Heal Emotional Wounds - Meditation

  

Sat Kriya is said to be one of the most powerful meditations from Kundalini yoga. It balances the chakras, mostly the three lower ones, massages the organs, strengthens the nervous system and the heart. It is said to protect the body from illness, heal mental imbalances and is an effective way to overcome fears and heal emotional wounds, as far back as childhood traumas.

Sat Nam is one of the most common mantras, connecting us with our consciousness as well as with universal truth. Sat Nam is sanskrit and translates to, I am truth or truth is my identity.

Keeping the arms straight stretching up also become a practice for strengthening the mind. Mind over matter, unless you experience any sharp pain of course. Keep going for one minute if you are a beginner and gradually work up to an optimal time of 3 minutes up to 7, 11, 22 or 31 minutes

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• Sit on your heels, alternatively in another position if this is uncomfortable.

• Reach your arms up above your head. Keep the arms straight with the upper arms hugging your ears. 

• Interlace all fingers except the index fingers, pointing up towards the sky. Females cross left thumb over right, men cross right thumb over left. 

• Close the eyes and keep your gaze and focus between the eyebrows, at the location for the third eye.

• As you inhale through the mouth chant Sat, drawing the navel up and back towards the spine.

• As you exhale through the mouth, almost like a sight, chant Nam and relax the belly (Naaaam).

• Keep the exhalations longer than the inhales and repeat in a pace that feels comfortable and natural. 

• To finish, inhale deeply, engage the root lock and draw the energy up from the root all the way to your fingertips and hold the breath. Exhale to slowly release the arms. 

• It is optimal to relax in Savasana, final relaxation pose, for the same amount of time you sat in meditation. 

The truth in me acknowledges the truth in you. 

Namaste