Chapter 15 – Night Practice 3: The Whys and Hows of
the Technique
15.1 Preparation
Be fairly strict with details such as taking shoes off, lying in a
proper position, and so on. They make a significant difference to
the depth of experience reached by the participants. If even one or
two of them do not follow these preparatory procedures and
remain at the surface during the session, it is enough to disturb
the vibrations of the whole group and prevent the others from
accessing the experience.
15.2 Phase 1: exhaling
Exhaling is the very last thing a human being does on this planet.
Hence the use of the verb ‘to expire’, which means both to die and
to breathe out. Just as a fantastic tension is associated with the
first inhalation of the newborn, a fantastic release takes place
when dying people give their last exhalation.
The art of breathing out is a quest for the ultimate exhalation. Do
this as if you were on your death-bed, having completed a very
fulfilled life.
You can learn to use exhalation as the vector to carry tensions and
wrong energies out of your body. The practice of sighing can be
quite therapeutic.
15.3 Phase 2a: circulating in the body parts
Practising awareness of the different body parts should not be
regarded as a mere relaxation technique but as a major tool on the
path of inner alchemy. By connecting your awareness with the
body parts, consciousness is infused into the physical layer, and a
deep transformation starts to take place. As you become relaxed
and open, your consciousness reaches far deeper into the physical
than if you were rotating through the body parts in the usual
consciousness of the day.
The more you can ‘become one’ with the body part, the deeper
your consciousness will be instilled into the physical layer. Tune
into the body part and let its qualities become alive in you, as
described in Chapter 11. The feeling that comes from tuning in is