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Meditation Workbook
Meditation Workbook
Enhance your meditation routine with a simple ritual: grab a dishpan from your favorite store for around $3. Dedicate it exclusively to foot soaking.
Ensure your feet comfortably fit in the dish pan. Fill it halfway with lukewarm water and add a handful of salt. Set it up alongside a towel and a jar of fresh water at your meditation spot.
Commence your meditation by raising your Kundalini and giving a bandhan. Take a moment. Perform a bandhan for the water in the dishpan with seven clockwise circles. If it feels overwhelming, you can skip this step for now. Express gratitude to the water for absorbing impurities.
Immerse your bare feet in the water and begin meditating. If you sense a change in the water or a temperature rise, you're done. Otherwise, soak for approximately 10 minutes.
Rinse your feet over the foot soak bowl using the jar of fresh water. Dry your feet on the towel. Dispose of the used water in the toilet, wash your hands, and return to your meditation space. Stay still for a few minutes, conclude your meditation by raising your Kundalini, and give yourself a bandhan. Namaste.
Make this a nightly ritual. Find the perfect time – after work or just before bedtime. Discover what works best for you and embrace the routine.
Move your left hand from the base of your spine to the top of your head, with the right hand rotating around it. The rotation direction matters:
Right hand under, close, over, away from your body.
Similar to your feet when biking.
Clockwise, like the face of a clock if your left hand were the hour hand.
Repeat three times, tying a knot at the top of your head:
Once after the first.
Twice after the second.
Three times after the third.
Open your hands, placing them on your thighs or the arms of a chair with palms facing up. Begin by moving your right hand to the left side at hip level. Keep your left hand in place as your right hand ascends, travels over your head, and descends to the right side at hip level. Ensure the palm mostly faces your body. Return in the same manner. Repeat this sequence six more times, completing a total of seven repetitions.
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi is the Founder of Sahaja Yoga, she has travelled the world to share this unique meditation technique.
Born in India, she grew up during the fight for Independence, and recognized the need for inner independence to follow. In 1970 she found a way to share the raising of the Kundalini, and achieving inner peace, en masse. Once her daughters had grown up, she dedicated her time to spreading Sahaja Yoga globally.
Similar to our central nervous system or blood circulation system, we possess a subtle system. This system serves as a conduit for spiritual energy, much like how blood transports oxygen.
Within this subtle system, each chakra holds distinct functions and qualities. The channels, in turn, manage our emotions. When these elements are in balance, they facilitate our ability to remain present, preventing our attention from being overly fixated on the past or future.
This is a map of the subtle system and how it presents in our physical body. Each number represents an energy centre (chakra), and each chakra relates to specific qualities.