This is Nitya.
Find yourself sitting or lying down comfortably as I guide you through a chanting meditation.
Taking a deep breath in and a slow exhale.
A deep breath in,
A slow exhale.
Bring in the body.
Breathe into the belly.
Lift the breath to the chest all the way up to the collarbone.
Hold,
Hold,
Hold.
Audibly exhale.
Another dhyrgoswasm breath.
Breathe into the belly,
Up to the chest,
All the way up to the collarbone.
Audible exhale.
Continue with this breath rhythm for as long as it feels good for you.
Grief,
Tension,
Stress,
Anxiety,
The weight of the world that is yours can feel sometimes crushing,
Overwhelming,
And destabilizing.
In this now moment,
You are being held in a beautiful light of love.
Close your eyes now and know that you are safe.
Breathe easily now and know that you are free.
Let the weight of your body soften against the earth and know that you are well.
Feel free to join me now for three ohms.
Ohm.
Ohm.
Hold the vibration of this ancient sacred syllable in every cell of your body.
Be open to receiving these chants that are also ancient and sacred for however it is that you need to receive them,
For whatever it is that you most need at this very now moment.
Om karambindu samyuktam.
Nityam dihanti yogina.
Kamadhamukshidam chahiva.
Om karahe anamo namaha.
Om namah shivaya guruve.
Satchidananda murtaye.
Nishpapanchaya shantaya.
Nirulambahiyate jise.
Inhaling,
Exhaling.
Om namah shivaya.
Om namah shivaya.
Om namah shivaya.
Shivaya.
Om namah shivaya.
Om namah shivaya.
Om namah shivaya.
Shivaya.
Om namah shivaya.
Om namah shivaya.
Shivaya.
Shivaya namah.
Shivaya namah.
Shivaya namah.
Namah shivaya.
Om namah shivaya.
Om namah shivaya.
Shivaya.
Shivaya namah.
Shivaya namah.
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Shivaya namah.
Shivaya namah.
Shivaya namah.
Shivaya namah.
Shivaya namah.
Taking a deep breath in and exhale slowly.
Take a moment to bathe in the vibration of om namah shivaya.
Notice the quality of the breath slowing down.
The weight of the body giving way to the embrace of the earth holding you here.
Let go of all the tangled thoughts that pull you away from this now moment.
Come back to focusing on the breath.
And if you are sitting,
Take a breath that really lifts the spine long.
If you're lying down,
Stretch into your legs and reach arms overhead and extend the spine as much as you can before relaxing arms comfortably so that the hands rest on the abdomen or perhaps on your heart.
If you're sitting,
You can do the same.
Place hand on the heart or on the belly.
Hands on the belly gives you a feeling that you are more in control of yourself.
With hands on your heart,
You're recognizing that your heart might be heavy and you are protecting your heart and at the same time nourishing it with the love of the universe that is endless and abundant and forever always available to you.
This is a poem that I wrote called cultivating heart.
The bird like mind flitters,
Flapping its winged thoughts into the vista.
How can you hold a bird?
How can you hold its wings against its quivering body?
They long to fly both the bird and the mind soaring high into daydream clouds,
Dipping down into the mire of pessimistic gloom,
Darting in and out of life's trees and brush does the mind bird go?
Come into the nest of stillness.
Slow the breath.
Close the eyes.
There is a beautiful darkness behind the screen of sight and light.
Allow the mind to fold in its winged thoughts that insist to continue its endless flight.
As you sit with eyes closed and breath calm,
Bring your mind and its luminous stillness to your heart.
Bring the bird to its nest.
Hold your focus there.
Breathe into your heart and feel love glow,
Expand and grow.
Love is a sweet elixir manifesting from the heart nest.
Allow it to seep through every cell and pore of your being and bathe in the light of your love.
As you sit,
Feel love running off of you,
Pooling into a golden puddle.
Imagine it seeping into the earth,
Creating fertile ground for all of life to manifest.
Bring your love up through the center of your body and straight out the top of your head.
Like a beacon,
Send your love light to the universe,
Blessing all sentient beings.
Cradle your mind like a tiny wren into the still radiance of your heart,
Trusting that as you cultivate this love with the universe,
So too are you loved.
Let's take a deep breath in and exhale slowly.
Taking a deep breath in and exhale slowly.
Om Namah Shivaya.
Om Namah Shivaya.
Om Namah Shivaya.
Om Namah Shivaya.
You are loved.
Om Namah Shivaya.
Om Namah Shivaya.
Om Namah Shivaya.
You are safe and well.
Om Namah Shivaya.
Shivaya Namah.
Shivaya Namah Om.
You are loved.
Shivaya Namah.
Om Namah Shivaya.
You are safe and well.
Shiva,
Shiva,
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Om Namah Shivaya.
You are safe and well.
Om Namah Shivaya.
Om Namah Shivaya.
Om Namah Shivaya.
Om Namah Shivaya.
Om Namah Shivaya.
Om Namah Shivaya.
You are safe and you are well.
Shiva,
Namah Om.
Shiva,
Namah Om.
Shiva,
Namah Om.
Namah Om Shivaya.
You are loved.
Shiva,
Shiva,
Shiva,
Shiva,
Shiva,
Shiva,
Namah Om.
You are safe and you are well.
Hara Hara Om.
Namah Om.
Namah Om.
You are loved.
You are safe.
You are well.
Shivaya.
Taking a deep breath in,
Exhale slowly,
Float in this peaceful space knowing that you are loved,
You are safe,
That you are well.
And this now moment is everything.
It's everything.
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Om.
Be well.
