Getting that brainwave and having a good day.

​Dear All,

How is your day going?

The difference between having a good day and a not so good day may be down to what you do first thing in the morning and the state you're in.

For most of us having a good day means feeling energised, physically and mentally, and  getting stuff done and sorted out with very little effort. This is usually accompanied by a satisfying sense of achievement at the end of the day.

If you're managing to do your 5-10 minutes of sahaja yoga meditation in the morning, it perhaps won't be a surprise to you that your most creative and productive days are those days where you are able to make some quiet space for yourself before rushing out.

One of the nicest feelings you can have is leaving the house in the morning on a meditation 'natural high': when you feel good then good stuff happens. This is what is known in Zen (the word 'zen' is derived from Indian 'dhyan' which means to meditate), as being in the 'Flow' ( 'wu wei' - actionless action).

This state is not just subjective but is associated with measurable brain wave patterns. Here's a 2 minute explainer about the brain waves from a sahaja yoga meditation feature on Australian television news.

The kundalini it seems may be making the temporary state of being in the flow, a more permanent one, through a re-shaping of the brain, known as neuroplasticity in science. So stick with it; in future everybody may be having a good day every day:o).

See you at group meditation tomorrow.

Regards

'Walking Meditation'

​Dear All,

If you're able to cultivate the flow of vibes/kundalini at the top of the head, it can be amazing how the stuff going on in your life works itself out in the best possible way.

How do you cultivate the vibes at top of head? By meditating of course. If you're finding that you're too busy or too tired at the end of the day to meditate, then cheat ! Do a 'walking meditation'.

To do a walking meditation, all you need to do is to put your attention at the top of your head from time to time as you go about your daily activities, and pausing your thoughts. This ability is like a muscle and if you work it , it gets stronger.

This 'habit' can be applied to any situation you find yourself in. Just go on dissolving issues/challenges/problems/what-to-dos in the 'ocean of pure awareness' at the top of your head and see how things work out and what inspirations you get.

As much as possible this knowledge of kundalini, of vibes and of your chakras is to be integrated into your day-to-day. This is how you make it your own and it becomes part and parcel of yourself.

While we're on the subject of feeling vibes at the top of your head, listen to the experience Lili Yang ( China) recently had in a group meditation while on a tour of India. This must be a very close description of 'cosmic consciousness'. Click Here.

 

See you at group meditation tomorrow.

Regards

Stomach, head and hand - feeling better about life in 7 minutes

​Dear All,

If you've got to the point in your meditation practice where you can feel cool vibes on the palms of your hands, then the force is with you :o) . Here's how you can use it to heal and help yourself.

A large part of how we feel (mood, energy & emotions) daily is due to how we're feeling in our gut (stomach) - notice how the food you eat can affect your mood or you get butterflies in the stomach when you're nervous. 

For this reason science has referred to the gut as the 'second brain' and a connection has even been made between anxiety and depression and digestive disorders like IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) - see John Hopkins university medicine.

 

The stomach is looked after by the Nabhi Chakra, so if you can improve your nabhi chakra, it's a good way to improve how you're feeling generally.

To improve your Nabhi chakra, when sitting in meditation, with left hand open on the lap towards the meditation photo, place the right hand - palm open - over the stomach. Keep the attention at the top of the head until you can feel the sensation of the connection between the stomach and top of the head.

What is happening is that your right hand is giving vibes to the Nabhi, causing it to open out. As it begins to open out the root ('peeta') of the nabhi in the sahasrara chakra at top of head also begins to open out and you can feel it there. By the way, all the chakras have their peetas in the head. This is how the subtle body is like an upside down tree ('Tree of Life').

The peetas lie on the medulla oblaganta in the brain as explained in this 7 minute clip (click here).

See you at group meditation tomorrow.

Regards

Awakening the Energy of the Chakras.

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​Dear All,

Here is a free meditation mp3 to download and listen to on your phone on your commute to work or on your lunch break (click here).

Regular listening to it helps to awaken the energy on your chakras, which is your path to real inner transformation.

When you become familiar with the pronunciation of the sanskrit mantras on the mp3, then you could try saying them yourself and experimenting with them in your meditation(Guide sheet attached below).

We've now completed that 4-week sahaja yoga meditation plan. Our goal was to experience (or expand) our 'thoughtless awareness' state and develop the feeling of vibes on our hands.

It may not have been possible for you to keep up with the plan; if so, it doesn't matter. Click here to see last weeks email again which has a printable copy of the plan attached.

The plan has no dates on it , so stick it on your wall and revisit it whenever you want, as you develop the regularity of your meditation practice. Your persistence will pay off and you can achieve some success, which for many people shows up as positive changes in work and personal life.

Also in last week's email was this :

"The discriminatory awareness improves when the hamsa chakra, which governs the olfactory bulb at the bridge of the nose is improved."
The link between discriminatory awareness and the sense of smell could have been explained better -  so see further below(p.s) for explanation.

As always feel free to email me any questions you have or if you want more info about something specific.

See you at group meditation tomorrow.

Regards

p.s

What does a perfumer and a wine-taster have in common? Answer: a good nose. Both are able to tell the difference between two bottles of perfume and two bottles of wine, respectively, which to most people might smell or taste the same. This is a gross form of discriminatory awareness in action.

