Welcome.
For today's practice we will be exploring a beautiful pranayama or breath work that coincides with this rising sun.
To start,
Find a comfortable position,
Perhaps sitting on the floor on a cushion,
Perched in a chair,
Or for this meditation you can even lie down.
Once you've found a comfortable spot,
Rest your hands gently anywhere on your body that feels grounding and close your eyes.
This pranayama,
Known as sunrise pranayama,
Allows us to experience the magic and evolution of the rising sun within our own spirit.
To begin,
I invite you now to imagine yourself surrounded by a mist of rosy pink.
This pink,
Almost the shade of cotton candy,
Surrounds the air,
Even tickles your cheeks and your fingertips.
On your next inhale,
Fully breathe in this rosy pink vibrancy,
Letting this sense of rosiness fill your lungs and your entire body.
And as you exhale,
Watch as that rosy pink transforms into a tangerine orange.
You are now surrounded by the warm orange glow of the air and space around you.
Your entire being begins to glow a soft orange as you bask in this warm orange glow that surrounds and fills you.
Take these next few moments to fully immerse yourself in the warmth of this tangerine hue,
Feeling the orange coming into your lungs,
Through your skin,
Into every cell of your body.
And on your next exhale,
Observing as that orange transforms into a vibrant shade of sunny yellow.
Everywhere around you,
This light emanates.
Every cell of your body,
Every inch of your skin,
Glows from within with this yellow,
Vibrant light.
Perhaps a small smile even forms in the corners of your mouth as you breathe in this sunny,
Warm glow.
Take a few moments now to immerse yourself in this yellow vibrancy.
And then on your next exhale,
Gently releasing that image.
We will now combine each of those beautiful sunrise stages into one full pranayama.
And to do this on inhale,
You will visualize and feel that pink rosy glow.
And then at the top of the inhale,
As you pause for a moment,
Watch as that pink turns to orange.
And then on exhale,
The orange becomes that vibrant sunny yellow.
And we repeat that again,
Inhaling pink rosy hues,
Pausing as that pink turns into a soft orange.
And then exhaling a beautiful,
Vibrant yellow.
Continuing to inhale pink,
Pause for orange and exhaling yellow.
Inhaling pink,
Pausing for orange and exhaling yellow.
Continuing to follow that cycle of pink to orange to yellow and back to pink again now with your own breath.
Inhale pink,
Pausing for orange.
Very good.
And now take a few moments to observe the beautiful sunrise that you have created.
Seeing the shades of pink along the horizon that grow into orange as you look up higher in the sky until finally a bright yellow sunshine has risen to invite in your day.
Notice how all of these colors blend in together effortlessly.
How together they create the start of a new day,
The new experience.
Take two more deep breaths right here as you bask in your sunrise.
And as you gaze upon this beautiful scene,
Know that you yourself created this picture.
The power of your breath and your spirit made all of these colors come to life and blend together so beautifully.
And you have the power to create this again and again whenever you wish for a fresh start,
For a fresh day.
Thank you so much for sharing your sacred practice with me.
The light and the sunrise in me honors the light and the sunrise in you.
Namaste.
