Day 13: Standing Meditation | 21-Day Meditation Challenge

Standing meditation or 'Zhan zhuang' comes from China. It increases vitality, internal strength and fitness as well as overall body strength. Developed by masters of meditation and acupuncture, Zhan zhuang is a form of medical meditation.
Standing meditation is considered the best for the flow of spiritual energy, Prana and Qi and chakra alignment. Standing pose has a definite advantage in terms of concentration, as it is easy to stay mindful, as drowsiness is rarely a problem.

Transcript

Hello everyone and welcome to today's session. Today I want you to try standing meditation. This is a new technique and we're going to try it together. So think of what our bodies are used to do when we are simply standing. We're usually standing in line or looking at something or having a conversation, But we very rarely stand and do nothing. So today I want you to experience standing meditation and for this technique you need to find a broomstick, A walking stick or anything really that you can use to make sure that you don't lose your balance. You can use a chair or a table, Anything really. And once you are used to this practice then you won't need anything. Alright so hold the top of your broom or walking stick or chair or whatever you're holding now and place your feet hip width apart, Keep your spine straight, Relax your shoulders, Relax your tongue, Relax any tension present in your neck and you can close your eyes or if you prefer to keep them open that's okay. Just try to look downward if you keep your eyes open so you're not distracted by the things around you. And now I want you to tune in to your breathing for a few moments. Feel the lifting and folding of your belly. Feel the air coming in and out of your body. Focus simply on the feeling of having your feet on the ground and of breathing. Allow any emotions to be in the room with you but do not focus on them. Just acknowledge their presence and let them go. And if you feel like you're losing your focus and that you are having too many thoughts just bring your attention to your breathing or to your feet touching the ground. You can also practice a body scan to check in with your body scanning downwards from head to toe and then bringing your attention back to your breathing. When your mind wanders into thoughts and stories just gently and kindly bring it back to focusing on your breathing. All right so we are now at the end of this session so let's take a deep inhale for one two three four and five and a slow exhale for five four three two and one deep inhale and a long exhale. Now let your breath come back to a natural pace and when you are ready you can open your eyes. And I wish you an amazing day.