A short meditation practice that works with pranayama and mantra to create quiet in the body and mind, this class offers questions for you to observe the theme of your life and where you want to hold your focus.
Style: Meditation
Duration: 21-mins
Level: open
Props: blocks or a yoga bolster
Focus: the theme of your life and where
Location: Vancouver, BC
Come to a seat or lay down using as many or few props as you like. You can move from reclined to seated as we progress through the meditation and pranayamas.
Take a few deep breaths to arrive in your body with your eyes closed.
Put on your observer hat and watch your thoughts as each arises. Try not to change anything, judge what arises, or alternate what shows up. Let each thought appear and fall away as you sit and breathe.
Questions to consider:
Pranayama
Kumbhaka, aka breath retention
Benefits of Kumbhaka include:
Mantra
We’ll chant a Kundalini invocation together with a bit of call and response.
May the long time sun
Shine upon you
All love surround you
And the pure light
Within you
Guide your way on
Guide your way on