Welcome.
This will be a breathing meditation,
A moment of stillness,
Surrender and rest.
As you settle in,
Just settle into this moment exactly as it is.
There's no need to struggle or strife at this moment.
There's no need to struggle to make the mind still.
Rather discover the inherent stillness therein,
The one is effortless,
The other manipulative.
To go far one begins near,
What is closer than your own sense of self.
This conscious life energy is not a mere conceptual construct.
This conscious life energy is palpable,
It's the feeling of your very aliveness,
It's the knowing of your very being,
It is the experience of experiencing.
The two repetitive words,
I am,
Serves as a constant reminder of it,
You know you are,
This is obvious,
That in you which knows you are,
Is less obvious.
Alkalized breath,
In through the nose and out through the mouth,
Every breath is breathed fully,
Deeply,
Completely.
Inhale,
Exhale,
Inhale,
Exhale,
Inhale,
Exhale,
Inhale,
Exhale,
Inhale,
Exhale.
Deep breath in here,
Drinking in infinity,
Suspend for a moment beyond time and then letting the air fall out,
Surrender here dear,
Into the softness,
Into the gracefulness,
Hold on your empty,
Relax the shoulders,
The belly,
Allowing the thrill of life to enter through your nostrils into the center of your chest,
While completely relaxing,
Being filled with a song of breath,
Letting it all go.
Next round,
Breath of fire or kapalabhati breathing,
Short,
Sharp exhales,
Allowing the inhale to snap back naturally,
Losing the diaphragm,
Find the rhythm,
Filling,
Filling all the way full,
Pause,
Pause,
Soften,
Surrender and allow this breath to flow out,
As you rest into the quietude of the mind,
Settling and blooming open like a sky full of stars.
Biding a profound breath in,
Feel the belly sink and expand,
Pause,
Release the retention and just let the air flow out.
Next round is an energizing breath,
Breathing in and out of the mouth,
Creating an O shape with your lips,
Breathing deep down,
Anchor the breath into your lower belly,
If you feel your chest and your shoulders are moving a lot,
Place hands onto your belly to direct attention and awareness there,
Sink the mind,
Sink the chi,
The breath,
Drinking in infinity all the way to the top,
Fully expanded lungs and just letting the air flow out without resistance,
In full and deep severance and acceptance,
We surrender and suspend here,
Soften the jaw,
Relax the shoulders a little bit more,
Soften the muscles leading from the heart into the spine,
Let the diaphragm drop,
Rest in your divine,
As relaxed as you can,
Take a deep full breath in,
Holding the breath like you're holding and embracing a lover,
Imploding attention into your first eye,
Surrendering and relaxing,
Next round,
Same breath in and out through the mouth at a higher speed,
A higher speed,
Still directing this breath to anchor deep down into the belly,
The only thing changing here is the power of invitation is now stronger,
Keep the awareness inside the breath as you just allow this breath to flow in this rhythm,
Ah,
Deep full breath in,
Pause,
And as you exhale feeling how any unnecessary tension or resistance and friction leaves with the exhale,
Feel how naturally and deeply your body surrenders into relaxation,
Want this to happen and relaxation,
Nothing to do,
Just simply be the interlude of the breath where the two polarities meet,
And letting go of the exhale retention and just allowing the air to fill your lungs,
For a moment we pause,
Releasing this inhale retention,
And next round,
Breath of fire or kapalabhati breath,
Short sharp exhales and the inhales snap back automatically,
Using the diaphragm,
The belly pushes in on the exhale,
Exhale,
Find the rhythm,
Surrender to the harmony of this rhythm,
And allow the breath to breathe you and do the work,
Ah,
Deep breath in,
Pause,
Suspend the breath here,
Allowing the energy to inquire upward,
And surrendering into our bhaya kumbhaka,
Breath hold on empty,
And completely and deeply relax into the safety of your being,
Hold here and surrender for as long as possible.
