Window Meditation

This meditation will allow your physical body to relax. Your mind will create a story based on your own experiences or wishes. This may help you to understand something that has happened or help you to understand what you are needing in your life right now. It may just help you to escape and create a safe and beautiful place for yourself.

Start by lying on your back, in “Savasana” let your feet roll open and your arms rest at your sides. If you need extra support, you can place a pillow under your head or lower back. Bend your knees and rest your legs on a chair if you feel discomfort in lower back in Savasana.  When you are feeling comfortable, close your eyes and take a moment to connect with your breath. Breathe in and out through your nose, slowly lengthening and deepening your breath. On the exhalation allow your body to relax and sink into the earth. When you feel relaxed, allow your breath to flow naturally. Visualise your standing in-front of a window, the curtains are closed, notice the pattern and colour of the curtains. You reach out and feel the curtains, how do they feel? Are they heavy or light? When you’re ready, slowly begin to open the curtains, the light is bright at first, but your eyes adjust. What do you see? Maybe you see a place you wish you could be, maybe somewhere you know well or somewhere you have never been. Do you see any people? Maybe you see loved ones or people who are relevant to you right now. What are these people doing? Does the scene have any relevance to your life right now? Do you feel that you want to go out and join them or do you want to stay inside?

When you feel ready bring your awareness back to the here and now, focus again on your back to your breath. Remember the experience that you had and whether it has any meaning to you.

Positive Jar

Last week’s meditation was all about positivity. This week rather than a mediation, I want to set you a challenge. Grab an old jar and if you have the time decorate it, so it is colourful and brings you joy to look at. You can do this with paint, paper, ribbons or anything you have available. Feel proud of your work. Everyday make a note of a positive thought, feeling or quote. Continue to do this for as long as you wish, I recommend a week or more. 

The next time you feel unhappy or any negativity looming, I want you to take out a piece of paper from your jar and read it. Turn it over and wright the negative emotion you are feeling on the back. Now, rip it up knowing the negative energy has been eliminated, and the positive message will stay with you. 

If you still feel negativity go back to last week’s mediation practice. 

Positive Meditation

This meditation practice will leave you feeling happy and grateful. This practice is about bringing positivity into your life and letting go of any negative energy. For this meditation you with need a pen and paper.

Start by sitting in a comfortable upright position, this could be on a chair at a table, so you are able to write easily. Let your hands rest on your lap in Dhyani Mudra (sown in the picture). The left hand lies in the right hand and the thumbs connect. This Mudra symbolises a chalice or bowl and allows us you accept new energy from the universe.

Close your eyes and sit in stillness. Notice any thoughts or feelings that come up, let them go and bring yourself into this moment. Nothing else matters, but your breath. Follow your natural breathing pattern. Listen to your breath, enjoy this moment of stillness and calm. With every inhalation visualise a white light entering your body and every exhalation a dark grey colour leaves your body. The white light is full of positivity will bless your body, mind and spirt. The dark grey colour is negativity leaving your body, mind and spirt. When you feel ready think of a happy memory. Visualise this memory coming to life. Why does this memory make you happy? Stay here as long as you feel you need to then start to think of all the things in your life that are positive right now. Write them all down, using colour and drawings, if you feel you want to. Next time you’re feeling low use this piece of paper to bring back that happy feeling. Maybe even stick it somewhere you can see it every day.

“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass; it’s about learning to dance in the rain.”

Lucy Lane