Hello,
My name is Julian Elizabeth,
And I am so excited to share this meditation focused specifically on the fire and the power that exists within all of us.
My intention with sharing this meditation is to offer an opportunity to drop deeper into your fields of confidence and will in order to expand your capacity to hold it and sustain it so that you can transform this power into action,
Action that serves your life and the greater good.
This meditation is focused on a concept called Agni.
Agni is our personal digestive fire and it is the source of our energy and our creativity and our sense of personal power.
It is the spark of life that ignites our will to act and transform the raw materials of our dreams and desires into tangible form.
In the traditions of Ayurveda and yoga,
This inner fire is said to reside in the solar plexus.
Anatomically you can find the solar plexus right in the center of the belly from the lower chest and ribs all the way down to the belly button.
Energetically,
The solar plexus lives right above the belly button,
Essentially in the pit of the stomach.
So to find your energetic solar plexus,
Go ahead now and place one hand on the part of your stomach that holds the belly button.
You might find your thumb land somewhere near this belly button and then the rest of the fingers wrap beneath it.
And then go ahead and take your second hand and place it just beneath your chest where you might feel your ribs split.
It's in the space where we find desire,
Belonging,
Our ability to follow through and get things done.
This area is known as the third energy center or chakra.
Its name is Manapura,
Which means city of jewels.
The Manapura chakra is depicted as a brilliant yellow lotus flower with 10 petals radiating from the center,
All turning in a clockwise direction.
We can think of the third chakra as a shining yellow sun radiating from the center of the body,
Transforming matter into energy and giving us light,
Warmth,
And power.
When this inner fire of the Manapura is weak or blocked,
We might find ourselves tired or frustrated or withdrawn.
You might find yourself scared to take risks or confront people or issues or go after what it is that you desire.
There isn't enough energy when this chakra is out of balance to plant and nourish the seeds of our intentions.
And so there's a challenge in germinating and flourishing and seeing our visions come to life.
When in balance,
We feel this fire of desire,
Strength of will that allows our desires to transform into tangible reality.
This Manapura chakra is the chakra of getting it done.
It is the sun that shines within you to transform and metabolize your life.
The following meditation is intended specifically to activate this part of yourself and can be wonderful to do any time that you need to cleanse this area,
Amplify it,
Find your power once again.
Take a little bit of time now to find a comfortable position.
You can choose to be seated or lying down.
You can be flat on the ground,
You can be in a chair,
Any position of your body that allows for you to be present for the remainder of this session.
Once you've determined how you'll place your body,
Go ahead and take as much time as you need to see if you can become just a little bit more comfortable,
Lengthening your spine,
Allowing your heart to rest,
Expression to leave your face,
And any tension to begin to soften.
Take a few deep breaths,
Inhaling fully and exhaling slowly,
Allowing yourself to deepen into the stillness.
Now you'll begin to scan your body,
Starting with your toes,
Bringing awareness to any sensation,
Bringing attention to the space of the feet,
And moving with your awareness from the feet up the legs,
All the way up into the pelvis and the hips and into the abdomen,
Rising all the way up with your attention to the crown of your head.
And once you've reached the crown of the head like a powerful summer rain,
Fall with your attention back down to your feet.
We're going to do that a few more times,
Bringing awareness now to the toes and the feet,
Imagining that you are filling up a cup from the bottom to the top,
Begin to fill your body with your awareness up into the legs,
Into the pelvis and hips,
Lower body,
Abdomen,
Now to the fingers and the arms,
Rising up just like a cup,
Filling with liquid to the crown of the head.
When you've reached the top,
Fall like a summer rain,
Back down to the feet.
And we'll do that one more time,
Slowly moving the awareness through the physical body,
Cleansing and clearing any tension,
Debris or decay that can be cleansed with your awareness,
Moving through the feet,
The ankles,
The calves,
The knees and thighs and hips,
Through the pelvis and abdomen,
Rising up through the fingers,
The arms and the shoulders,
Filling through the throat,
Cleansing through the skull all the way up to the crown of the head.
And then like a summer rain,
Falling down to your feet.
As we go deeper into this meditation,
We'll activate the solar plexus into balance,
Igniting the Agni and establishing power within to transform doubt,
Fear or worry into clarity,
Confidence and strength.
Begin now to breathe in and out through your nose.
