Hello and welcome to this morning ritual routine.
A lot of us know what we should do.
But we don't.
And I'm hoping that in this offering this morning for you,
You take some or perhaps the whole practice into your daily life.
My name is Sequoia Henning,
And I've had a daily practice,
Also known as a sadhana,
For over 25 years,
And it consists of meditation,
Breathing,
Mantras,
Sound,
And movement.
Now,
It's changed over the years,
As we all change,
Right?
And what's important is that you do what resonates with you.
And I'm just simply offering some things that I do every day.
And this will be a shorter version of the practice.
It just gets you going in the momentum of having a daily practice because it helps.
Ground.
Bring forth presence.
And clarity.
Amongst many other things.
So if you're ready.
Let's begin.
And I invite you to sit in whatever position that's comfortable for you.
Close the eyes.
And if you're.
.
.
Able to,
You can bring the thumb and index finger together,
Palms up.
Or palms down.
When we have the palms up,
We're more receptive.
This is a mudra.
And this mudra is known as jnana mudra,
The mudra of knowledge.
Or with the palms down,
Not so receptive to the external world.
It's known as chin mudra.
It does not matter.
But find comfort.
And we'll begin by just bringing awareness.
To your body.
Begin to scan from the crown.
Down and back up without analyzing,
Just noticing.
What?
Is happening in your body in this moment.
Allowing the breath to be long and deep.
Let us connect to the elements because that is what we are.
Imagine that the cosmos,
The energies,
Of the heavens.
The illumination of the sun is coming down as you.
Inhale.
And as you exhale,
Feel it.
Humming through the center of your body into the earth.
And then we will.
Go to the opposite direction as we inhale the energies of the Earth.
We hum it through the center of our body,
Back up into the gospel.
For those of you who are not familiar,
I'm going to play this Shruti box to give us something to hum.
Two with a two.
So again,
We're just humming.
Breathing in the universal energy.
Breathing in the earthly energy.
Going up.
Repeat a couple of times.
Now bring these two energies together above and below and meet them in your heart.
And imagine as you exhale with that next hum.
Bring it into the heart,
Into a sphere of light.
Bringing the union of opposites together.
Now every time you bring the energies from above and below into the center of your heart,
Allow it to be given with gratitude to whatever you're grateful for for this moment,
Right here and now.
A couple more times.
Now I invite you to set an intention for this day.
And imagine it.
That it's already happened,
Feel that it's already happened.
Use words in the present tense.
Could be.
I love being a non-smoker.
I love my new job.
Whatever that is.
Hold it in your heart.
And let's birth it.
From the internal world to the external world with the sound.
Oh.
Three times.
When you're ready.
Let's begin.
Just notice how you feel.
From this.
Practice,
Notice what the energies are doing inside.
Let us say a prayer.
You may either listen.
To my prayer.
Or repeat it.
Or say your own prayer.
Simultaneously.
When we pray,
We connect to the unseen world of spirit.
And this is who we are.
We are spirit having a human experience.
Doesn't matter the name.
It all comes back to love.
Your creator.
Great spirit.
On who is called a thousand names.
I give thanks for this day.
And all the blessings that you bring my way.
I ask for protection and guidance.
So I am not harmed.
Do not harm anyone.
To my thoughts.
Words.
Or actions.
I send gratitude for all the abundance that's in my life.
And I sent and strength to all those who are suffering.
Who have no home.
No family.
Who are lost in addictions,
Be the power of my prayer.
Reach their heart with loving kindness.
Help me have the strength to see myself and others from myself.
And all judgments that I may have or comparisons dissolve into loving kindness.
And may I make the world a better place.
From all my interactions.
Blessings to all living beings.
Just notice how you feel after these words.
We'll take a minute to just stay in.
The present moment.
In silence.
I'm outside,
So you're.
.
.
Having the experience of what I hear.
In this remote area.
If there's any words that you need to say to yourself.
Today.
Now is the time.
Keeping the breath long and deep.
Bring your hands together.
Rub them briskly so you create a heat,
Also known as prada.
Wherever you feel that you need some extra.
Energy,
Healing.
Place your hands there and breathe in that prana.
Yes.
We'll repeat this.
A total of three times.
Keeping the breath long and deep.
Gently open your eyes.
Thank you so much for joining me today.
May you have the best day ever.
And make every morning.
A devoted time.
Connect to your spirit.
Your soul,
And your own ritual.
Namaste.
