Comments on awake is good: Day 16: Meditation Challenge ~ Chakra Meditation

Jenn, So glad you have been able to find so many v...

2010-01-20T10:02:07.091-05:00

Jenn,
So glad you have been able to find so many vibrant ways to enhance your meditation practice. Enjoy and peaceful blessings...

Darla, I am glad that Lisa's explanation provi...

2010-01-19T22:55:06.063-05:00

Darla,
I am glad that Lisa's explanation provided a clear pathway for you!

Jenn,
Nice to know that this helped you, too, and that you took such enjoyment in it.

Lisa,
Thank you again for being with us, sharing your talents and insights. You show us the way to greater clarity through all you do. Blessings!

Thank you Jan, and Lisa! This post is enchanting! ...

2010-01-19T21:49:58.883-05:00

Thank you Jan, and Lisa! This post is enchanting! I'm so glad I found it even today! ;) I love the chakra /gemstone and color therapy and incorporating meditation. This is perfect and I printed out some notes so that I can do this again! ;) Thank you so much for sharing so beautifully! I am inspired! blessings to you both, Jen

Working with Chakra's has seemed complicated t...

2010-01-19T11:48:36.062-05:00

Working with Chakra's has seemed complicated to me in the past. I'm so happy to have this entry level explaination of doing Chakra Meditation.

Thank you Lisa and Jan.

Darla

Laura, As you know (and demonstrate) our self-heal...

2010-01-19T08:25:10.695-05:00

Laura,
As you know (and demonstrate) our self-healing is always a work in progress, eh? :-) And as we heal ourselves, we heal the world. What a simply beautiful, yet powerful formula. Hugs to you!

Hi Lisa and Jan, What a lovely meditation. Thank y...

2010-01-18T18:36:22.627-05:00

Hi Lisa and Jan,
What a lovely meditation. Thank you so much for this offering. Getting in touch with our Chakras is wonderful healing practice.
gentle steps,
Laura

Lisa, Wise and perceptive as always. You always gi...

2010-01-18T18:20:15.011-05:00

Lisa,
Wise and perceptive as always. You always give us such good ideas to expand our horizons. :-) Om on...

Stacy,
I'm with you. After doing this meditation with K Masters I was sold on her ability to help one open the heart. How fortunate you were to do a program with her!

Megan, Wonderful observations and I am so glad you...

2010-01-18T18:17:15.004-05:00

Megan,
Wonderful observations and I am so glad you were able to adapt what Lisa provided to fit your needs. Shine on!

Caroline,
No sore toes here! Thrilled to have this addition to Lisa's marvelous piece. It all helps, all good. xo

Joy,
Happy to hear this and to know that your deep listening and discerning is taking you deeper into your calm, clear, wise self. Whatever works, I say. Whatever keeps our hearts open to ourselves and others. :-)

Hi Jan, This method tickles my fancy--I'm goin...

2010-01-18T18:12:07.531-05:00

Hi Jan,
This method tickles my fancy--I'm going to give it a try! Thank you LIsa, for writing it out in a manner that is easy to follow!

Oh! I just had the blessing to attend a two-day re...

2010-01-18T17:14:24.156-05:00

Oh! I just had the blessing to attend a two-day retreat with Kamala Masters this weekend! She was in Seattle, and spoke about The Sure Heart's Release. We did guided lovingkindness and compassion meditations on the second day. So healing.

She is an amazing teacher, and I would second Jan's recommendation for listening to her guided meditations!

And THANK YOU, LISA! I am inspired to give chakra meditation a try for the first time. I like the simplicity of your instructions and the powerful sense I feel reading them.

Blessings,
Stacy

Julie/Jan- thanks for referencing the Evenson CD. ...

2010-01-18T16:32:41.355-05:00

Julie/Jan- thanks for referencing the Evenson CD. Jan- I know you have mentioned that here and I have not tried it yet, will have to check it out...

Hi Megan, thanks for sharing, I like working with colors too, in this case yellow (navel), light green (heart) and white/purple (third eye - just putting these in in case anyone wants to try it.) I used white light here to keep it simple, as I have found some people have trouble with visualizing colors. I love your experiences re: the blending that would happen at times for you. It is interesting though - the colors we are familiar with in the West are actually not the same across all the various traditions. My own view is that they are each internally consistent though, and so we can work with them in the way you did, as a reference point for clearing them out. Thanks for sharing-

Caroline - that's a lovely meditation. It's interesting, I often hear in reiki (which I am not trained in) about moving energy down the chakras, while as in the yogic/meditative traditions, it is usually about moving it up. As I mentioned to Megan re: the colors, I think each system has different purposes and strengths, and are internally consistent - some are healing/balancing oriented, and some are about raising kundalini into the crown, etc. I love learning about each of them, so you certainly weren't stepping on MY toes, can't speak for anyone else!!

