Ignite My Day

Ground, shield, expand and shine with this meditation to start off your day aligned & empowered. This is my personal practice that serves as an anchor and activation point each day. May it activate and ignite your personal best, too!

Transcript

Hello friends and welcome to Ignite Your Day.

This meditation is my own personal daily self-guided meditation.

I decided to record and share with you.

I use this practice to serve as my anchor point.

It helps me to ground.

It helps me to shield.

It helps me to expand.

And it helps me to shine a little brighter.

And I know it can do the same for you.

Let's talk options before we dive into this meditation.

I do really love some good aroma therapy.

So perhaps some evergreen essential oil like fir or spruce are my favorites.

Or you just can't go wrong with sandalwood.

It's also amazing.

And if you are working with some essential oil,

I do recommend putting a little bit on your third eye.

Third eye,

Your temples,

And the soles of your feet.

As well as taking a few breaths of it.

You can also work with stones or crystals such as smoky quartz.

It's an excellent stone for grounding and having a beautiful spiritual experience.

If you'd like to hold smoky quartz in your palms,

In your lap during this meditation,

That's also great.

There's also something nice about having a variety of locations in which we meditate.

Especially if we have a meditation that we do over and over again.

Just changing the location and the surroundings in which we do it can give a really different vibe.

Make it a little less mundane and a little more interesting.

I do this meditation sometimes seated on the ground outside in the garden.

Sometimes I do it with my body submerged in cold water.

Sometimes I do it just on the floor of my bedroom upstairs.

Wherever you want to try it today,

I invite you to go to that place provided it's a relatively quiet and peaceful place.

And once you are ready,

Maybe you've applied some aromatherapy,

You're holding your stone,

I want to invite you to get comfy.

Close your eyes and then let's take two breaths to re-center and shift our energy.

Go ahead and empty all the air from your lungs.

Take a deep inhale,

Sending the breath into the belly,

Expanding the navel outwards.

And a nice sigh out the mouth.

Take another deep belly breath,

Shrugging the shoulders up towards the ears.

And a nice sigh out the mouth.

Release the shoulder blades down the back.

This practice that you're about to enjoy enables us to feel very strong,

Secure,

Grounded,

Protected,

And vibrant.

Radiant,

Ready to go out and face the world,

Face our work,

Our families,

Friends,

Challenging people,

And challenging ourselves.

Challenging people,

Etc.

With your eyes still closed,

I want to invite you to bring your awareness to our central energy channel,

Referred to as the Sushumna Nadi.

This energy channel is often visualized as a silver thread running all the way through the length of the spine.

As it leaves the base of the spine,

It goes all the way into the core of the earth.

And as it comes out of the crown,

It goes all the way up into the infinite expansiveness.

Silver is a very conductive material.

It conducts electricity,

Energy flow.

You're going to take advantage of that conductive nature to really maximize our energy potential.

The next time you exhale,

I'd like you to imagine that you are following that Sushumna Nadi all the way into the core of the earth.

As you inhale,

You're drawing up that stability and strength from the core and sending it up through the crown to infinite expansiveness.

As you exhale,

You bring infinite possibility down through the Sushumna Nadi and plug it back into the core of the earth.

As you inhale,

You draw the strength,

Warmth,

And nurturing of the earth up through the spine and into infinite expansiveness.

And as you exhale,

You bring infinite expansiveness down the Sushumna Nadi into the core of the earth.

Beautiful.

Let your breath return to normal.

The Sushumna Nadi can serve as an anchor point.

And once that is established,

We are aware of how beautifully it supports us.

We can work with our energy centers,

Our chakras.

We're going to work with the breath to activate each chakra.

Today's meditation,

We will likely only take one breath per chakra with a little bit of guidance in between.

So remember to continue breathing between each chakra as I give a little guidance.

Start by bringing our awareness to the base of the spine.

I'd like you to envision or feel,

If you're less visual,

That's fine too,

A ping pong ball sized sphere of red light.

In a moment,

We're going to breathe in and activate that for a count of three.

Go ahead and breathe in one,

Two,

Three.

The light is very bright red.

Go ahead and exhale for four at your own pace.

Do you feel that red light pulsating?

Just continue for another breath or two at your own pace,

Charging up this red light at the base of the spine,

Grounding you,

Giving you stability,

Strength,

That connection with the earth.

And then bring your awareness up to the second or sacral chakra.

This is located at the height of the pubic bone along the spine.

