Crown Chakra Healing With Yoga Nidra

Finally, we have arrived at the 7th chakra, known as the crown chakra, Sahasrara. The 7th chakra’s purpose is pure awareness, unity with the Divine. Awakening the crown chakra brings intuitive knowledge, deep understanding, strong spirituality, and an enhanced sense of awe. It allows you to break through the illusion of separation to see your divine connection to all. Through this meditation we will reconnect to our spiritual center. Moving closer to a sense of love, peace, and harmony.

Transcript

In today's practice,

We will focus on the seventh chakra,

Known as the crown chakra,

Depicted as a thousand-petaled white lotus.

Through this meditation,

We will reconnect to our spiritual center,

Moving closer to a sense of love,

Peace,

And connection to all.

Take some time to settle in,

Finding comfort for your body and welcoming ease into your mind,

Inviting your breath to just naturally slow down.

No need to force the breath to change.

Gently allow the breath to fall in and out of the body without any effort at all.

The breath becomes steady and easy.

In order to open the crown chakra,

We must begin to peel away the layers of stress and tension in the body and mind.

Begin by shifting the awareness to the physical body.

Begin to observe the physical body without judgment.

Just noticing all sensations within.

Many times we are so busy running from one task to the next that we lose touch with the body and how it is feeling.

Reopen that line of communication between mind and body.

Be willing to listen to any messages the body has for you.

Warming the sensation of heaviness and relaxation into your body.

It is so important for us to recharge our batteries,

To rest deeply.

Make a commitment to yourself to stay fully present and aware so you can enjoy deep,

Healing sleep.

Growing heavier and heavier with every exhalation.

Be melting into the support beneath you.

Allowing yourself to melt and soften completely.

Now is the time to set our intention,

Our sankopa.

We could set an intention of,

I am connected to infinite wisdom.

Or,

I am one with all things.

Or any short positive statement that feels right for you in this moment.

Once you have decided what your sankopa will be,

Repeat it three times silently,

With feeling and sensing.

Begin sensing your body,

With the understanding that whatever you experience is fine,

Just as it is.

We will move from one part to the next,

Simply feeling,

Sensing each part without judgement,

Without movement.

Beginning with our right side,

Remain in stillness as we simply notice the right hand,

Right hand thumb,

Second finger,

Third finger,

Fourth finger,

Fifth finger,

Palm of the hand,

Back of the hand,

The entire hand relaxed,

And at ease.

Next lower arm,

Elbow,

Upper arm,

And shoulder,

The entire right arm heavy and relaxed.

Armpit,

Waist,

Hip,

Right upper leg,

Knee,

Lower leg,

Ankle,

And hip.

Ankle,

Heel,

Sole,

Top of the foot,

Right big toe,

Second toe,

Third,

Fourth,

And fifth toe,

The entire right side relaxed and at ease.

Growing heavy and melting into the support beneath you.

That's the left hand,

Left hand thumb,

Second finger,

Third finger,

Fourth finger,

Fifth finger,

Palm of the hand,

Back of the hand,

The entire hand relaxed and at ease.

Wrist,

Lower arm,

Elbow,

Upper arm,

And shoulder,

The entire left arm heavy and relaxed.

Armpit,

Waist,

Hip,

Left upper leg,

Knee,

Lower leg,

And hip.

Ankle,

Heel,

Sole,

Top of the foot,

Right foot,

Left foot,

Left foot,

Left foot,

Right left big toe,

Second toe,

Third,

Fourth,

And fifth toe,

The entire left side relaxed and at ease.

Growing heavy and melting into the support beneath you.

Top of the head,

Forehead,

Right eyebrow,

Left eyebrow,

Right eye,

Left eye,

Left eye,

Both eyes together,

Resting our sense of vision.

Right ear,

Left ear,

Both ears together,

Resting our sense of hearing.

Right cheek,

Left cheek,

Nose,

Tip of the nose,

Right nostril,

Left nostril,

Left nostril,

Both nostrils together,

Resting our sense of smell.

Lower lip,

Lower lip,

Mouth,

Teeth,

Tongue,

The whole mouth,

Mouth,

Mouth,

Mouth,

Mouth,

Tongue together,

Resting our sense of taste.

Chin,

Jaw,

Hinge of the jaw,

Relaxed and at ease.

Throat and neck softening.