Ooh this is awesome! Nadia just recommended chakr...

2010-01-18T16:31:20.097-05:00

Ooh this is awesome! Nadia just recommended chakra meditation to me, and here it is! I will definitely find time to try.
I think this whole practice is an amazing resource for me. I had been so resistant to the idea of meditation, yet here it is opening my heart even farther. Since my actions are heart based I know this helps me to be most centered and to find the clarity I recently needed for some decisions I was making. When in doubt, I search out quiet, and some of your suggestions have helped me greatly. Thank you for sharing all of this!

Lisa, this is wonderful...I will try this today! ...

2010-01-18T15:21:32.930-05:00

Lisa, this is wonderful...I will try this today! I love charka meditations...and this is most often how I meditate.

I learned a wonderful chakra clearing exercise while going through reiki training...anyone can do this.

I hope I am not stepping on toes sharing this...

I like to do this standing (but it can be done sitting or even laying down)...I take my right hand and place it about 6 inches out from my body. Then beginning at my head, I rotate my hand clockwise to "spin" the chakra and clear it out (basically this rids the chakra of excess energy or can bring energy into the chakra if it's depleted). I do this with each chakra center all the way down my body. I repeat this 3 times. When I am done, I take both hands and sweep them down my body...releasing all the "energetic baggage" that I just cleared out of the chakras.

Then I will sit for a few moments with my hands in namaste.

I always feel so good and refreshed after that.

I learned a variation of this meditation when I fi...

2010-01-18T15:05:20.908-05:00

I learned a variation of this meditation when I first began nine years ago, and it really helped balance my energy on days I needed it most. Reading about this method again made me very happy - so thank you!

Rather than imagine the white light at each center, though, the method I used involved seeing the color that each chakra is said to be. I found that during emotional periods in my life, the chakra colors would actually get sort of swampy or even mix together. For example, when I was having control issues in a romantic relationship, it was interesting to watch my third and fourth chakras pick up aspects of each other when I focused on them. I was usually able to "set them straight," though, and find balance again.

Much love and joy to you!

Susan, This is great news. Breathe on! 10 minutes ...

2010-01-18T14:24:47.147-05:00

Susan,
This is great news. Breathe on! 10 minutes twice a day is a lovely pattern and, in time, I am sure will develop a really solid practice. Enjoy the benefits. :-)

Julie,
I thought you might like the Teasdale quote. It is from one of my favorite sections of his book. You will love it.

And thanks for reminding us about Dean and Dudley Evenson's Chakra Healing CD. It is quite amazing. I am happy that it has brought you peace.

Yes, yes, I love the chakra meditation too, especi...

2010-01-18T13:27:47.897-05:00

Yes, yes, I love the chakra meditation too, especially since Jan introduced me to Dean and Dudley Evenson's music. The "chakra healing" meditation cd is so soothing. In my deeper meditations I feel the chakra areas become warm, esp. my heart center.
Thanks for sharing here, Lisa, very valuable.

I love the inspiration here by Brother Wayne Teasdale, "Awareness of time's value and a commitment to live one's spiritual journey in this consciousness is a test of the maturity of one's spirituality."
Thank you, Jan, I ordered "A Monk in the World" today.

Blessings on all of our journeys, Julie

Hi - just want to let you know that I am reading e...

2010-01-18T13:11:37.940-05:00

Hi - just want to let you know that I am reading every entry every day and enjoying it very much. I am sitting for 10 minutes first thing in the morning and 10 minutes last thing at night. Thank you for all of the information you are sharing...Susan

Welcome, Lisa. So glad you are here again to share...

2010-01-18T12:09:48.507-05:00

Welcome, Lisa. So glad you are here again to share some more of your expertise? I love the Chakra Meditation. It is easy and welcoming. I hope many will try it. :-)

Sarah,
I am glad to know that you are finding resources and new ways to connect with a personal meditation practice. Your mala sounds like a very soulful application of this. I do love my mala....

And the Reiki. I know Caroline has also incorporated that in to her meditation time quite often. Enjoy!

Sarah, so glad you mentioned reiki, I forgot that ...

2010-01-18T11:50:27.464-05:00

Sarah, so glad you mentioned reiki, I forgot that in my post...that's yet another tradition that incorporates chakra work...I am also enjoying the many different approaches that Jan is introducing here...Lisa

Jan..this has been wonderful...I am loving every s...

2010-01-18T10:13:58.894-05:00

Jan..this has been wonderful...I am loving every single day. I have learned new ways to direct my meditations and am trying each as we go along. Interestingly finding that several of them I already do on a regular basis..but was unaware that there was a "name" for them!
I am in the process of making myself a Mala..as that is one practice I have not tried.
I often use Reiki on myself in meditation..kind of like this one today..focuses on the chakras too!
So glad I joined the group...wonderful Jan!
Hugs and Namaste, Sarah