Basic circular breath

This technique is essentially a circular breath and can be done standing up, sitting down or by laying face up on a mat. Close your eyes and relax. Spend some time tuning into yourself. Breathe into your chest, your belly then imagine yourself breathing up from the perineum area of your pelvis (the point inbetween your vagina and anus). Take your breath up into the point in between your eyebrows on your forehead (your third eye chakra).

As you breathe out imagine the breath flowing from the third eye back down to the perineum. This will help relax your torso and help you to connect with your body.

The focus of this meditation can be changed to the vagina rather than the perineum. This will help you connect with your sexual energy and female power.

 Grounding breath

The basic circular breath can be extended to the soles of your feet. Start by breathing into your chest,then your belly, then imagine yourself breathing from the perineum area of your pelvis. Take the breath up into the point in between your eyebrows on your forehead (your third eye chakra). As you breathe out imagine the breath flowing from the third eye back down through the perineum to the soles of your feet.

Heart breath

Lie down on your back, relax and spread your arms out to the side. Breathe in and allow the breath to fill your chest. Let yourself breath in and out a few times until you are fully aware of your breath. Then on your in breath allow your breath to fill your heart and stream out of your heart on the out breath. Let yourself practice this for a few breaths. If your heart feels heavy for whatever reason you may become tearful and feel the need to cry. Let this happen as your breath helps you to clear your heart of pain or blocked emotion. Be gentle with yourself after this breath work as it can leave your heart feeling open (and perhaps vulnerable). This is the time to be extra mindful of your need to be very loving to yourself.

Abdominal breathing

This is similar to the heart breath but focuses on a point just below the navel (the abdominal chakra). Breathing into and out from this point will help support your digestive system and help you connect with your vitality and power. Breathing into this area will typically help you get in touch with any feelings of anger or rage. If this happens it is important to find a safe space to release it. Be aware that it is very easy to unleash old anger on loved ones. If you find you keep having spontaneous angry outbursts a good therapist can give you the space to explore your feelings safely.

Further abdominal breathing

Breathe into your chest, then your solar plexus. As you breathe out allow yourself to let go of things you no longer want. You can affirm this by saying out loud, 'I am breathing out the past.' Be aware of the old stale air being released from your body and focus on letting it go.

 Aura breathing

This can be done lying down, standing up or sitting down. First notice how you are feeling and relax. Take a few deep breaths and each time on the out breath try to relax more fully. When you feel relaxed, imagine while you are breathing out you are extending out the force field of your body (aura) until it is about 9 to 12 feet thick all around your body. Relax into this and then imagine floods of clean, fresh water flowing from your head to toe. As you do this imagine the waves getting smaller and smaller until the surface in smooth. This will help balance the energys of the body relatively quickly.

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