Chakrameditation - meditation techniques for beginners

Before I introduce you to chakra meditation, I would like to briefly explain what meditation actually is.

Meditation is a mindfulness technique that allows you to learn to direct your focus and consciously direct your attention. The positive effects of meditation on health and general happiness have now been proven by numerous Studies Stress reduction, a greater sense of inner peace, and improved concentration are just a few of the numerous effects of meditation. It also helps you get to know yourself better. You become aware of what you think and feel, and where these feelings and thoughts come from.

If you want to learn about meditation and try it out for yourself, it can be difficult to decide how best to start. this In this blog post, I'll give you some basic information and tips on meditation. Today we'll explore chakra meditation, which can help you raise your energy to a new level.

Chak-what?

Chakra theory is thousands of years old and originates from India. It deals with the energy that connects our physical body with our energetic body. It is based on seven main energy centers located vertically along our spine. These chakras begin at the very base of the spine (root chakra) and end at the crown of the head (crown chakra). Each chakra has its own color and is associated with a specific area of life. If you'd like to learn more about what chakras are and why it's worth taking a look at this model, please take a look. here in this blog post. However, you don't necessarily need this theoretical background for today's meditation. Perhaps you'll even find it easier to approach this topic without much prior knowledge—whatever feels right for you.

Ideally, our chakras are balanced. Then we can reach our full potential, and energy can flow smoothly. Unfortunately, this is only the case for a few of us. Often, we experience crises in one area or another of our lives, and we feel like we're blocking ourselves. A stalled energy flow can be caused, for example, by suppressed emotions or unresolved conflicts.

One way to release these blockages, open the chakras, and restore balance is meditation. There are chakra meditations that focus on a specific chakra. Today, however, we want to engage in a more general chakra meditation in which we focus our attention on the different chakras one after the other, visualizing their respective colors. Additionally, we will connect each chakra with a positive affirmation to support the opening of the chakras.

Chakra meditation to release blocked energies (duration: approx. 15 minutes)

Find a comfortable seat and place your hands, palms down, on your thighs. If you like, you can pull your shoulders up toward your ears once more and then gently roll them back and down. When you're ready, close your eyes. Breathe in and out deeply through your nose several times. Bring your attention to the tip of your nose and notice how a gentle stream of air touches the tip of your nose with each inhalation and exhalation.Take as much time as you need to arrive in this moment.
Now focus on your root chakra, the lowest part of your spine. Imagine how, with each inhalation, a bright red light arises in the area of your tailbone and spreads outward like the petals of a flower. Let the light become more intense with each new breath. Now repeat the affirmation "I trust” and imagine the affirmation gradually reaching the area of your root chakra. Stay with your root chakra for ten breaths, repeating the affirmation over and over again while allowing the red light to glow more and more intensely.
Now move your attention up to your sacral chakra, located a few finger-widths below your belly button. Allow a beautiful orange light to spread here, shining a little more powerfully with each breath. The affirmation you can associate with your sacral chakra is "I am creative". Repeat this affirmation in your mind and let it settle in your sacral chakra. Stay here for the next ten breaths, continually connecting the area with the color as you repeat the affirmation to yourself.
Now move your focus to your solar plexus chakra in the center of your body. Your solar plexus will glow a bright yellow and become more intense with each breath. Connect the affirmation "I create my life" with your solar plexus chakra and repeat the words in your mind over and over for the next ten breaths. Stay focused on your core and the sunny yellow color that continues to spread within you.
Your attention now turns to your heart chakra. Connect with the energy and love in your heart, which radiates from your heart into your entire body in the form of an emerald green light. Repeat the words "I am filled with love and compassion", while allowing the green light to grow stronger and stronger. After ten breaths, shift your attention away from your heart chakra and allow it to move up to your throat chakra.
Visualize a bright blue light emerging around your larynx and radiating from there into your entire throat area. Mentally connect with your ability to express yourself and repeat the affirmation "I express myself fully." With each of the next ten breaths, allow the words to sink deeper into your throat area and the blue light to shine more powerfully.
Now bring your attention up to your third eye, to the area of your brow chakra. An indigo-blue light arises behind your forehead, spreading outward from there like waves. The brow chakra connects you to your inner wisdom and intuition. Therefore, repeat the words "I recognize my true self" here. For the next ten breaths, keep your attention on the increasingly intense blue light and the affirmation.
After connecting with your brow chakra, your attention now shifts to the crown of your head, where your crown chakra is located. A beautiful purple light arises above your head, connecting you to the universe. The affirmation "I am connected" accompanies you for the next ten breaths, while the radiant light continues to spread around your crown.
Now bring your focus back to your breath and take three deep breaths. Connect once again with the energy in your body and feel it flowing freely. When you're ready, open your eyes and return to the here and now.

If you enjoyed the chakra meditation, you can of course repeat it as often as you like. You can also modify it by focusing specifically on one or more chakras where the energy flow is blocked. If the energy isn't flowing properly after the first time and the area still feels blocked, feel free to repeat the meditation until you feel a change. The longer our body has been in this state, the more difficult it is to release existing blockages. So don't worry if it hasn't worked out the way you expected!

In my next mindfulness blog post, I'll introduce you to a gratitude meditation. It'll put you in a good mood in no time. I'd love for you to stop by!

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