Visualize an orange colored sphere of light right in this space.

This is your energy center of creativity,

Fertility,

Not only for having children,

But fertility for your ideas,

Your dreams,

Your goals.

So next time you breathe in for three,

You are charging up that orange light so bright.

Pause at the top of your breath.

As you exhale for four,

It's pulsing like a heartbeat,

Very,

Very vibrant.

Then I invite you to bring your awareness not to a chakra,

But to a very important part of our energy body called the Agni,

Sometimes called the Agni flame or the Agni fire.

It is said to be a small white flame,

The size of a candle flame,

That lives behind your navel or exists behind your navel.

This Agni flame helps us digest and process our food.

And it also helps us to digest and process our emotional experiences so that we don't get stuck.

When we activate it,

Strengthen it,

Honor it,

It helps us process everything more effectively.

Your awareness to that small white candle flame behind the navel,

Small but mighty.

The next time you breathe in for three,

You are charging it up with ever more light coming from within itself.

Pause at the top.

Exhale for four as it is consuming and processing all the things that need processing in your life.

And I invite you to bring your awareness to the solar plexus,

Located between the navel and the sternum along the spine.

This is often said to be a brilliantly yellow sphere of light.

I like to think of it like sunshine.

This is all about your strength,

Confidence,

Belief in yourself,

Purpose,

Drive,

Motivation,

Ambition.

The next time you breathe in for a count of three,

You are turbocharging that solar plexus energy.

Pausing at the top.

And as you exhale,

It shines brightly,

Helping you to take the best,

Wisest actions to share your gifts with the world,

Bringing your awareness up into the heart.

In the heart is an emerald green sphere of light.

And this represents our ability to give love to others and to receive love from others.

And the heart is healthy and balanced.

There's an equal,

Even exchange and flow of love with the world around us.

The next time you breathe in for three,

Charge up that emerald green light,

Glowing so beautifully emerald green.

And as you exhale,

It's pulsing,

Radiating out love and also receiving love from the world around.

We want to stay in the heart.

This time we're going to change the color from emerald green to pink.

Pink represents rose quartz,

The color of unconditional love,

Divine love,

Self-love.

I want to invite you to take a breath in for three to that pink light in the heart.

Pause at the top.

As you exhale for four,

You're simply radiating this pink light to all parts of your body,

Mind,

Emotions,

And energy field,

Bringing your awareness up into the throat.

In the center of the throat is an aquamarine or light blue sphere of light.

I like to think of it like the color of crystalline ocean water against a coral sand beach.

As you breathe in,

You charge up this light for a count of three in the throat,

Pausing at the top briefly.

As you exhale slowly for four,

This blue light is wonderfully creatively radiating out and expressing your truth,

Your gifts,

Your knowledge with the world,

Bringing your awareness up into the very center of the brain.

Visualize an indigo sphere of light or dark blue.

This is the third eye,

The seat of intuition,

Divine guidance,

Inner knowing and wisdom.

Move in our intellect,

Take a deep breath for three into the indigo light in the center of the brain.

As you exhale,

Feel it pulsing powerfully,

Receiving divine knowledge and wisdom that comes from beyond the ego,

Beyond the emotion,

And bring your awareness to the crown.

The crown is the crown chakra,

The color violet.

This energy center helps us remember so much more than emotions or so much more than ego.

We are so much more spirit and soul than we are physical human.

And when we remember and connect with that greater part of ourselves,

There's no sense of separation,

A beautiful oneness.

Next time you inhale,

Charge up that violet light for a count of three,

Pausing at the top.

As you exhale for four,

That violet light reminds you of your oneness.

Violet is also the color of transmutation,

Changing something dense into something light,

Changing something difficult into something liberating.

We're going to work with that color violet originating at the crown to transmute our bodies,

Emotions,

And energy fields.

Next time you breathe in at the crown for three,

Charge up that violet light.

And as you exhale for four,

That violet light is illuminating every part of your physical body.

And it is healing,

Transmuting density into lighter energy.

You're ready to breathe in again,

Charge up the violet light at the crown for a count of three,

Pausing at the top.

And as you exhale,

That violet light concentrates in your brain,

Your thoughts,

Your beliefs,

Anything and everything mental,

Taking dense,

Heavy thoughts,

Beliefs,

And ideas,

Turning them into freedom or new perspective,

New ways of seeing things,

Ways that liberate.

As you breathe in again,

That violet light is charged up for a count of three,

Pausing at the top.

