In Vedic tradition,
Bija mantras are used as tools for the expansion and widening of one's mind by utilising the power of sound vibrations.
Mantra is a Sanskrit word made up of two syllables,
Man,
Mind and tra,
Liberate.
Thus,
In its most literal translation,
The word mantra means to liberate one's mind.
During this chakra meditation,
We will be using Bija mantras for each of the different seven chakras.
I will ask you to repeat the mantra out loud ten times,
Then you will hear the sound of my bell to indicate to stop.
Now you can say these mantras in your mind,
But they're all the more powerful when you can feel and hear the sound of the mantra.
Bring your awareness to your natural breath.
As you breathe in and out,
Draw your point of focus down to the first chakra,
Which sits at the base of your spine.
This is your root chakra.
The colour for this chakra is red.
As you breathe in and out smoothly,
Hold your point of focus on the root chakra.
Visualise a beautiful crimson red ball of light that spins at the base of your spine,
Purifying your root chakra.
With every breath in,
Visualise that crimson red light filling your base chakra and with every breath out,
Allow yourself to let go.
Every breath in,
Visualise that crimson red light filling your root chakra and with every breath out,
Allow yourself to let go.
Continue this visualisation while repeating the mantra,
Lum.
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γγ Draw your awareness now to the second chakra which sits just below your navel.
This is your sacral chakra.
The colour for this chakra is orange.
As you breathe in and out,
Hold your point of focus on the sacral chakra.
Visualise a bright orange ball of light that spins just below your navel,
Purifying your sacral chakra.
With every breath in,
Visualise that bright orange light filling your sacral chakra.
With every breath out,
Allow yourself to fully let go.
On the inhale,
Visualise bright orange light filling your sacral chakra.
And with every breath out,
Allow yourself to let go.
Do this visualisation while repeating the mantra VAM.
VAM.
Draw your awareness now to the third chakra,
Which sits just above the navel at your stomach.
This is your solar plexus chakra.
The colour for this chakra is yellow.
As you breathe in and out,
Hold your point of focus on the solar plexus chakra.
Visualise a warm yellow ball of light that spins just above your navel,
Purifying your solar plexus.
With every breath in,
Visualise that warm yellow light filling your solar plexus chakra.
And with every breath out,
Allow yourself to fully let go.
On an inhale,
Visualise that warm yellow light filling your solar plexus chakra.
With every breath out,
Allow yourself to fully let go.
Continue this visualisation while repeating the mantra,
RUM.
RUM.
Draw your awareness now to the fourth chakra,
Which sits at your heart centre,
Right at the centre of your chest.
This is your heart chakra.
The colour for this chakra is green.
As you breathe in and out,
Smoothly hold your point of focus on the fourth chakra.
Visualise a green ball of light that spins right in the centre of your chest,
Purifying your heart chakra.
With every breath in,
Visualise that green light filling your heart chakra.
And with every breath out,
Allow yourself to let go.
On the inhale,
That green light fills your heart chakra.
And on the breath out,
Allow yourself to fully let go.
The mantra for this chakra is YUM.
So continue the visualisation and repeat with me.
YUM.
Draw your awareness now to the fifth chakra,
Which sits at your throat.
This is your throat chakra.
The colour for this chakra is blue,
Like the sky.
As you breathe in and out,
Smoothly,
Hold your point of focus on the fifth chakra.
Visualise a blue ball of light that spins in the throat,
Purifying your throat chakra.
With every breath in,
Visualise that blue light flowing in and filling your throat chakra.
With every breath out,
Allow yourself to fully let go.
On the inhale,
Breathing in to that blue light that fills your throat chakra.
And on the exhale,
Allowing yourself to fully let go.
Continuing with the visualisation and repeating the mantra.
HUM.
Draw your awareness now to the sixth chakra,
Which sits right in the centre of your two brows.
This is your third eye chakra.
The colour for this chakra is indigo.
As you breathe in and out,
Hold your point of focus on the sixth chakra.
Visualise an indigo ball of light that spins between the brows,
Purifying your third eye chakra.
With every breath in,
Visualise that indigo light flowing in and filling your third eye chakra.
And with every breath out,
Allow yourself to fully let go.
On the inhale,
Visualising that indigo light filling your third eye.
And on the exhale,
Allowing yourself to let go.
Continuing with this visualisation while repeating the mantra.
HUM.
Draw your awareness now to the seventh chakra,
Which sits at the crown of your head.
This is your crown chakra.
The colour for this chakra is violet.
As you breathe in and out smoothly,
Hold your point of focus on the fifth chakra.
Visualise a violet ball of light that spins right at the crown of your head,
Purifying your crown chakra.
With every breath in,
Visualise that light flowing in and filling your crown chakra.
And with every breath out,
Allow yourself to fully let go.
On an inhale,
Visualise violet light flowing in and filling your crown.
And with every breath out,
Allow yourself to fully let go.
Continue this visualisation,
Repeating the bija mantra for the crown,
Which is also HUM.
HUM.
Take a deep inhale breath and a long,
Smooth exhale.
We have now completed a purifying chakra meditation.
