27. A Relaxation Meditation [20 Mins]

Hello and welcome to guided Jewish meditations along with Jewish inReach.

My name is Eliezer.

This is a relaxation meditation,

Combining classic methods of relaxation and meditation with ancient Jewish wisdom,

Which,

When combined,

Have the powerful potential to relax both the body and mind as well as strengthen the soul.

This ancient wisdom saw the human body as a reflection of the soul,

Dividing it into three areas,

Just as the first three levels and layers of the soul find their centers in three different areas of the body.

Today we will utilize the synergy of the body,

Mind and soul to achieve a complete relaxation of the self.

Please make yourself comfortable in the location where you will be meditating.

Try and find a place where you will remain undisturbed.

Sit or lay down,

Slowly close your eyes and begin breathing deeply and evenly.

As you breathe in through your nose,

Allow your entire body to relax and picture the air entering your body filled with divine light,

Shimmering as the light enters your lungs.

And as you exhale,

Allow all negative energy to leave your body and mind as well.

Any anxiety,

Fear or pain to be expelled from your existence along with the air leaving your lungs.

You are completely safe where you are.

Let go of any stresses or tensions you may be feeling.

Continue breathing this way,

Slowly relaxing your body further and bringing your mind and soul closer and closer into a deep state of relaxed meditation.

In the stillness of your mind,

Experience your nefesh,

The first level of your mind as it flows through the entirety of your body,

Actively and continuously supplying every cell of yours with life.

Begin to feel it in your toes,

The life of your nefesh covering them with soft warm light.

The light continues up your feet,

Covering them from all sides and as it reaches your ankles,

You feel the divine life that finds its source in your nefesh begin to massage them with shimmering softness.

Meditate on this for a short while.

The light extends upwards,

Slowly covering your calf muscles,

Massaging away any stress,

Pressure or pain you may be feeling there.

As the light of your nefesh reaches your knees,

You feel radiating waves of warm light surround your knees from all sides,

Running through them and warming them from the inside out.

You feel the combined divine connection of both your feet and your lower legs flow through you,

The life of the source of all,

Keeping you alive at this moment.

As you breathe in deeply,

You feel the divine light of the creator begin to move from your knees into your thighs,

Slowly moving into your hips and waist and finally reaching above your liver where it collects from both sides and finds its center at the middle point of your lower torso,

The center of your physical existence.

As your meditation of your nefesh completes,

You feel the warm light covering your legs begin to massage any location where you may be experiencing pain or discomfort.

In your mind's eye,

Allow the divine light of the infinite source enter any point of pain,

And as it spreads throughout the area,

You feel the pain dissipate into nothingness,

Disappearing into the void of your mind.

Continue meditating on your nefesh,

Allowing it to relax and rejuvenate you.

In your mind's eye,

Pick the point in the center of your body just below your abdomen.

This is the point where your Ruach begins,

The second level of your soul.

It extends from this point upwards,

Across your navel,

And finds its center and balance in your heart,

The very epicenter of your entire existence.

Breathe in deeply,

Experience the divine light of your Ruach as it begins to ascend your body from its lowest point.

You feel the light expand throughout your abdomen and lower torso as this radiant light surrounds itself with the upper portion of your nefesh throughout this area of your body.

The warmth of this light massages away all traces of tension and stress as it allows the divine flow of life to descend from the infinite source.

You experience this light expand towards your lower ribcage,

Entering your lungs and surround your heart.

As you breathe in deeply,

You feel your Ruach come together as one inside your heart,

Each steady beat,

A divine gift from the eternal creator,

Who is the source of the life force that keeps your heart beating at every moment.

The center of your heart is the convergence of right and left,

Up and down,

And forward and backwards.

It is the midpoint of your physical existence,

But also of your spiritual one,

The core of everything you are.

Continue meditating on your heart and allow the light of your Ruach to spread throughout your chest as well as your arms down to your fingertips.

Allow it to smooth away any pressure,

Tension or tightness,

Leaving you relaxed,

Free of pain,

Connected with your body and soul.

As your meditation reaches the highest level of your Ruach,

You feel the divine light of the second level of your soul flow into your neck,

Where it culminates at your throat,

The source of the air that keeps you alive.

As your mind focuses on this point,

You take a deep breath and feel the light of your Ruach merge and fuse itself with the air entering your lungs,

Filling your body with shimmering warmth.

You feel your entire body relax as you fill your lungs,

Your shoulders and neck relaxing themselves with it,

Releasing any tension,

Stress or tightness.

Meditate on this light.

It flows into you as you breathe,

Filling your lungs and cooling your heart,

Bringing the endless love of the Infinite Creator into you,

Becoming one with you.

At the base of your brain is the center of your Nishama,

The third level of your soul and the divine part of you that contains within it your meditative connection to the divine.

Breathe in deeply and meditate on the point where your spine meets and fuses with the stem of your brain.

In your mind's eye,

Experience your Ruach slowly flow up your spine and into this point,

And as it reaches it,

You feel it merge with and into your Nishama as it slowly begins to expand into and throughout your brain,

Filling it with its light.

Experience the warmth of this light as it massages away any stress or pressure,

Starting from the back of your upper neck and slowly moving upwards.

You feel the light move into the left half of your brain,

The seat of your logic and understanding.

It blends into every brain cell in this lobe of your brain,

Rejuvenating and regenerating each individual cell,

Leaving you free of stress and in possession of a replenished mind full of potential.

As you breathe in deeply,

You continue to allow the light of your Nishama to soothe your mind,

Leaving it relaxed and calm,

Ready to reach the culmination of this meditation.

The light of your Nishama crosses over into the right side of your brain and slowly expands and fills your mind with its light.

This is the seat of your Wisdom,

Where information is at first collected from your subconscious will,

The very first moment of consciousness and mind.

As you meditate on this light,

You experience the entirety of your spiritual existence come together and enter a state of complete unity,

All three levels of your soul in perfect balance with each other.

Take a deep breath,

Allow your entire body to become one along with the three levels of your soul in exquisite balance with yourself and the world around you,

One with the infinite source.

This concludes this meditation.

Please take a number of deep breaths bringing your body and mind slowly back to the present until you feel you have fully returned.

Thank you for joining me today.

The synergy of body,

Mind,

And soul is a powerful tool during meditation to achieve a deep state of relaxation.

My name is Eliezer.

May peace be with you.