Hello,
Thank you for joining me for this meditation on the goddess Chinnamasta as well as self boundaries,
Self-awareness,
And self-care.
So for those of you that don't know Chinnamasta is a goddess in the Hindu Pantheon.
She is the headless goddess.
In her images she is depicted as holding her severed head in her own hand.
Now the meaning of this could range depending on which lineage or with which belief you follow.
Whether it's Kundalini Yoga or Tantra or Gyana Yoga or maybe even more esoteric or psychological paths.
Today though we're going to use this metaphor of Chinnamasta as a path of becoming aware of how we cut ourselves off from what we need to feed others.
In many of the images of Chinnamasta there is blood spurting out of her body feeding her maidens.
So we are going to talk about how sometimes we feed others without necessarily caring for ourselves.
So just become comfortable here.
Maybe let those eyes close.
Just kind of let yourself rest.
Starting to bring the awareness to the gentle movement of your breath.
Good and remember that if you get pulled away if something is worrying you or stressing you or there's a thought that keeps popping up remember you can always come back to the sensation of the air moving in and out of your body.
Now let's begin to reflect on how the energy of Chinnamasta is showing up in our lives.
Often many of us feel that we need to do it all.
We need to do everything for our child,
Our partner,
Our family,
Our career.
We need to show up for anything and everything and often when we do that it can have an effect of disconnecting us from our true selves.
From the part of us that needs care.
Also when we tend to over show up shall we say it can disempower the people around us.
Sometimes they begin to rely overly rely on us going oh no I don't have to do it mom or dad or so-and-so is going to handle it and when that happens it can leave us in a space of anger,
Bitterness,
Resentment.
So just begin thinking of some situations and you can make this general if you care to where you're starting to over show up.
Maybe it's something again with work maybe it's with your partner.
Where are you spending energy taking care of others cutting yourself off from the time and the care that you need.
So just kind of thinking about this for a few moments and perhaps saying to yourself what boundary could I place on myself and my offerings?
What boundary could I place on myself and on my offering?
And perhaps the boundary is more time for self by letting go of something you do for others.
Perhaps the boundary is owning how you feel about something and sharing it.
Perhaps the boundary is letting go of something.
Maybe the boundary is self-awareness on how we may feel that we owe it to others.
Reminding ourselves that we don't always owe that much to others but we do owe that much to ourselves.
And now ask yourself what can I do to nurture and show up for myself so that I can reap the benefits of my own gifts?
What can I do to nurture or show up for myself so that I can reap the benefits of my own gift?
And again this is going to be different for everyone so please look inside take your time.
What can you do for yourself?
What can you do to nurture yourself to show up for yourself so that you can reap the benefits of your own gifts?
So just take some time to sit with us.
If you feel called to journal about it afterwards please feel free.
And as you move through your day today I encourage you to think of ways where you can show up for yourself.
Maybe it's taking a little bit more time to meditate or going to a yoga class or getting a massage.
Maybe it's taking a step back from something.
Maybe allowing your child to pour their own cereal today or your partner to find their own socks.
But whatever it is I congratulate you for taking this 10 minutes or so to sit with yourself to kind of put your head back on straight so that you can begin to set some healthy boundaries to take care of you in a deeper way.
So thank you meditator for joining me today.
Namaste.
