This mediation is about gratitude, love, peace and support. Letting go of energy you no longer need and being positive in this moment. I am starting this blog slightly different to normal. As we all know COVID-19 has spread across the world and most of us are fearful of catching it and worried about the financial implications to our lives. I am self-employed and went from working/teaching every day to nothing in the space of a week! This was a huge shock, suddenly in lockdown, I am no longer see my boyfriend who is a key worker, risking his life to keep people safe, I can no longer see my friends (I am a very social person), my holiday to Thailand has been cancelled (I had been planning and saving for this for over 2 years). There are so many negatives overwhelming our minds. I know we should not think like this, if we need to be positive, if we are going to get through this.
Take a moment to ask yourself what are you grateful for? Personally, I am grateful to have food on our table, I’m grateful I live with my family, I’m grateful for the outdoor space, we are very fortunate to have a beautiful garden. I am also very grateful to be teaching 3 online classes a week, giving me a small income, just about enough to pay the essential bills (these have not stopped due to C-19).
I now have time ‘for me’ to improve my Yoga practice and enjoying a break from running around every day from class to class, venue to venue.
We can feel a sense of purpose by helping others with a phone call to those who live alone or need help to get through this time and especially those who may have lost a loved one. Now more than ever we need to communicate, share love and stay positivity.
Bubble Meditation: For this meditation sit in a comfortable position, you may sit on a chair or pillow, lift and lengthen through your spine, relax your shoulders, take a moment to connect with your breath and body. How are you feeling? Know it’s okay to feel scared or lost. Take a deep inhale and as you exhale let go of negativity and allow yourself to be in this moment. Notice any thoughts or emotions that come up. Inhale and as you exhale imagine you are creating bubbles, every bubble is something you need to let go of, something that is no longer serving you. Create as many as you need to then exhale blow those bubbles away, watch them float away and disappear. When you feel ready allow your breath flow naturally. Follow the beauty of your breath flowing in through your nose and out through your nose, every breath is unique. Think back to everything you are grateful for. Visualise a clear bubble surrounding you, keeping you safe, blessing you with love and peace. On your next exhalation, visualise the bubble getting bigger and bigger starting to surround all the people you love, blessing them with love, good health and peace. Stay here for a moment, for as long as you feel you need to, then, when you are ready, on your inhalation start to draw that bubble and it’s blessings back into you and know you can make a another bubble whenever you need to.
“Today I place a bubble of happiness around myself and nothing negative can get in!”
Sana Saxena
Breath and Balance Fitness 