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This shaka meditation is inspired by one of my favorite TV shows,
Avatar The Last Airbender.
Shakras are pools of spiraling energy in our bodies.
They are generally associated with seven points along our spinal cord.
Each pool of energy has a purpose that affects our emotional and physical wellbeing and they can be seen as open when functioning well.
But they also can be blocked by a specific kind of emotional mark that can cause us to feel unbalanced or at unease.
So for this meditation,
You can visualize each chakra,
Each point of energy as a light that opens up as we reflect on the different emotions that are tied to the chakra,
Particularly the emotion that blocks that focal point.
It is a useful way to see where you may be feeling unease,
Fear,
Shame,
To reflect on these areas and possibly identify additional work that you may want to do.
So take a moment to settle into your posture.
Allow your breathing to be natural.
There's no reason to change it or force it.
Allow yourself to relax.
You can scan your body for any areas of tension and invite yourself to relax,
To soften.
If at any time during this meditation you feel anxious or tense or uneasy,
Just remember you can come back to your breath,
You can open your eyes,
Ground yourself in the present moment and then continue on with the meditation.
We'll bring our attention to the first chakra,
Which is the root or earth chakra.
It's located at the base of the spine and deals with survival.
This chakra gives us a feeling of being grounded,
Confident in confronting challenges,
Standing on our own two feet.
Fear blocks this chakra,
Making us feel threatened or unstable.
So reflect on what you are most afraid of.
Let your fears become clear to you.
You like all human beings are concerned about our survival,
But you must surrender those fears.
As you bring your fears to mind,
Shine mindfulness on those fears and let the truth of the reality set in.
And let those fears flow down the creek,
Much like we watch our thoughts flow away.
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Next is the sacral or water chakra,
Located in your lower abdomen.
This chakra deals with pleasure,
Creativity,
A sense of well-being.
Guilt blocks this chakra,
Making us feel a lack of control.
Bring to mind all the guilt that burdens you.
What do you blame yourself for?
Now accept the reality that these things happen,
But do not let them cloud and poison your energy.
If you are to be a positive influence on the world,
To live with a sense of well-being,
You need to forgive yourself.
This is the sacral or water chakra,
Located in your lower abdomen.
This sacral or water chakra,
Making us feel a lack of control.
This sacral or water chakra,
Located in your lower abdomen.
This sacral or water chakra,
Located in your lower abdomen.
This sacral or water chakra,
Located in your lower abdomen.
This sacral or water chakra,
Located in your lower abdomen.
This sacral or water chakra,
Located in your lower abdomen.
Third is the solar plexus or the fire chakra,
Located in the stomach.
This chakra deals with willpower,
Our ability to feel confident and in control of our lives,
To feel free,
To express our true selves.
However,
Shame and self-doubt block this chakra,
Where we feel we have to close ourselves from the world.
Bring to mind all the things you are ashamed of.
What are your biggest disappointments in yourself?
You will never find balance if you deny that these things happen,
That they are part of your life.
Mistakes and failures happen,
But they do not define who we are.
So as you reflect on this chakra,
Again,
Learn to forgive yourself and show yourself compassion.
The fourth chakra is located in the heart.
It deals with love,
Our ability to give and receive love from others,
And our ability to be with others.
With an open heart chakra,
We can experience decompassion and empathy.
This chakra is blocked by grief and loss.
A closed heart chakra makes it more difficult to fully open up to people in our lives to be vulnerable.
Lay all your grief out in front of you,
Loss that we've suffered.
Love is a form of energy and it swirls all around us.
Love your lost ones,
Those who have left this world or who have left our life.
They are still inside of our hearts.
And love is reborn in the form of new love,
Family,
Friends,
A new partner.
Open your heart chakra and let love flow through you.
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The fifth chakra is the throat or sound chakra.
When this chakra is open,
We can express ourselves truly and clearly,
Communicate our personal power.
It deals with truth and it's blocked by lies,
The ones we tell ourselves.
You cannot lie about your own nature.
Bring to mind all the ways you put yourself down,
The lies we tell ourselves.
Reflect on the truth of reality,
Of who you are.
You must accept yourself as you are and learn to speak your truth.
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The sixth chakra is a third eye or light chakra located in the center of our forehead.
It deals with insight,
Intuition,
Our ability to see the big picture.
This chakra is blocked by illusion.
The greatest illusion of this world is the illusion of separation.
Things you think are separate and different are actually one and the same.
We are all one people but we live as if divided.
By race,
By sex,
Country,
Class,
Stereotypes,
All the ways that we try to differentiate ourselves.
However,
If you think about it,
We are all connected and everything is connected.
If you open your mind,
You will see we are all human beings,
All seeking to be happy and free from suffering.
Even animals,
Insects,
And all other life forms on this planet seek to be happy and free from suffering.
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The final chakra is the crown or thought chakra and is located at the crown of the head.
It deals with pure cosmic energy,
A spiritual connection.
Another way to think of it is that it represents our life's purpose,
Awareness,
Intelligence.
This chakra is blocked by attachments which cause us to be narrow minded,
Skeptical,
Or stubborn.
Once you open this chakra,
You will be in a state of mind where you will have complete control and awareness of all your actions,
To be present and mindful.
Meditate on what attaches you to this world.
Now attempt to let all those attachments go.
Let them flow down the river,
Forgotten.
You must learn to let go.
Otherwise,
We won't be able to see the big picture,
To see our life's purpose,
Or to feel the energy that flows in this world and in the universe.
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