The secret to opening our crown chakra is balancing all other chakras first.

So we will begin at the root chakra.

Back in with each energy center and make sure we breathe out any lockages before moving on to the next chakra.

Imagine a red orb of energy here at the base of the spine.

Use the breath to let go of any blockages here.

Visualize how this chakra releases the stagnating energies,

How it clears up and begins to flow and circulate freedom and ease in the root chakra.

Now mentally move the energy up to the second chakra,

The space just below the belly button.

Cover this center with orange light,

Pure energy,

Cleaning out,

Unlocking,

Allowing it to spin freely once more.

Flow awareness up to the third chakra.

Focus on the beautiful yellow color in the solar plexus,

Allowing the intensity from the color to grow until you feel its vibrations in every part of the body.

Imagine you can breathe the yellow color,

Filling up the entire body with yellow energy.

Feel its clarity and widespread awareness that makes you strong and confident,

Remembering your power.

Feel a warm,

Oozing sensation as that energy flows up to the fourth chakra,

The heart center.

Breathe in pure emerald green light.

See that beautiful green light expanding into the heart center,

Filling up the heart so much that it begins to overflow into the entire body.

Bring this light from your heart into every cell of the body.

Become that light.

Feel that energetic light spreading as you radiate the light all around.

Feel back to the body.

Awareness of the throat center,

The fifth chakra.

Think about the beautiful blue color of the sky and sea.

Imagine a radiant blue orb of energy at the throat center.

As that orb grows and expands,

Feel it spreading the energy of truth,

Purity,

Communication,

And tranquility.

See that energy.

Feel it spreading.

Total awareness of the throat chakra awakening.

Move the focus now to the sixth chakra,

The third eye.

Feel the vibrations of powerful indigo,

A beautiful purple at the space between the eyebrows,

The color of wisdom,

Knowledge,

And mysticism.

Notice all sensations in the space between the eyebrows,

Allowing the outer vision to rest as we awaken our inner vision.

Finally,

Bring the energy to the very top of the head,

The crown chakra.

We have finally arrived at the seventh chakra.

Imagine a pure white ball of energy here.

Allow the energy to spiral around the chakra.

Visualize how light clears and unblocks this last chakra too.

Picture in your mind's eye a gorgeous,

Radiant white lotus at the crown of the head.

Invite that lotus bud to open up.

So that you might know yourself and the truth more fully.

Having your connection to the divine.

Take a moment to check in with the breath.

Let the breath simply find its natural rhythm.

As you allow the body to melt away from the mind.

And finally,

Take a moment to let the gears latest fall into the feel.

You You You You begin to feel the breath moving through the body You We have created a clear channel Through the center of the body For the breath to move through Feel the breath As if it can enter the soles of the feet Inhale up through the center of the body To the crown of the head And exhale down to the soles of the feet Riding the wave of the breath up and down the body The seventh chakra's purpose is pure awareness Unity with the divine Connected to cosmic energy Continue to ride the wave of the breath up and down the body But now the breath comes from beyond our feet Universal breath Through the body to the top of the head and beyond Feeling our connection to all Letting go of the illusion of separation As universal breath moves through us We breathe together Inhaling up and out Exhaling down and out Like we are simply a channel for the breath to move through Effortless Easy Breath Energy is not something we need to seek out It is not something we need to look for It is something already within us Feel now all the energies in the body All the chakras unlocked And enjoy the pleasure of simply being Be present Be aware Be love Imagine all the energy centers glowing together at once Each center illuminated Shining brightly Moving freely The chakras are balanced Healed And aligned Offering gratitude to your higher self Revealing itself to you Now think back to the beginning of our practice Remembering your sankalpa Your intention And affirm that intention By repeating it three times silently Thank you for joining me in opening and awakening the crown chakra Please come back to this meditation anytime you need to reconnect to your spiritual center Anytime you need to move closer to a sense of love,

Peace and connection to all Yoga nidra is now complete alm shanti shanti shanti meaning peace peace peace May we all know peace within May we all be surrounded by peace May we bring peace to all those we encounter In deep gratitude to each other and all of our teachers Namaste Sleep well friends

Reviews

And now I’ve finished the series! I loved how this one brought all the others together. This series helped me through a very difficult period and I will revisit these meditations often. Thank you for the important work you do. Much gratitude.