Meditation

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Minute Breath Meditation

As we move into the new year, the most common issue we are seeing with students, family and friends is dealing with disturbances in emotional health and relationships. Both of these areas of our lives directly affect each other, and they should be addressed with love and compassion. Most people are willing to do something to help smooth out the ups and downs, but they also want it to be easy with results that they can feel immediately. In Naam Yoga, we use a simple and powerful meditation that will bring you peace of mind and radiance. It will give you the space - and grace!- to allow you to heal yourself and others. The calm and centering effect of this meditation can be felt immediately.

Minute breath consists of 3 equal parts: inhalation, held breath, and exhalation all done through the nose. You can work toward 1 entire breath cycle per minute by inhaling for 20 seconds, holding the breath for 20 seconds, and exhaling for 20 seconds. For beginners, a 5-7 second inhale, hold, exhale is a good start, with gradual increase in time for maximum effect. There must be no stress or forcing on any part of the breath, but rather a gentle, slow, relaxed inflow, retention, and outflow. This breath calms the mind and the emotions, increases the life span by encouraging a slower, full breath pattern, and prevents karma by keeping you cool in tough situations. The rate of your breath determines the vibration of your electromagnetic field, which, in turn, will affect the people and situations that you attract into your life. This breath can increase your ability to attract a stable, peaceful, centered partner, job, friendship, etc... by increasing these qualities inside of you. The breath cycle also benefits the systems of the body:
Slow Inhale - heals the glandular system

Held breath - cleans the blood
Slow Exhale - heals the nervous system

The mudra we recommend for this meditation is Middle Pillar Mudra. This simple and powerful mudra locks the mind in place and builds healing power. It does this by building, expanding, and consolidating your vital energy. This is a very effective mudra for manifestation when combined with breath and visualization. At anytime during the meditation, you can visualize yourself, loved ones, or even the precious Planet in the healing space between your hands. If there is a material condition you'd like to manifest, you may choose to visualize

How To:
1. Sit comfortably, either in a chair or in easy pose with
     a straight spine.
2. Bring both hands in front of the solar plexus with
    palms facing each other.
3. Begin 3 Point breath by inhaling slowly to a mental count
    of 5-10 seconds (slowly and gradually increasing if it is
    comfortable)

Middle Pillar

4. Now hold the breath for the same count as the inhale.
5. Exhale slowly for the same count.
6. Continue the breath cycle for 3 - 11 minutes.

7. Finish by inhaling fully, hold the breath, and pull root lock
     (rectum and sex organs tight and up).
     Visualize yourself in between your hands absorbing
     healing light and energy. Exhale fully, relax, then inhale
     again, raise the arms above the head, stretch, reach and
     then exhale and shake the hands vigorously. Sit quietly,
     hands in the lap, breathing normally.

*If you are in the Miami area and would like Naam music to use with your meditations, or to lift the vibration in your home and environment, please contact us at: mantras@naamyogamiami.com. We have beautiful CDs by Gurunam (Joseph Michael Levry) available to purchase.*

Outside the Miami area, please visit the online store at:
www.rootlight.com

Disclaimer: This advice is in no way intended as a substitute for medical counseling. Please consult your physician before beginning any exercise program or nutritional protocol.