Welcome with awaken with Joey This meditation invites you to journey through the five sacred bands.
Also known as champis in the Quechua language.
These bands act as a form of spiritual armor or filters,
Breaking down heavy objects.
Negative energies into neutral or beneficial forces to protect your physical and physiological well-being.
So you may practice this meditation laying down or seated.
Just find that comfortable position.
It's gonna allow you to relax.
And to go deeper.
Into meditation.
Begin by softening your gaze or closing your eyes.
Let your body settle.
And allow each breath to bring you a little closer to yourself.
Take a slow,
Gentle breath in through your nose.
And release it softly.
Again,
Breathe in.
And breathe out.
And feel the weight of your body being held by the earth beneath you Now imagine a circle of sacred space forming around you.
A place where the Asian wisdom of the elements can make to the wisdom.
That already lives in within your body.
With every breath,
That wisdom becomes more and more present.
And with every exhale,
Allow yourself to soften.
Now imagine a deep black band of sacred energy resting around the base of your body.
Connecting you to the roots of the earth.
Bringing your awareness to the base of your spine.
Your pelvis.
And the space below your navel.
And from that space,
Imagine their reach.
Dark soil of forest floor.
That is moist,
Fertile.
And alive with possibilities.
Beneath the surface,
Roots reach deep into the ground.
Anchoring trees that have stood for generations.
Now feel yourself supported but by these same Asian roots,
This same earth.
Knowing that you don't have to carry everything alone.
You are part of a living world that holds and nourishes and sustains you.
So with each inhale draw in a sense of steadiness.
And with each exhale release the need to hold yourself so tightly You are rooted in the earth.
You're safe to ground and feel stable.
You can trust the ground beneath you.
Now imagine a warm red band moving like a river through your lower abdomen.
Through the center of your being.
Bringing your awareness to your belly,
To your solar plexus,
And the waters within you.
And picture a river flowing through a vast landscape.
Sometimes it morphs quickly.
Sometimes it rests in quiet pools.
And sometimes it changes direction to find a new way forward.
So allow yourself to notice whatever feelings are present within you today.
Maybe their feelings of joy.
Grief.
Tenderness,
Uncertainty.
Gratitude.
Or perhaps nothing in particular.
But just imagine the red band flowing through you like the living waters of the earth.
Softening what has become rigid.
And creating space for what needs to move.
Let your belly relax.
Let your breath flow without effort.
With every inhale you imagine making room for greater ease Compassion.
And emotional honesty.
Allow life to move through you.
Honor your feelings without getting lost in them.
Releasing what you're ready to release and welcome the flow of new life.
You are allowing emotional flow,
Renewal and cleansing.
Now imagine a luminous golden band resting across your heart.
Glowing with the warmth of the rising sun.
Bringing your attention to the center of your chest.
Feel the gentle rhythm of your own breathing.
And imagine the first golden rays of sunlight touching the horizon.
Slowly the light spreads across the land.
Warming the soil.
Awakening the flowers.
And illuminating everything it touches.
Let this golden light awaken the warmth within your heart.
Imagine the gold band gently illuminating the heart center.
Where it transforms heaviness into understanding.
Fear into courage.
And self-judgment into compassion.
Your heart is allowed to receive as well as to give.
So welcome the light within you.
Allow love to soften and transform you.
Honoring your own heart and the light that you bring into the world.
Imagine your heart glowing like a small golden sun.
Steady and warm.
In the center of your body.
Now imagine a luminous silver band.
Resting at your throat.
Shimmering white with the movement of the wind and the quiet light of the moon.
Bring your awareness to your throat.
Your jaw and your neck.
And your mouth.
Notice the space around your voice.
And imagine a cool,
Gentle breeze moving across an open landscape.
It passes through the branches of the trees.
It dances across the grass.
And carries away the stillness of stagnant air.
Allow your shoulders to relax.
Let your jaw soften.
And feel the natural rhythm of your breath.
Imagine the silver band gently illuminating your throat.
Creating a spaciousness where your inner truth can be heard.
Consider the words you speak to others.
And the words you speak silently to yourself.
Listened.
Deeply to yourself and to others.
Express your truth with clarity and compassion.
Honoring the changes.
Of the freedoms of your life.
And feel the space around your throat.
Becoming open,
Peaceful and clear.
Now imagine a band of pure white light surrounding your forehead and crowned.
Extending gently into the open space above you.
Bringing your awareness to the space between your eyebrows.
And then gently expanding your attention to the crown of the head.
Imagine a field of pure white light.
Clear and spacious.
Like the quiet brilliance of stars in an endless night sky.
Imagine the white band weaving through your brow and crown centers.
Creating a sense of openness between your inner vision and the vast mystery of existence.
Let your thoughts come.
Let your thoughts go.
Let sensations rise and fade.
Be open to wisdom.
Resting in the quiet light of awareness.
And remain here for several breaths.
Allowing silence to become part of the meditation.
And now imagine all five bands of color present within and around you.
The black band roots you into the earth.
The red band reminds you to flow with the waters of life.
The gold band warms your heart with the fire of transformation.
The silver band opens space for breath,
Listening and truth.
The Y-band invites you into the spaciousness of spirit.
Imagine these colors gently harmonizing.
Feel the connection between the base of your body and the crown of your head.
Feel the relationship between Earth and the Sun.
That holds you.
And the sky that opens above you.
Let the breath move naturally through the entire body.
And as you take the next slow comfortable breath in and release it.
Feel the support beneath you.
Notice the air around your skin.
Become aware of the room you're in.
Gently moving your fingers and your toes.
Whenever you feel fully present,
I'm ready.
Slowly open your eyes.
Coming back into this space,
Coming back to yourself.
And may we be rooted like the earth.
Flowing like the waters.
Illuminated by the sun.
Clear as the wind.
And open to the light of Spirit.
We are grounded.
Flowing.
Illuminated,
Expressing,
And open.
