of Hawahii. If you ever wondered why mob bosses are called "the big cahuna" in some movies, that's why; "big cahuna" being the shamanic leader (of the tribe or whole island I don't know). I'm a bit rusty on the term "Huna" since it's been a while since I studied them more in-depth, and probably more because I smoked some powerful south-shire pipeweed just 10 minutes ago.

Anyway, I encourage anybody interested in meditation to give this method a shot, as I've seen some of the fasted onset and most profound mindstates from this. Some anthropologists have even said it was their way of compensating for a lack of hallucinogens on the hawahiian islands, since they mainly just had Kava.

Enjoy


Instructions:

Sit somewhere quiet in a comfortable possition. I preferre cross-legged on the couch, since it gives all the back support and I can fully relax. But it's ultimately up to you and what makes you comfortable.

Now, calm your thoughts as much as possible, but don't beat yourself up if you can't, it'll come on it's own. Have no expectations, just appreciate what comes.
Look upwards, so you can see your eyebrows in your vision, and hold your eyes there. Focus on the point at the centre of your upward vision, then gradually shift your awareness so you notice your central and peripheral vision equally (but don't move your eyes to look directly at everything you're focused on.)
Now while in this possition, open your mouth and keep it open (comfortably, not wide). When you breath in, close the airway to your throat with the back of your tongue and breath in through your nose, getting full, slow, and deep breaths. When you exhale, breath out through your mouth taking twice as long as it took you to breath in. While exhaling, do a semi-loud breathing sound of "Haaaaaa" all the way out.
Repeat this without breaking the method, and you'll notice the effects relatively soon (like a minute or 2, maybe only 20 seconds). Your eyes may cross or shift in some way, mixing up your vision, which is fine. Don't worry about the results during the practice, just relax and keep going as long as you want.

This can be like a trip in and of itself if you decide to take it there, and can be extremely useful for an explorative trance, or focused vedic methods. I suspect it could be a beneficial way to start Zen awareness meditation, but I've yet to try it. I think I should find out tomorrow.

'night all!:jointsmile:
Gandalf_The_Grey Reviewed by Gandalf_The_Grey on . Guide to Huna Meditation Good evening all. I thought our many new and old spiritually-inclined members would enjoy this. This is a guide to a meditative trance practiced by the Huna shamans of Hawahii. If you ever wondered why mob bosses are called "the big cahuna" in some movies, that's why; "big cahuna" being the shamanic leader (of the tribe or whole island I don't know). I'm a bit rusty on the term "Huna" since it's been a while since I studied them more in-depth, and probably more because I smoked some powerful Rating: 5