Let's take a moment to choose a seat for this meditation practice.
Whether you're sitting on the floor or in a chair,
Taking a moment to feel comfortable,
Steady in your connection to the ground beneath you.
Now closing the eyes and taking your internal gaze to the space in between your eyebrows.
Closing the gaze here gently,
Meaning there's no force.
So if you find this is a distracting point of reference,
Just relax the eyes completely internally.
Om kali maheshvari parvati shankari sharanam sharanam sharanam ma kali maheshvari parvati shankari sharanam sharanam sharanam ma kali maheshvari parvati shankari sharanam sharanam sharanam ma what's needed in these times is the inner strength to not run from the darkness but to explore it with curiosity and a willingness to sit with whatever reveals itself befriend this space within with compassion gentleness and kindness the kind of offerings that we are often accustomed to extending to others extend this kindness to yourself to that space within bringing the first two fingers of your right hand in towards the palm leaving your thumb and ring finger free your thumb will lightly press down on your right nostril the ring finger will lightly press down on the left nostril to begin with let's inhale through both nostrils exhale through both nostrils again inhaling and exhaling first round lightly press down on your right nostril with your thumb inhale left for one two three four five lightly press down on left exhale right for one two three four five inhale right two three four five exhale left two three four five second round inhale left two three four five exhale right two three four five inhale right two three four five exhale left two three four five third round inhale left two three four five inhale right two three four five inhale right two three four five exhale left two three four five inhale left two three four five exhale right two three four five inhale right two three four five exhale left two three four five fifth round inhale left two three four five exhale right two three four five inhale right two three four five exhale left two three four five sixth round inhale left two three four five exhale right two three four five inhale right two three four five exhale left two three four five last round inhale left two three four five exhale right two three four five inhale right two three four five exhale right left two three four five relax your hand now just allow your awareness to stay with the breath without trying to manipulate the breath in any particular way just attentive to your breathing shaara nam shaara nam shaara nam sit with whatever reveals itself and breathe space into it as the energy within begins to make its way to the surface of your consciousness give it the freedom to express itself in whatever way feels natural sometimes this is perfectly expressed in stillness sometimes tears will be released other times an inexplicable feeling of joy might arise let it come and just allow it to flow shaara nam shaara nam shaara nam shaara nam shaara nam shaara nam shaara nam shaara nam shaara nam shaara nam notice if the mind has become entangled with a narrative let that go don't try to find an explanation for whatever emotion surfaces now is not the time for the rational mind to get to work this moment is simply to sit with what is coming back to the breath shaara nam shaara nam shaara nam shaara nam shaara nam shaara nam shaara nam shaara nam shaara nam kali maheshvariparvatishankari shaara nam shaara nam shaara nam shaara nam namaste
