Sat Naam and Welcome.
This is Salima,
Yoga Therapist.
And today I'd like to bring you a meditation for emotional balance.
The way this meditation begins is to start with a glass of water.
So pause right here and get yourself a nice cold glass of water.
And now drink that entire cup of water.
Sit in a tall,
Regal,
Yogi posture.
Spine straight,
Shoulders relaxed.
Either cross-legged or in a chair or legs extended,
However way works best for your body.
Press your palms together at the centre of your chest.
We'll tune in now with a long Sat,
Short Naam.
Inhale very deeply.
Exhale completely.
And let's tune in.
Sat Naam.
We begin with this opening mantra,
The truth of who we really are.
Beyond the personality,
Beyond these small slights and ups and downs that happen over the course of the day.
The truth is we're infinite.
The truth is we can accomplish.
The truth is the truth.
Now let's begin the meditation for emotional balance.
Separate your hands now and bring each hand underneath opposite armpits.
The palms are against the body.
So your right palm is underneath the left armpit and your left palm is underneath the right armpit.
Sit up tall and straight.
And now bring your shoulders all the way up close to your ears.
And then tuck your chin towards your chest.
So you're sitting in a really locked in position.
And you'll find now that your breath starts to move very slowly.
Close your eyes and settle in.
Get cosy with this meditation.
Inhaling slowly,
Deeply,
Completely.
And exhaling in that same way.
Do your best to keep the exhalation and the inhalation at the same pace.
This powerful meditation is actually a technique.
There are many factors that happen here.
So when you notice that your emotional balance is a little off,
Then make sure to concentrate on your body's water balance.
Making sure that you drink enough and allow the flow of energy to continue.
As you slow down your breath,
And here we're looking for a breath that's about ten seconds inhalation,
Ten seconds exhalation.
As you start to slow your breath down,
You'll notice that your mind moves a little slowly as well.
And as you pull your shoulders up to the ears,
And you lock the entire upper body,
This allows the mind to focus.
So you may find that you're still thinking,
But these thoughts may have less emotional charge.
This is a technique,
A set of techniques from the Kundalini Yoga tradition.
Continue to breathe long and deep.
And now test your breath.
Can you inhale for a count of fifteen,
And exhale for a count of fifteen?
And now,
As you inhale,
You're going to feel a little count of fifteen.
Long,
Slow,
Deep breath.
Shoulders are up close to your chest.
And close to the ears.
Hands are underneath each opposite armpit.
Eyes are closed.
We're coming to the last few seconds here.
Now stay locked in this position,
And inhale very deeply.
Exhale completely.
And as you exhale,
Relax your shoulders down.
Relax your hands down to your knees.
And keep your eyes closed.
Check in with yourself.
What do you notice?
What shifted in these last few minutes?
Press your palms together at the center of your chest.
And we close now with a long sat,
Short nam.
Sat nam means truth is my name.
Sat nam.
Thank you for joining in today.
My name is Salima,
Yoga Therapist.
