| Kundalini
Meditation
I won't promise that this
will work for everyone, but I can say that many have tried
it and found it useful in their own lives. I'll let you be
the judge for yourself. If you are familiar with meditation,
please forgive the first part of this post. It's geared more
for those who are just learn ing. The kundalini meditations
I use will follow this brief introduction. Please don't feel
like you've failed if you have trouble with any of this. We
are all unique individuals and what works for one may not
always work for the next person. Just keep searching until
you find what is right for you.
I'll begin with giving a few
basics concerning kundalini meditation for those of you who
are new to it or just looking for a method to better your
current understanding.
Breathing is very important
during kundalini meditation. I find that inhaling through
the nose and exhaling through the mouth works best for me.
It helps me to focus more on my breathing. I'm sure some of
you already realize this. We tend to become 'lazy' in our
breathing and if you take any time to observe your breathing,
you'll realize that it's most o ften very shallow and short
breaths that you take. This reduces the amount of oxygen to
the brain, thus resulting in a sluggish or drowsy feeling.
Monitoring your breathing and focusing on taking deeper, larger
breaths will greatly reduce this sluggish feeling and even
help to increase ones energy. It will also greatly assist
you during times of stress, anger, and excitement to get you
more balanced and centered.
The old phrase, "Take
a deep breath and count to ten" is more than just a phrase.
The reas oning becomes clear when we look at it from the standpoint
that while we take a few deep breaths and count, we become
more relaxed and are able to release some of the 'sudden'
emotion which was brought on by any given set of circumstances.
It will also assist us in thinking more clearly and hopefully
help us not to 'over react' in any given situation. Posture
is also important. Find a position which is most comfortable
for you. The straighter your back the better in that more
energy is able to flow thro ugh your body. For those of you
who have problems with sitting erect for whatever reason,
just experiment and use whatever position works best for you.
Another thing to observe as
you begin meditating is the tightness in your muscles. Many
people don't realize just how tense they are in certain areas
of their bodies. For instance, the face, neck and shoulders.
One thing which has assisted many beginners in meditation
is to spend a few moments working on relaxing muscles. Begin
at the top of your head and work your way down to your toes.
You can stretch your limbs which will help. Pay close attention
to facial muscles as there is a tendency to tighte n the muscles
in your forehead and jaws.
Once you've spend a bit of
time in preparation by working on your breathing and relaxing,
you are just about ready to begin. The next thing which will
need attention is that of 'quieting' your mind. Our minds
are always very busy *thinking* about things and in order
to obtain the full benefit of meditation, stilling the mind
is important. There are a few methods I personally know of
which you can try. Again, if you know of any methods to help
others, please share them.
If you like to listen to background
music when you meditate to help you relax, then try to find
some music without lyrics. I know of a few people (I don't
know how they do it) who can listen to just about any type
of music and have great success. I myself am not able to do
this. I need quiet music and for me, it's best not to have
any lyrics. I find that my mind tends to wander and focus
on the lyrics. There is also the potential problem of certain
words or phrases causing the mind to begin to recall memories
from past. This tends to stir emotions within us too which
is best to avoid while trying to enter a space of calm and
quiet. You may have to do some experimenting on your own in
this. Chants, instrumentals, and nature sounds are some suggestions
I can offer. If you'd like more specifics, please send me
a message and I'll send you a list of some of my personal
favorites.
If you find you still have
a lot of mind chatter, there are a couple of visualizations
you can try to achieve this stillness. I've got a friend who
could not still the mind chatter with either of these two
visualizations, so he would instead focus on his breathing
only. Paying attention to his breath as he inhaled through
his nose and exhaled through his mouth. He truly experienced
the act of breathing which gave him great results.
One of the kundalini meditations
you can try is that of the pink bubble. When a thought comes
into your mind, visualize yourself placing the individual
thought into a pink bubble and release the bubble. Watch as
it floats away. The reasoning behind this is that if we focus
on a thought, it will stay put and bring along a few others
with it. You want to acknowledge it (place it in the bubble)
then release it (release the bubble). If you acknowledge the
thought then release it, you'll have better luck of it no
t returning. At times you'll find a thought very nagging and
stubborn and it may return more than once. Each time, just
acknowledge it and release it.
