Trust Nature, Master Breath: Guru Yogi Shivan on Near-Death Experiences, Health & Fearless Living

(Ai assist:) Guru Yogi Shivan (affectionately called Guruji) is a master healer and modern mystic rooted in ancient Indian traditions, particularly Siddha and Kundalini Yoga lineages.Guruji shares his remarkable life story: born a hyperactive child in Kerala, India, he was channeled into Kalaripayattu (the ancient mother of martial arts like kung fu and karate), later becoming a third-degree black belt in karate, a state boxing champion, and a skilled healer using marma (energy points) activation. Working in Oman in the late 1980s as a popular healer for the elite, he witnessed the limits of money, power, and modern medicine against disease and death. This realization sparked a deep existential crisis, leading him to abandon worldly life, don saffron robes, search India for a true guru, and receive initiation into authentic Siddha/Kundalini yoga.He spent 4.5 years in forest seclusion, practicing advanced techniques—including controlled pranayama (breath retention/kumbhaka) to induce near-death/out-of-body experiences consciously. He describes exiting the body, viewing it from outside, and realizing consciousness as formless, infinite energy beyond physical limits. His guru advised balancing inner realization with societal engagement rather than full Himalayan retreat, leading him to establish a healing center focused on three-dimensional health: physical, mental, and spiritual.The discussion explores deep topics: transcending the mind through meditation (chitta vritti nirodha), the illusion of eternalism vs. nihilism (true eternity is formless, beyond mind's finite forms), pranayama's role in controlling hormones/glands/autonomic functions, distinctions between compulsive enjoyment (bhogi), troubled living (rogi), and conscious joyful living (yogi), and managing modern stress/anxiety as poor "body machine" maintenance—addressed via breath awareness, instinct-intellect union, and trusting nature's design.Guruji emphasizes practical healing: conscious breath extends life force (prana), quiets the mind, dissolves worries, and unlocks inner potential for self-healing. He contrasts artificial intoxication (drugs) with constructive meditation for higher states. Animals instinctively fast and self-medicate; humans, over-reliant on intellect/information, lose this.He promotes self-love, daily meditation (even 20-25 minutes), and trusting nature's protection. Contact via indimasi.com (his healing village/center), and the free "Yogi Speaks" live Q&A group (every few days). Final message: Nothing is permanent—pleasure or pain leads to ease. Focus inward, think infinity, become as strong as it.A deeply inspiring dialogue blending personal transformation, ancient science, and timeless wisdom for wholeness and freedom.(Partial:)00:18 - What Does "Guru" Really Mean? A Guide to Inner Exploration03:36 - Bruce Lee Inspiration, Boxing Champion, and Discovering Silence Through Movement04:46 - Healing with Marma Points: "Magic Fingers" in the Middle East06:16 - The Limits of Power: Facing Disease, Death, and the Turning Point07:36 - Becoming a Monk: Saffron Robes, Searching for a Guru, and Siddha/Kundalini Initiation08:14 - 4.5 Years in Forest Seclusion: Creating Near-Death Experiences Consciously14:41 - Breath Retention & Out-of-Body Realization: Beyond Body Limitations19:50 - Eternalism vs. Nihilism: True Infinity as Formless Energy29:53 - The Fear of Endless Rebirth: A Way Out & Intention in Practice38:03 - Yogi, Bhogi, Rogi: Conscious Enjoyment vs. Compulsive Life (Mango Analogy)45:32 - Breath as Hormone Control: Managing Stress, Anxiety, and Glands51:26 - Prana Explained: Beyond Air, Spontaneous Practices (Bastrika, etc.)57:38 - Trusting Mother Nature & Destiny: No Worries, Inner Potentialhttps://indimasi.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@IndimasiHealingVillagehttps://www.facebook.com/indimasihealingvillagehttps://www.instagram.com/indimasi.healingvillagehttps://www.instagram.com/yogi.shivanhttps://yogispeaks.my.canva.siteWant to be a guest on Inner Skilled? Send Josh Dippold a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/innerskilled Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.