You'll seal your lips,
Keep the breath deep,
Slow and complete,
Cultivating what is called Ujjayi breath.
This internal breath activates fire and to do it,
You'll constrict the muscles in the back of the throat to create an oceanic whisper.
The breath takes on a slightly audible sound that you'll hear deep into your ears,
Mimicking the sound of the ocean by restricting the muscles in the back of the throat,
Coaxing a deeper fire to ignite within the body as you commit to this breath.
You'll breathe deep into your belly with every out breath pressing the air down deep into your core.
This practice is focused on the solar plexus,
The energy center that lies in your belly,
Holding your personality,
Your passions,
Pleasures and creativity,
Bringing your awareness now to this energy center right in the belly,
Imagining here you're radiating yellow light from this space.
This space holds your truest self.
No matter how much the world may want to take this from you,
It is yours,
Your true self.
Taking that deep Ujjayi inhale,
Beginning to build even more fire in your belly,
Feeling this heat radiate through your body,
Fueling this fire with your breath.
As you inhale,
Draw confidence up from the earth and as you exhale,
Release any judgment that you hold.
As you inhale,
Call an abundance,
Call in power,
Strength and will.
As you exhale,
Let go of what doesn't serve you,
What holds you back.
Inhale,
Abundance,
Power,
Strength and will.
Exhale anything that doesn't serve you.
Anything that holds you back.
Notice the energy flowing effortlessly through your body,
Radiant light and warmth through your body and into the universe and beyond.
Continue breathing deeply and continue to visualize this golden light rotating,
Radiating clockwise until you feel infused with the feeling of strength and possibility.
This yellow light grows slowly first,
Just to the space of your abdomen,
Then expanding to surround your abdomen,
Expanding into your chest,
Your upper body and finally surrounding your entire body,
Your whole body surrounded by this radiant yellow powerful light.
This is the light of your own self-motivation,
The light of your destiny.
This light symbolizes your desire to act upon your aspirations and fulfill them.
This bright light now surrounds you,
Surrounds you as a shield of confidence.
The elements of this light infuse your whole body with bright and powerful motivated energy.
Now that you've enlivened this chakra with this visualization,
Let's focus on something you want to create in your life.
The Manupara chakra is the chakra of desire,
Intention,
Will and destiny.
Feel your confidence rising and with it your desire to try new things.
Feel your whole being rising to new challenges,
Overcoming them.
Feel the light of transformation pouring out from your Manupara chakra as it shines on everyone you come into contact with.
Step into something that you desire,
Something that you want to create in your life.
Nothing is too small,
Nothing is too big.
Use in this moment one thing and bring it to life in your mind's eye.
Feel the glow,
Feel that sun,
The agony,
The fire of transformation.
Feel your golden self experience the universe not just as a place that you're in but a place that you are ripe with possibility,
With pure potentiality arising from the seed of transformation and fueled by that ever radiating sun in your solar plexus.
Form yourself now from the radiant sun that is in your belly and begin to envision yourself standing confidently in your power,
Embodying fully with ease your highest self.
Feeling a golden auric light from the belly,
See your highest self confident in power and alive,
Unstoppable and unshakable.
Begin to merge with this highest self,
Allow their energy to infuse you,
Experience raw power fill your body and as you feel the power come into you,
Notice your breathing.
Use your breath as a tool to sustain your capacity for this power.
We'll take a deep breath in through your nose and open your mouth to sigh it out.
Five more times we'll take this breath in through the nose filling up and out through the mouth letting it go.
Two more big breaths through the nose and out through the mouth filling up on all your power,
All of your potential and sharing it out with your golden light into the world.
Allow your breath to take on an easy rhythmic pattern without force or control your normal breath.
Begin to bring your awareness back into the room that you're in.
Experience the feel of earth beneath you,
Noticing whatever is touching ground and beginning to move through your fingers,
Through your toes,
Eventually taking your arms overhead and stretching your light out.
Take one more moment to connect with the fire that burns in your belly,
Your city of jewels,
Connecting with your confidence,
Your will and your power.
Observe it radiate out and influence everyone in your field,
Everyone you'll come into contact with today.
Placing your hands onto the center of your belly,
Onto this chakra and closing this practice,
Honoring your infinite power.
You can begin to lift your gaze and blink your eyes open.
Thank you for practicing with me today.
May you continue to channel your will into great work and incredible impact.
