Meditation

Meditation means to go into the center. It is single mindful attention based in the present moment. Meditation helps you to take a holy moment. The poet Kabir called God “The Guest.” When you meditate you go into a sacred space, your guest room, to reconvene and be with yourself and that aspect of you which is God.

Meditation practice should be done sitting up preferably in the Egyptian position otherwise you’ll fall to sleep when you lie down. Ideally it is best to meditate first thing in the morning. It sets the tone for your day and helps you keep centered. If you cannot manage this then meditate before a big meal or at least 2 hours afterwards. When you eat the blood flow goes to your stomach taking up energy and predisposing your consciousness to sleep once your eyes are closed.

However, some people fall to sleep because they are not used to being with themselves and they cannot cope with it. Problems with meditation can be resistance from your ego mind, an unconscious resistance to something related to an area of emotional pain. If you are bothered by unwanted thoughts during meditation just notice them, acknowledge them and return to your focus.

Try to make it a daily practice to meditate each day. 10 minutes a day, in the morning when you get up. Here is a meditation you can try each day. Change it to suit your practice.

Daily Meditation

Find yourself a comfortable position. Close your eyes and take a few deep cleansing breaths.

Visualize a beautiful ball of sparkling white light in the center of the room. As you focus your attention on this light see it become larger and brighter, larger and brighter still, until it completely surrounds and embraces you. Feel the light cleansing your mind, body, spirit and emotions, filling each of your bodies with light. Give anything you have been holding onto any negativity into the light. See it being transmuted and absorbed by the light. If there is excess energy see this as formless and harmless and taken back into the earth. Expand the light into every corner of the room cleansing the room of any negativity. If you find an area of darkness fill it with light – no darkness can live in the light. Expand the light until it becomes an enormous bubble embracing the building within. See the light cleansing the building above, below and the sides. (When you are satisfied that your space is clean, say a prayer).

Great spirit. Surround me with your light, love, peace, and power. Help me to be at one with you. (You can say your part of the prayer – whatever you are working with at the moment)
Bless you.

Ground yourself by imagining roots going from your feet and the base of your spine down, down, down, into the center of the earth. Ask Gaia (the earth goddess) to share her energy with you and bring this energy up through your roots into your root chakra and up into your body. Feel the magnetic energy of the earth energizing your body.

Visualize a ball of golden light above your head. This is the light of the divine, Great Spirit, God. Feel this energy flood your crown chakra and your body with wonderful golden light. Focus on this light for 10 minutes, soaking up this energy. Remember to breath. If it makes it easier to stay in the present moment focus on your breath.

Say a prayer of thanks acknowledging those in spirit who work with you - your guides, guardian angels, higher self, friends, family and guardians.

To close down from the meditation visualize a shower of white light above your head showering and cleansing your bodies. Then wrap yourself in a cloak of protection - whatever color feels right for you. Make sure your cloak covers your head and touches the floor, covering your feet. Now put yourself into a bubble of light that only allows positive energy to enter. If you need extra protection visualize mirrors on the outside of your field facing outward.