Your solar plexus chakra is responsible for self-esteem,
Will,
And the sense of personal power.
This meditation will help open and activate this energy center using sounding and breathing.
Make sure you're in a place where you feel comfortable humming out loud.
Find an upright position and please close your eyes.
Breathe gently through your nose.
Pay extra attention to your exhales.
See how long you can extend your exhales while still remaining comfortable.
After each breath in,
See if your next breath out can be a little bit longer than the last.
Continue breathing this way and bring your attention to your third chakra located at your solar plexus at the top of your abdominals right beneath the end of your sternum.
The frequency of the solar chakra is the musical note E.
Do your best to follow my humming but don't worry about staying in the same rhythm.
My humming is here just to give you the note.
Breathe in.
Breathe out.
Notice how you feel.
It's in the moments right after sounding that we can really feel the vibration,
The soundless vibration,
And any changes it may make within us.
As this was our first round of humming,
Simply notice what you do feel,
Especially in your solar plexus area.
The solar plexus is called such because it is a bundle of nerves in the center of your torso that radiates outwards like rays of the sun.
It is also the fire chakra,
The source of burning ambition,
Your will.
So you'll help activate it with the breath of fire.
This means focusing on quick exhalations using our abdominal muscles only.
Don't worry about the inhales,
They will happen naturally.
We'll do 20 quick exhales followed by an inhale and the sounding of E three times.
Breathe in halfway.
Go back to breathing slowly and easily,
Extending your exhalations as long as comfortably possible,
Noticing how you feel and noticing if your solar plexus can soften just a little bit.
See if you can soften your attention on this part of your body.
Your solar chakra first began to activate around the time you first recognized that you were separate from other people,
Particularly your caretakers.
While you probably don't remember this period,
It was likely both an exciting and scary thing to recognize that your will was not the same as the will of others.
How your will was treated by others at this early stage likely imprinted your foundation when it came to feelings of self-worth and sense of power later on in life.
We'll hum a middle octave E again.
This time I'll add some overtones,
Though you can keep humming the bass note as before.
This time focus on the feeling of expansion in your solar plexus.
You can imagine the vibration cleaning out any old imprints in this area that you would like to let go of.
Breathe in.
Breathe in.
Notice how you feel and notice if anything feels a little different in your solar chakra area.
Recognize that your will is a large part of what makes you you.
Your will in many ways is also your gift to the world.
Continue breathing,
Extending your exhalations as long as you comfortably can.
Your third chakra had to further develop as a young child when you began entering social systems other than that of your family.
This likely led to your first imprints of things like social status and personal power,
Both of you and of others.
You may have noticed moments where your will conflicted with that of another.
This may have imprinted in how you upheld your boundaries and how you still do and maybe your current sense of personal power.
We're going to hum E an octave lower to help us connect with the more grounded aspect of this vibration,
That which allows you to hold your ground.
Hold your ground.
As we hum this lower E,
Visualize yourself as an immovable object and a powerful force that does not waver.
If you decide to hum the low E,
Make sure to allow the sound to resonate in your chest and not your throat.
Breathe in and relax.
Continue breathing slowly,
Extending your exhales,
And notice how your body feels.
Notice the feeling of this vibration,
The vibration of a rooted and solid will.
For it's only from this groundedness that aligned ambition can follow.
Your will directs what you can bring into the world.
Your will is what brings you out into the world.
And it's your willingness to follow your will that determines your sense of confidence.
We'll do a higher octave E this time.
As you sound or listen,
Visualize the sun in your solar plexus,
Radiating its warm light outwards in every direction.
If you decide to hum the higher E,
Make sure to resonate the sound at the bridge of your nose,
Not in your throat.
Breathe in and relax.
Continue visualizing sunlight radiating out of your solar chakra.
Allow yourself to smile towards this point in your body so that more light can radiate outwards.
Notice any expansive feeling in your body.
That's the feeling of confidence.
And it's accessible to you at any time.
We'll sound again in middle E.
Notice the vibration in your body and pay attention to your solar chakra as you sound.
Breathe in.
Notice how your body feels.
Notice how good it feels to have a body.
Notice how good it feels to have a will.
For your will is not something to be controlled by any outside people or forces.
Your will is your own.
It's your expression in the world.
By simply choosing to have a will,
It exists.
By simply choosing to have confidence,
It can also exist.
For a last round of sounding,
Simply keep your loving attention on your solar plexus and feel the vibration as best as you can.
The simple attention you've given this energy center today,
Along with the sound vibrations,
Are allowing movement that you may not notice right away.
One last time.
Breathe in.
Breathe out.
Continue breathing slowly,
Extending your exhales,
And smile into your solar plexus.
Thank yourself for feeding your inner fire with love.
And see if you can maintain a connection to the vibration of the solar chakra.
You can always return to humming the sound of the musical note E,
Or re-listen to this meditation as desired.
And in the next moments,
If you notice the urge,
The desire,
The will to do something,
Start something,
Finish something,
Stand up to or for something,
Face a fear,
Or anything of that sort,
Do yourself a favor and go do that thing right now.
Your solar chakra will thank you,
And it's on your side.
