Bija Mantra Chanting Meditation (No Music)

Welcome to this Bija Mantra meditation.

For this meditation,

I invite you to sit up with a nice tall spine,

Using your back muscles to really hold yourself up while softening the front and the rest of the body as much as possible.

By keeping a nice tall spine,

We allow the energy to flow in the spine and through the chakras that we'll be working on in this practice.

But if this is not possible for you,

Please by all means feel free to lie down.

So finding a nice comfortable seat,

Settle in and perhaps take a few moments to look around the space that you're in and consciously take in everything that's around you,

Noticing that there's nothing that you need to do,

Everything is in its place and you can turn your attention inwards.

Perhaps there's something in your environment that when you look at it helps you to feel calm,

To feel centred,

Perhaps a plant,

A tree,

A beloved pet or an object that you love.

And then either gently closing the eyes or taking a soft gaze down in front of you,

Let's take three deeper breaths to relax the body.

Inhaling into the belly,

Topping up at the chest and long exhales through the mouth.

Deep breath in,

Topping up at the chest and exhaling as if through a straw.

Last time,

Deep breath in top it up at the chest and long exhale,

Relaxing the body down into the seat.

And bring your attention to the body,

Relaxing any obvious areas of tension in the body and just allowing the sensations to be as they are.

Notice the parts of your body that are in contact with the floor or with the chair and how gravity holds you up and you can settle down into her embrace.

And bringing the attention now to the any emotions that may be present,

Allowing them also to be just as they are.

Maybe bringing an inner smile,

Gentle smile of welcoming to any emotions without the need to cover up or change anything,

Just opening up things exactly as they are.

And bringing our attention to the mind in the same way,

Noticing any thoughts or beliefs that may be popping up and again allowing them to be here without the need to push them away or to follow the story of them.

And bringing the attention to the spine.

Notice if you can feel the physical extension of the spine,

The vertebrae,

All the way from the tailbone to the crown of your head,

The energetic extension of the spine.

And perhaps you feel this energy as a column of light running down through the crown of your head into your spine from the heavens,

Down through your body,

Into the earth,

Through the tailbone,

Connecting you to heaven and earth.

And moving the attention now to the base of the spine,

Muladhara chakra.

The root of this chakra is located on the tip of the tailbone,

The coccyx,

And the flower opens towards the pelvic floor into the earth.

The Bija mantra is LAM.

So feel free to chant along with me or simply listen to the vibrations as you keep the attention at this chakra.

LAM MA LAM MA LAM MA LAM LAM MA LAM MA LAM MA LAM LAM MA LAM MA LAM MA LAM LAM MA LAM MA LAM MA LAM LAM MA LAM MA LAM MA LAM LAM MA LAM MA LAM MA LAM Resting the attention at muladhara chakra,

Observe for the next minute in silence any physical sensations,

Any emotions,

Or any thoughts that may arise.

Gently bringing the attention up now along the spine to svaristana chakra.

The root of this chakra is located in the sacrum and the flower opens towards the lowest part of the belly.

The Bija mantra is VAM.

So keeping your attention anywhere in the area of this chakra that feels natural,

Feel free to chant with me or listen to the vibrations.

VAM MA VAM MA VAM MA VAM VAM MA VAM MA VAM MA VAM VAM MA VAM MA VAM MA VAM VAM MA VAM MA VAM MA VAM VAM MA VAM MA VAM MA VAM VAM MA VAM MA VAM MA VAM Resting the attention at svaristana chakra,

Observe physical sensations,

Emotions,

Or thoughts that may arise.

Gently bringing the attention up along the spine to manipura chakra.

The root of this chakra is located on the spine beneath the ribs and the flower opens up to the space between the navel and the sternum,

The solar plexus.

The Bija mantra is RAM.

So resting your attention in this area,

Feel free to chant with me or listen.

RAM MA RAM MA RAM MA RAM RAM MA RAM MA RAM MA RAM RAM MA RAM MA RAM MA RAM RAM MA RAM MA RAM MA RAM RAM MA RAM MA RAM MA RAM RAM MA RAM MA RAM MA RAM Resting your attention at manipura chakra,

Observe whatever may arise physically,

Emotionally,

Or mentally.

Gently bringing the attention up along the spine to the heart,

Anahata chakra.

The root of this chakra is located on the spine between the shoulder blades and the flower opens up in the front of the chest.

The Bija mantra is YAM.

So resting your attention anywhere that feels natural in the area of this chakra,

Feel free to chant along with me.

YAM MA YAM MA YAM MA YAM YAM MA YAM MA YAM MA YAM YAM MA YAM MA YAM MA YAM YAM MA YAM MA YAM MA YAM YAM MA YAM MA YAM MA YAM YAM MA YAM MA YAM MA YAM Resting your attention at anahata chakra,

Observe any physical sensations,

Emotions,

Or thoughts that may arise.

Gently bringing the attention up along the spine to vishuddhi chakra.

The root of this chakra is located on the spine at the cervical spine and the flower opens towards the front of the throat.

The Bija mantra is HAM.

Resting your attention at this chakra,

Feel free to chant along with me or listen to the vibrations.

HAMMA HAMMA HAMMA HAM HAMMA HAMMA HAMMA HAM HAMMA HAMMA HAMMA HAM HAMMA HAMMA HAMMA HAM HAMMA HAMMA HAMMA HAM HAMMA HAMMA HAMMA HAM Resting the attention at vishuddhi chakra,

Observe whatever may arise physically,

Emotionally,

Or mentally.

Gently bringing the attention up along the energetic extension of the spine to ajna chakra.

The root of this chakra is located at the center of the brain and the flower opens up to the third eye,

The center of the forehead or between the eyebrows.

The Bija mantra is OM.

So resting your attention wherever feels natural in the area of this chakra,

Feel free to chant along with me.

OM OM OM OM OM OM OM OM OM OM OM OM OM OM OM OM OM OM OM OM OM OM OM OM Resting the attention at ajna chakra,

Observe anything that may arise physically,

Emotionally,

Or mentally.

Gently bringing the attention now to the crown of the head,

Sahasrara chakra.

The root of this chakra is located on the physical crown of the head,

And the flower opens up into the space above the head towards the heavens.

There is no Bija mantra for this chakra,

So we will chant three rolling OMs at our own pace so if my pace does not match yours,

Feel free to chant for a shorter or longer time depending on your breath.

And after we finish chanting,

We will sit and marinate in the sensations and vibrations we've created for a couple of minutes.

Inhaling for OM.

OM OM OM OM OM OM OM Gently bringing your hands together at the heart,

And bringing the attention and energy to the heart.

Notice how you feel.

Thanking the heart.

Thanking our bodies.

Thanking all that brought us here,

And offering up the benefits of this practice for all beings everywhere.

Bowing the head to the heart,

Thank you,

Thank you,

Thank you.

And whenever you're ready,

Gently blinking the eyes open,

Coming back to the room that you're in,

Wishing you a blessed day,

And hope to see you again soon.

Much love.