And as you exhale,

That violet light goes through your meridians,

Your spine,

Your chakras,

And your aura all around you,

Clearing blockages,

Strengthening weaknesses,

Healing illness.

And one more time,

Take a deep breath in at the crown,

Charging up that violet light.

And on your exhale,

This time that violet light goes out to the very edges of your energy field,

All around you,

Forming a violet shield or bubble around you.

Take another breath or two,

Charging up this shield.

This shield does not isolate you or cut you off from the world,

But it enables you to interact with the world without taking on what doesn't belong to you,

Without soaking up the emotions of others or the trauma of others.

It enables you to be loving and compassionate without being a martyr or without being a sponge.

Beautiful.

I'd like you to bring your awareness about 10 inches or 25 centimeters above the crown of your head.

Here,

There's said to be the eighth chakra,

Sometimes called the soul or star chakra.

It is outside of the body,

Not because it's not a part of us,

But because it exists beyond this physical reality,

Exists beyond this physical experience.

The next time you breathe in,

Send the breath to that golden light,

Charging it up for three,

Pausing at the top of your breath.

As you exhale,

Every cell in your body and your entire aura light up at once with this golden energy.

Take two more breaths,

Charging up the golden light at the crown.

Exhaling that golden light is a beautiful,

Large sphere all around you.

One more time.

On your exhale,

You are golden,

Radiant.

You light up the world around you.

You bring light to people without depleting yourself.

You just are the channel for infinite soul light to flow through,

Never depleted,

Always illuminating.

Beautiful.

Go ahead and continue working with that golden light.

The next time you breathe in,

Every part of your being is illuminated with this gold light.

And as you exhale,

You're not giving this golden light away,

But you are illuminating the people who live in your home with you.

Another breath in,

Charge up your own golden light energy field.

As you exhale,

You are illuminating your workspace and the people you work with and interact with.

As you inhale again,

You're charging up that golden light of your energy field.

And as you exhale,

You're charging up the entire city,

Town,

Village,

Wherever you live.

As you breathe in again,

That golden light is charging up at your crown.

As you exhale,

The entire earth charges up with this golden light.

Breathing in again,

Charging up the golden light of your energy field.

As you exhale,

All the people on the planet that are ready to light up with this golden light,

Light up.

Not against their free will,

Just if they're ready for that journey.

As you breathe in again,

You charge up your own golden energy field.

And as you exhale,

The entire visible universe is activated with this golden light.

As you breathe in again,

This golden energy field that you are so,

So bright now.

And as you exhale,

Every dimension,

Realm,

Possibility is lit up with this golden light.

At this time,

I call on your angels,

Ancestors,

Your entire soul support team to gather around you,

To gather in close.

Whether you're sensitive or not,

May they gather so close that you sense and feel that presence with you.

Breathing into this presence as you inhale,

You draw them in closer with that in-breath.

And with the out-breath,

You melt and receive this support.

Fungulating with the breath,

Drawing that support closer,

Inviting it to help you.

Exhale,

Melting,

Surrendering,

Receiving.

Inhale,

Drawing that supportive love energy of your angels and ancestors really close in with you.

Exhale,

Melting,

Receiving,

Allowing.

The very last piece of this,

You're going to work with that soul support energy and also the violet light of the crown,

The transmuting energy.

You're going to concentrate these energies at any part of your body or emotions or energy field that needs healing or strengthening.

Go ahead and take a deep breath,

Charging up your connection with that support,

Charging up the crown.

As you exhale,

All that powerful energy goes right to where you need it most now.

Breathing in again,

Receiving the help,

Charging up the violet light of the crown.

Exhale,

Concentrating that energy right where you need it most.

One more time,

Deep breath in,

Charging up the crown,

Receiving all that help.

Exhale,

All that concentrated energy goes right where you need it.

Loosens and lifts blockages,

Lessens pain,

Opens up stuck energy.

When you are ready,

I invite you to open your eyes.

I want to thank you for joining me on this Ignite Your Day journey.

When I do this practice self-guided,

It's more or less memorized,

So it doesn't take me this long to do it on my own.

Whether it's this or another practice,

Having a daily anchor point,

Something that stays consistent and stable in your life.

Wherever you are,

Even if you're traveling,

I think something you can go to that brings you back to center and grounds you and expands you is a really massively helpful part of this uplifted journey.

I look forward to sharing more meditative adventures with you.

Have a beautiful rest of your day.