Took ages to produce answer, and only worked once on one model, then crashed since then.

I have friends who live there, and they report the same. They visited us for the first time here in London recently, and were quite shocked by the stark differences.

This happens ( was exposed) at our local foodbank. (London, UK)

I used take other forms of Magnesium, but recently found Glycinate has made a massive improvement in my sleep.

Best sleep I’ve had in years.

I think the one that really “did it” for me was Ramana Maharshi.

His direct approach and Atma Vichara (self inquiry) facilitated the experience of my True Self.

Feelings are so subjective that words / descriptions kind of distort the original visceral feeling.

I should add that while I’m not specifically a “Jazz Musician”, I play piano , and utilise substitutions, extensions etc. :)

Its the same kind if vibe as when you hang out with certain Jazz musicians / fans and they start discussing chord substitutions, extensions, etc.

Same. Just switched due to de-googling.

You’re welcome. Glad it helped.

I taught in Yoga Studios for a while, as well as smaller, private classes. I facilitated something called Yoga Nidra which is a form of meditation.

I had a large amount of positive feedback and people apparently had all kinds of amazing experiences - but quite often - particularly during the times at Yoga Studios, I was not in a good space myself generally, and the very thing I Ioved doing became more like any old humdrum, regular day job.

On a ‘bad’ day, in my mind, I would imagine a newcomer visiting the class and saying something negative at the end of a session - despite this never happening. :)

In my experience, all pressure us created by a judgmental mindset (which is the default setting for the human mind!) and a lot of the ‘pressure’ is actually a matter of perception - as is everything.

Of course, a lot of situations are extremely challenging, but the only thing we really have dominion over is our perception of these situations.

Changing one’s perception though, can take years of practice. Both our own conditioning , and that of the ‘human collective’ influencing us, runs deep.

However, even a little regular practice can evidence tangible results in small, incremental ways.