Sound Breathing

Here is a little breakdown of the chakras so you can become more familiar before we get to our exercise:

Mulhadara (ROOT Chakra 1st) LAM - lessons in the material experience of the world. Themes are survival and basic needs. Svadhistana (SACRAL 2nd) VAM - lessons relating to sexuality, work, and desire. Manipura ( SOLAR PLEXUS 3rd) - RAM (rum)- “city of the shining jewel” contains lessons relating to the ego, personality, and self-esteem. Anahata (HEART 4th) YAM- “unstruck chord” lessons related to love, forgiveness, and compassion. Visshudhi (THROAT 5th) HAM - “purity” lessons related to will and self-expression. Ajna (THIRD EYE 6th) OM - “command” lessons related to the mind, intuition, insight, wisdom, imagination, and perception. Sahasrara ( CROWN 7th) OM - “thousand petals” lessons related to spirituality. This energy center is all about union.

Transcript

Come to your seat.

Straighten the spine.

Lengthen the crown of your head away from the tip of your tailbone.

And notice your breathing.

Close your eyes and bring your awareness down to the base of your spine.

At Muladhara Chakra,

Start to envision a red light.

And above this red light at Svaristhana Chakra,

An orange light.

And directly above that orange light at Manipura,

A yellow,

Golden color light.

This red,

Orange,

Yellow stack of lights at the base of the spine.

Inhale deeply.

And exhale on the sound.

Ah.

Three lights.

Once again,

Deep breath in.

Bringing your awareness up to the center of your chest at the heart,

Anahata Chakra.

Visualizing a green light at the center of your heart.

And the sound of this light is you.

Deep breath into the heart.

You.

Bringing the awareness to the pit of the throat,

Vishuddhi Chakra.

A deep blue light.

The sound is So.

Deep breath in.

So.

Next is Lalana Chakra at the uvula.

A pale blue colored light.

The sound is Ee.

Deep breath in.

Ee.

And bringing the awareness to the center of the brain,

Ajna Chakra,

Third eye.

An indigo colored light.

The sound is Sam.

Closing to the M.

Deep breath in.

Sam.

Sam.

Sam.

Bringing the awareness finally to the crown of the head,

Sahasrara Chakra.

Either a rainbow colored light or a silver colored light.

The sound is Sun.

Deep breath in.

Sun.