Namaste and welcome.
Welcome to today's meditation.
Namaste meditation is a combination of pranayama and chanting.
Pranayama is breath work.
Chanting connects us to the divine and connects us to our spirit.
This particular chant is the remover of obstacles.
Obstacles that are in our way and in our path so we can live freely,
Supported and connected.
I invite you to find a comfortable position.
A comfortable position seated upright.
Feel free to sit with your feet on the floor or cross legged.
Your spine is nice and tall.
Welcome in the breath.
As you close your eyes,
Settle into this moment.
Settle into this present moment of where you are.
Welcome in the in-breath and welcome out the out-breath.
As you settle into your seat,
We settle into the deepest part of ourselves.
Letting go of any worry,
Concern and settling into this moment.
Notice how you're breathing right now.
Notice your in-breath and your out-breath.
Try not to change it or regulate it.
And also do not judge.
Notice your breath.
Notice your breath with no judgment.
As you notice your breathing,
Notice the quality of the in-breath,
The quality of the out-breath and the subtle pause between the in-breath and the out-breath.
Now we settle in to pranayama.
Pranayama is breath work.
There are many different types of pranayama.
This particular pranayama is ujjayi pranayama.
Ujjayi pranayama is a sounded breath.
This breath is meditative in nature.
The sound will guide you deeper and deeper within.
To prepare for ujjayi pranayama,
Close the lips and begin to breathe in through the nose and out through the nose.
As you do this,
You will create a sound in the back of your throat.
The sound will sound like you're fogging up a mirror.
Although your lips are closed,
You'll be making the sound at the back of your throat.
The sound will sound echoey and oceany and you should be able to hear it between your ears.
As you continue this sounded breath,
Allow it to lull you into a deep sense of peace.
Listening to your own sound,
Your own breath.
Listening to the sound between your ears.
This oceany,
Echoey sound draws us deeper and deeper within.
Stay connected to this sound,
Noticing the sound on the in-breath and the out-breath.
As you continue to breathe,
You'll notice that your body is feeling more and more at peace.
Your shoulders are more relaxed.
Your face is relaxed.
Your eyes are soft and relaxed.
Just as you continue this sounded breath,
You drop deeper and deeper into stillness.
Deeper and deeper into the deepest part of yourself.
Connecting and allowing.
Listening with ujjayi breath for a few more rounds.
I would like to introduce you to the chant,
The remover of obstacles.
Before I do so,
As you are continuing to breathe the sounded breath,
I want you to think of something you want to remove.
An obstacle that's in your way.
An obstacle that's in your path.
That you would like help to be cleared so that your path is free and you can take your next step.
This mantra is recommended to chant 108 times.
To chant 108 times,
It may serve you to use mala beads.
Each time you chant the phrase,
The mantra,
You will move your finger to another bead.
Mala beads are meant for counting and meant for chanting.
If this is the first time you're doing a chant,
Notice the chant and notice a continuing in your inner ear.
The chant is om gan ganapataye namaha.
This chant means when we ask for removing obstacles.
In the Hindu culture,
You will notice the deity of the elephant.
That is Ganesha and this is his chant.
Om gan ganapataye namaha.
Gently begin to let go of Ujjayi Pranayama.
Let go of the sounded breath and allow a quiet breath.
Breathing in and breathing out.
I will chant the removal of obstacles 10 times.
You will continue hearing it in your inner ear.
Om gan ganapataye namaha.
Om gan ganapataye namaha.
Om gan ganapataye namaha.
Om gan ganapataye namaha.
Om shanti shanti shanti.
Namaste.
Many blessings.
Thank you so much for meditating with me today.
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May you have peace.
Om shanti.
Shanti shanti.