That our sense of smell, which is linked to the olfactory bulb at the bridge of the nose, plays such an important part in discriminatory awareness, could be part of animal heritage. Cats and dogs can smell danger. In human beings this acute ability is largely lost. As a result we have no way of telling for sure what is good for us and what is bad, when there are so many shades of grey. This also applies in the day-to-day choices we make about things as well as the decisions we take.

Rationality, is not always a proper guide so we're mainly flying blind with a lot of things.

When hamsa chakra which governs the olfactory bulb is improved then the discriminatory awareness, which is like a heightened intuition, becomes better and, automatically, you tend to make the right choices.

Feeling vibes - what's cool & what's not.

​Dear All,

Somebody asked me about Reiki. This question is part of a general one about the relative merits of the many different meditations and meditation-related practices out there.

The answer is simple. You decide. But develop your discriminatory awareness which helps you to make choices that help you rather than hinder or harm.

The discriminatory awareness improves when the hamsa chakra, which governs the olfactory bulb at the bridge of the nose is improved. 

One way of improving the hamsa is by use of the simple Ayurvedic practice of ghee(clarified butter) nasel drops at bedtime. This has been suggested on this the 4th week of your 4 week sahaja yoga meditation plan(shown below & attached).

Further below is how to make ghee and how to apply it as nasel drops.

​Home-made ghee is better than buying from the shop. Put liquid ghee inside a dropper - it solidifies at room temperature but you can place dropper in warm water to melt again. Before going to bed, place 1-2 drops of the melted ghee into both nostrils and keep your head tilted back to allow absorption. Repeat nightly for a week and see whether you notice the benefit.

As an ayurvedic treatment, it is said to relieve congestion of the sinuses(sinusitis), improve facial complexion, brightens the eyes and soothes the temperament.

The nasel ghee also helps the vishuddhi chakra. So both the hamsa and vishuddhi are improved. and it is these two chakras which in combination help you to judge things based on vibes : whether something feels 'cool' or whether it's not.

In this short clip the '6th sense' of 'vibratory awareness' which can develop in everybody is explained: super awareness.

See you at group meditation tomorrow.

Regards

Benefits of chickpeas & singing

​Dear All,

Did you know that including 'Chana'(chickpeas) in the diet, not only provides you with a very nutritious source of protein but also strengthens the mooladhara chakra which improves your meditative stillness?

Did you also know that some form of singing helps your vishuddhi chakra which is key to your ability to express yourself more fully and feel vibes on the hands?

We're now in week 3 of your 4-week sahaja yoga meditation plan, and you'll see from the plan (below & attached) that suggestions for this week include taking chana and singing.

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If you want to try both of these then here's some additional encouragement.

Health benefits of Chickpeas in the diet include:

• Rich source of protein & vitamins
• Relief of stomach disorders & digestive problems (according to Ayurveda)
• Improves Skin
• Weight management
• Heart & blood sugar health
• Energy supply
• Detox

(source: Lifespa.com )

There are 2 human activities which, as far as we know, haven't yet been discovered in the animal kingdom. These are : laughing and singing. Both of these likely activate the pleasure centre in the brain and have health benefits, but laughing is involuntary and depends on some stimulus whereas singing is entirely up to you.

Singing exercises the vocal cords in a way that talking doesn't . It also makes you change the pattern of breathing thereby increasing the oxygen supply to the brain. Find the lyrics to a song that lifts you mood and try singing that. If you want to get serious then take some singing lessons. Tim Bruce an Actor & Singer, who has been practising sahaja yoga meditation for many years is highly recommended. His contacts can be found on his website linked below.

Tim Bruce - Actor/Singer/Writer

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Here's Shri Mataji giving further advice about looking after the 'Temple' of the body:
Sahaja Yoga Treatments.

See you at group meditation tomorrow.

Regards

Your Power of Change - 'House cleaning' the chakras

​Dear All,

If everything is on track then you may be looking at week 2 of that 4-week meditation plan to help you get to where you want to get to this year( the plan is shown below and attached in case you missed it last week).

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If you're starting the plan this week, that's fine. You can start at week 2 and include some of the chakra clearing from week 1, which helps the vibes flow better, leading to a better meditation. The chakras are also a mirror of our relationship with the outside, so by clearing them there's a lot that can be improved for you on the outside eg. personal, work, family, social.

You can think of it as personal 'house cleaning' for a better life.

How do you clear a chakra?

There are 3 ways.

1. Rub the finger on your hand that is tingling when you meditate - see subtle system chart on plan.

2. Make a clockwise movement of the hand around the chakra to give it vibes.

3. Use the mantra - also shown on the plan. This demo meditation with mantras may help(click for free download).

A good over-view of how tingling or heat on the fingers can be used to diagnose the chakras is provided in this video clip.

As usual, if you have any questions feel free to email me. See you at group meditation tomorrow.

Regards

PS. The photo above shows Shri Mataji and Sir C. P Srivastava(husband), who was Secretary General of United Nations International Maritime Organisation(IMO), in front of the World Maritime University in Malmo, Sweden, which he helped establish. Thankfully, piracy on the high seas is a thing of the past (mostly) and global international trade depends on all countries following international conventions set out in maritime law, which is what the university specialises in. Their yearbooks of past graduates is a 'Who is who' of international dignitaries and diplomats. It's interesting how while Shri Mataji was bringing the world together on one level, 'Sir C. P' was doing similar on another level.