Another visualization which
I myself utilize is that of picturing myself writing it on
a chalk board. I'll scribble it on there rather quickly then
erase it. Again I am working on acknowledging the thought
(writing it on the chalk board) then I release it (erase it).
Some people even go as far as to have a notepad and pencil
handy when they meditate so if some important thought comes
to mind they can jot it down and come back to it later.
I can expand a bit more on
the reasoning for 'acknowledging and releasing' the thoughts.
If any of you are parents, and I'm sure a few are, you will
appreciate this next bit of text. Remember what it was/is
like with young children once you got a phone call? You could
be very busy with an important conversation and as soon as
you are, that young one wants, and demands attention. They
walk up and try to speak to you and you motion them away as
you are busy. This interaction can go on endlessly. Often,
when this method doesn't work he/she will come back and begin
tugging on your arm or pant leg. Again you motion them away
because you are busy.
If they haven't gotten your
attention yet, they often get into some sort of mischief which
they KNOW will get your attention. Have you also noticed that
if you take a moment out of your conversation and acknowledge
that little one, they will more often than not go bouncing
off in another direction and busy themselves elsewhere. Why?
Because you gave them a bit of attention and released them
to go do their thing. Maybe they asked if they could play
with something, go somewhere or get something to eat, drink,
etc. If you had not given them a moments notice, they probably
would have bugged you until you wanted to scream, if you hadn't
already.
Once you've gotten to the
place of stillness within, with the least amount of tension
possible, you are ready to begin the kundalini meditation.
Picture yourself being surrounded
by a white sphere of light. Once you picture yourself within
this sphere of white light, you'll be ready to continue. You'll
focus on the base of your spine and out from the base of your
spine will come a tiny root. It will continue to 'grow' from
your back and head down towards the earth. As it enters the
earth you'll begin to see it go through layers of earth. Can
you remember every driving through some hills or mountains
which have been blasted and as you drive by you can see all
the individual layers of earth? You'll be watching the tiny
root travel slowly down each layer. It will continue through
layer after layer until it reaches the center/core of the
earth. You'll visualize the core of the earth as a brilliant
yellowish/white light.
Full of energy. The tiny root
will enter into this mass of energy and as it does, you'll
begin to visualize the energy traveling up the tiny root.
Visualize it traveling up the root and as it does, the little
root becomes brigh ter and you'll also be visualizing the
energy going up through layer upon layer until it reaches
the base of your spine. As the energy begins to enter your
body, you'll visualize it spreading throughout your buttocks
region and then spreading the length of your legs to each
of your feet and all of your toes. Whenever the energy/light
enters or nears an area where there is pain or discomfort,
visualize that area as a black mass.
As the light surrounds the
darkness, visualize it beginning to break up and f low back
towards your back. As the energy continues up your spine and
throughout your torso do the same thing. Now, as it travels
upwards slowly, it will reach your neck, shoulders and travel
down each arm to the tip of your fingers. Then it will once
again begin to travel up into your head. Now, wherever you
are feeling the most pain from the migraines, or any other
type of pain and/or illness, focus a great deal of the energy
upon this area. Do you remember the commercials on TV where
they spray a sp ot before soaking it and you watch the time
lapse as the stain begins to 'lift' off the fabric or dishes?
This is what you'll be visualizing
as you do this kundalini meditation. Stay with the feeling
for awhile as you work on a troubled area. Feel the warmth
of the energy and the calm it brings with it. All of the darkness
you see breaking up will begin to flow upwards and out a little
spout in the top of your head. You'll see the energy seemingly
push it out into a fountain until nothing but pure energy
is pour ing forth out of your, head having rid your body of
all of the pain and such. Then you'll begin to see the tiny
root begin to climb back up through each layer of the earth
until it once again enters back into your spine. The spout
on the top of your head will cease to flow. (cap off this
flow of energy from your body before brining the tiny root
back up) Once you've done this you'll need to become grounded.
Do this by taking a few VERY deep breaths and then begin to
slowly stretch your arms and legs.
Don't stand up immediately or you may feel very dizzy and
light headed.
I often suggest that people purchase a piece of amethyst to
assist them during meditation as it can be of some help. If
you do, you must cleanse it and rid it of any previous vibrations
from others who may have handled it. To do this, purchase
some sea salt and soak the stone in one cup of water to one
tsp of sea salt for a few hours. If you have any questions,
please feel free to contact me. I hope this will be of some
help to you.
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