Always, before doing any kind of deep work, it is really essential to create a beautiful and safe container for ourselves. For one little exercise in creating a safe and supportive container, refer back to my Feb. 8 post
The Relationship Between the Root Chakra and the Voice. Feeling supported and connected is beautiful. Acknowledging and feeling gratitude for all that supports us in our life's journey is beautiful. To create even more beauty in your personal container, check out my previous blog and video of Dr. Emoto's work with water crystals and the vibrations of positive, healing words. Imagine filling our aura (our container) with the vibrations and crystals of LOVE and PEACE and TRUTH and JOY and COMPASSION and whatever else you desire to have in your own container. The possible combinations of colours and vibrations are endless. What colour(s) is your container at the moment? Are there other colours you would like to add?
Once we feel safe and supported and nurtured in the beauty of our container, it is nice to do a little movement meditation to connect with all 7 Chakras. That can be as simple as connecting first with the feet and simply shifting the weight from one foot to the other. As you get into the flow of that shifting weight, allow, or imagine the energy being slowly drawn up the legs, into the
Root Chakra (tailbone and external genitals), then into the
Sacral Chakra (pelvis), up into the
Solar Plexus (above the navel),
Heart (centre of the chest),
Throat Chakra (centre of the Throat),
Third Eye (point between the eyebrows) and the
Crown (top of head). Allow that energy within you to find its own dance as you allow your body to move with it. This is a great way to free whatever tension may be lurking in your body. It is interesting to allow this dance to just happen quietly, from inside (as opposed to following the beat of some external music). And it is good to end by drawing that energy back down from the Crown to the feet and to re-establish that sense of being grounded and supported.
And since this is about connecting Voice and Soul, it is nice to spend a few minutes breathing into the Throat Chakra and just allowing gentle sounds like humming or ahhhh... or whatever sounds the vocal cords may need or want in order to get warmed up in preparation for this Journey into the Soul.
Then comes the really juicy moment of sitting quietly and breathing our way into deep connection with the Soul. Creating an intention of breathing into the Soul will likely help to connect you to that deeper essence of yourself. From that place, a good question to ask might be something like
"What is the deepest longing or desire of my Soul?" What might that longing sound like? Imagine the energy and sound of that longing rising from the Soul, travelling through an open channel up into the Throat Chakra where it can be expressed through the Voice, through sounding. It is good to give this sounding as much time and space and freedom as it needs and wants. When it feels complete, draw that energy back into the Soul and from there, a good question to ask may be something like
"What is one step I can take towards manifesting the deepest longing of my Soul."(Always good to have your journal nearby!!)
To come to completion, it is important to re-connect with the Root Chakra and the Earth. Dancing to some drumming music is an excellent and fun grounding exercise.
And by the way, I know many of us have come from many traditions that may view longings with suspicion or we may think of desire as something that wants to "lead us astray". I believe that
if a longing or desire comes from the depths of the Soul, then it is a SACRED LONGING or a SACRED DESIRE. Those Soul longings and desires can actually point us in the direction of fulfillment of our life's journey or purpose. If you need more convincing or clarification, check out the link below -- another gem from Rob Brezsny and his book PRONOIA. It is well worth listening to.
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Until next time,
Barbara
Then comes the really juicy moment of sitting quietly and breathing our way into deep connection with the Soul. Creating an intention of breathing into the Soul will likely help to connect you to that deeper essence of yourself. From that place, a good question to ask might be something like "What is the deepest longing or desire of my Soul?" What might that longing sound like? Imagine the energy and sound of that longing rising from the Soul, travelling through an open channel up into the Throat Chakra where it can be expressed through the Voice, through sounding. It is good to give this sounding as much time and space and freedom as it needs and wants. When it feels complete, draw that energy back into the Soul and from there, a good question to ask may be something like "What is one step I can take towards manifesting the deepest longing of my Soul."(Always good to have your journal nearby!!)
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