Meditation Bike ride

You do not need a bike or need to be able to ride a bike for this meditation. Whilst your physical body is relaxed, your mind will take you on a journey. This meditation can help you decided what path to follow, bringing awareness to what options you currently have in your life. It will leave you feeling relaxed, content, calm and give you a sense of freedom.

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 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 a bicycle. What colour is the bicycle? Imagine you are climbing on and you start to cycle along a path. As you cycle, you feel the sun on your skin and pleasant cooling breeze on your face.  You see butterflies landing on flowers, bees collecting pollen and lush green trees. You can hear birds singing and the breeze rustling through the trees. You enjoy this experience and feel free. As you follow the path, you pass some people who are significant in your life right now. You wave to them, they wave back, you continue your journey. You come to a small humpback bridge where you stop and look over the wall into a stream below. Notice details, the size of the bridge and what the bridge is made of.  You can see water flowing under the bridge, sparkling in the sunlight. Do you continue over the bridge to the other side or return and follow the path, from where you came?  Whichever way you decide to go, you know that’s the right decision for you, right now.

Rain Meditation

Rain tends to bring negativity, filling the sky’s with grey clouds, we feel cold, wet, and miserable. Have you considered the positivity?  Rain also brings life, music, and a fresh start.

Water symbolises refection and purity. Rain meditation is the perfect way to connect with the body as we are made up of at least 50% water. This meditation uses the beauty of water to help clear the mind, refresh and cleanse the body. Raindrop meditation will leave you feeling calm and peaceful. Ideally this meditation is done whilst it is raining.

Start by sitting somewhere comfortable and warm, where you can hear and watch the raindrops falling. Allow your breath to flow naturally. Close your eyes and listen to the rain. The sound of the raindrops falling, helps you to relax and brings you a calming energy. When you feel ready, open your eyes, and begin to watch the rain. How fast is the rain falling? Is the rain heavy or light? Watch the rain bounce off the ground. Watch the rain fall on leaves, plants and soil and then notice the water sinks, is absorbed, into the earth.

When you feel ready, close your eyes again. Feel free to lay down if this is more comfortable. Take some deeper inhalations and exhalations. Can you smell the rain? Let go and relax. Let your breath flow naturally again and visualise the rain falling on your skin. The raindrops feel cool and refreshing. As the raindrops fall, they wash away anything that no longer serves you, they wash away negativity and wash away anything your holding onto and no longer need. The raindrops sink into your skin cleansing your body. They bring light, love, and positivity from the universe. Leaving your body feeling cleansed and refreshed.

Lotus Flower Meditation

The Lotus flower symbolises purity of the heart and mind, as well as symbolising a spiritual awakening. The roots of a lotus are grounded into the mud (connecting it with the earth). The stem grows up through the water (symbolising growth/life experience) and becomes a beautiful bloom above the water, opening in the sunlight (symbolising awakening/enlightenment). This meditation will help you feel grounded, help you connect with your spirt, open your heart and mind to the universe, bringing you a sense of peace and tranquillity. Within this practice you have the option of taking a Chin Mudra, Mudra means to seal, and is an energetic and spiritual gesture that’s used to control the flow of energy within the body. Chin means to unite the supreme soul and individual Soul. If you find your mind begins to wonder, allow those thoughts to float pass, like a leaf floating downstream and bring the awareness back to your meditation practice.

Lotus meditation; Start by sitting in lotus or half lotus pose, if this is comfortable, use pillows to bring more comfort if needed. If the lotus is uncomfortable try to sit in the Easy pose (crossed legged). You will need to sit in an upright position and be able to sit in stillness for around 10 minutes. When you are ready, place your hands in Chin Mudra (connecting thumb and index finger), then close your eyes and bring your awareness to your body.  How are you feeling? Know it’s okay to feel scared or lost. Take a deep inhale and exhale with a sigh, let go of negativity and allow yourself to be in this moment. Do this as many times as you feel you need to. Now let the breath flow naturally and take a moment to connect with your natural inhalation and exhalation. Following your breathing pattern without controlling it. When you feel you are ready, being to visualise a lotus flower above you. What colour is your lotus flower? How many petals does your lotus flower have? Very slowly the lotus begins to travel down and through your body. As it moves down you feel the lotus flower blessing your body, stopping at any areas that may need a little more love or healing. Visualise the lotus flower rooting into the ground, the lotus becomes part of you and as you inhale you soak up all the energy you need to grow, as you exhale, see the flower begin to get bigger, spreading its petals wider and wider. Within this flower you feel peaceful and calm. Enjoy this moment. Take as long as you need before drawing that lotus flower back into your body. Know that you can bring your lotus flower back whenever you feel you need some inner peace.