Today’s Yoga – Calm Heart Meditation
Practice this Kundalini Meditation- Calm Heart Meditation- to relieve yourself of anxiety, strengthen your immune system, open your heart, and bring clarity to your relationships. This meditation brings great stillness to the heart center and gives you space to perceive and assess your relationships.
GET STARTED
Sit in a comfortable posture with a straight spine.
MUDRA
Place your left hand on the center of your chest at heart level. The palm is flat against your chest and your fingers are horizontal and pointing to the right. The right hand is in Gyan Mudra with the pad of the index finger touching the pad of the thumb. The other fingers of the right hand are straight. Raise your right hand to your right side as if giving a pledge. Your palm faces forward. Your elbow is relaxed by your side.
EYE FOCUS
Either close your eyes and focus at the third eye point or look straight ahead with your eyes half-open.
BREATH
Concentrate on the flow of breath. Regulate each bit of the breath consciously. Inhale slowly and deeply through both nostrils. Then hold your breath in by suspending your chest. Retain your breath as long as possible. Exhale through the nose smoothly, gradually and completely. When your breath is totally out, lock the breath out for as long as possible. Continue this breath cycle.
TIME
3-5 minutes. If you have more time, try it for three periods of 3 minutes each, with one-minute rest between them, for a total of 11 minutes.
TO END
Inhale and exhale strongly three times.
HOW IT WORKS
The entire posture induces a feeling of calmness. The left hand is for receiving, placed at the natural home of the prana, the heart center. Create a deep stillness at that point. The right hand is for giving, for projects, for throwing you into action and analysis. It is placed in a receptive, relaxed mudra and put in the position of peace. Emotionally, this meditation adds a clear perception of your relationships with yourself and others. If you are upset at work or in a personal relationship, sit in this meditation for 3 to 5 minutes before deciding how to act. Then act with your full heart.
