Meditation Through The 5 Layers Of Your Being

In this quick meditation you will be guided through the 5 koshas. We will begin go in from the physical body to the innermost layer of our being (bliss body) and then we will go back out to the physical body.

This meditation will help you become more aware of the distinction between these layers of your being and become sensitive to what may be happening there for you, increasing your awareness.

Transcript

Welcome. We're gonna do a brief sort of five kosha thing that goes in and then out. So we'll start with the body and end with the body. See if that works for us today. So find yourself comfortable. Let's close our eyes and if that doesn't work, Just have your eyes just slightly open. So a little bit of light comes in, But soft gaze. And whatever position you're in, Bring your awareness to the top of your head. As we move through the body briefly, We'll imagine that we're sort of pouring water over the top of our head or any kind of liquid that makes you feel relaxed. So imagine you're pouring something right on the top of your head and with that, The top of your head relaxes and that sort of moves down your face and neck and shoulders. So that whole part of your body relaxing and letting go. And as your shoulders relax, Feel your upper back unwrapping around into your chest area, Relaxing and letting go. And follow that image of relaxation pouring down into your middle and lower abdomen and middle and lower back. So your whole torso is relaxed, Even as you remain upright. And then we feel that relaxation moving into our pelvis, Our glutes, Our upper thighs. Feeling a sense of slight relaxation and letting go. Lower legs, Calves and shins, Relaxing and letting go. And then finally feel that movement, Fluid relaxation moving down into the ankles, The tops of the feet, The toes and the bottoms of the feet. Whole body is more relaxed, Holding on less, Releasing and letting go. And now we'll move our attention to our breath and simply notice that we're breathing. Notice that you're breathing. And let the attention move from the breath moving to the thoughts moving. So just like we noticed we were breathing, Let's notice that we are thinking. Simply notice any thoughts or mental states that arise just for a moment. We'll let that observation of the thoughts go. Simply feel yourself sitting here in space, Mind wide open, Just abiding in that space, No particular focus. And now move your attention back to your breath and without changing anything, Simply notice you're breathing. Move your attention from your breath to the top of your head. And with that same image you started this meditation with, Imagine water pouring onto your head and relaxing your whole head and face and neck and shoulders. And I'm moving down into your arms and forearms and hands, Upper back and chest, Middle and lower back and abdomen all relaxed and letting go. Imagine that feeling moving into your pelvis, Glutes, Upper thighs, Knees and lower legs all relaxed and letting go. And then notice that feeling moving into your feet and toes, Soles of your feet. And then with a breath feel the whole body relaxed and letting go. The whole body relaxing and letting go. Let's bring our palms together in front of our heart and seal this practice with the intention of allowing our mind to stay aware and open to all the levels of our being, Bowing to your own heart. Namaste.