Find a comfortable seated position,
Either on the floor,
A chair,
The sofa.
Straighten your spine.
Relax your shoulders.
Soften your gaze or close down your eyes.
Bring your awareness to the breath.
Inhale deeply through your nose.
Exhale gently through your mouth.
Using your inhalations to open,
Clear,
Create space.
Using your exhalations to release.
Relax.
Soften.
As you breathe,
Feel yourself becoming more centered,
More grounded into your body and into the present moment.
The intention for this meditation is to balance the five vayus,
Or the winds of the body.
These vayus,
Or subtle energy winds,
Are vital energy currents that flow through the body.
Each one governing different aspects of energy.
And this meditation focuses on harmonizing each of them.
Breathe deeply,
Filling the lungs,
Filling the belly.
Exhale completely,
Emptying the belly,
Emptying the lungs.
Bring your awareness to your chest,
To this heart space,
To the area where prana vayu predominantly resides.
The space where we gather energy from outside of us,
And bring it in to the body.
Drawing this vital life energy in,
Filling your lungs and your entire being with fresh,
Nourishing prana.
Allowing the breath to leave with your exhales.
Releasing heaviness,
Fatigue.
And using both the inhalations and the exhalations and the exhalations to allow for prana,
For life force,
To flow freely through your heart and your lungs.
Moving your attention to this throat region,
Just above your collarbone.
Bringing your awareness here,
Where udana vayu resides.
Udana vayu,
The subtle winds governing upward moving energy.
As you breathe in,
Feel this energy lifting.
Supporting your ability to speak,
To express,
To evolve.
With each exhale,
Let go of any blocks of self-expression,
Blocks to clarity,
Feel a lightness,
As this upward energy is bringing balance to your body,
To your mind.
Bring your awareness to your navel,
To your stomach area,
To your chest,
To your abdomen.
Bring your awareness to your navel,
To your stomach area.
Connecting with samana vayu,
This inward moving energy,
Centering in the abdomen.
The subtle wind supports the assimilation of both food in the digestive region and experiences.
As you breathe in,
Can you feel this circulating energy allowing you to process,
To integrate,
Allowing you to move through your experiences,
While staying centered and connected with yourself.
Feel this energy purifying and harmonizing.
Connecting you with yourself,
And assimilating everything you take in.
Shifting your awareness now to the lower abdomen,
To the pelvis,
To the seat of upana vayu.
The subtle winds of downward motion,
Downward and outward.
This energy governs elimination and grounding.
Breathing into the space,
Into the lower abdomen,
To the pelvis.
Breathing out to foster this natural alleviation,
The downward and outward energy.
Imagine all that no longer serves you,
Being released effortlessly.
Whether physical,
Emotional,
Mental.
Allowing it to slip away,
Being taken with upana vayu.
With each breath,
Experience this balance between receiving energy from the lower abdomen,
Experience this balance between receiving energy from prana vayu,
From outward and inward,
And releasing energy of upana vayu from downward and outward.
Now,
Shifting your awareness to your entire body.
Your skin,
Your feet,
Your head,
Your internal organs,
Muscles,
Ligaments,
Tendons.
Blood.
Connecting with vayana vayu,
The subtle wind energy responsible for the circulation of energy throughout your entire body.
Connecting and integrating with all the other vayus.
Breathing in,
Feeling all the winds of the body.
And as you exhale,
Feel your energy flowing smoothly,
Flowing evenly throughout the body.
Allowing yourself to experience balance of the winds of the body.
Feel the breath moving naturally and effortlessly.
Feeling these energies in balance,
Naturally.
Feeling these energies in balance,
Nourishing,
Supporting,
And revitalizing your entire being.
Maybe you place your hands on your heart,
Taking a moment to feel gratitude for this energy flowing within you,
Flowing through you.
With each breath,
Let the sense of balance and peace settle into your entire being.
Slowly bring your awareness back to the space around you,
Noticing sounds in the room,
In the distance.
Any scents or aromas in the space.
Invite some gentle movement to your fingers,
To your toes,
To your wrists,
To your ankles.
And when you are ready,
You can softly open your eyes and bring this balanced energy with you into the rest of your day.
Thank you.
