Dearest Friends,
Happiest Full Moon
So its a while since I posted and I have imagined and attempted drafting various posts that have called my heart to speak, yet never fully got to the page. Then 2 weeks ago after our first beautiful NYC snow blizzard of 2010 the next day I slipped on ice and fractured my lower left fibula leg bone, which has left me to dance around on crutches and be fairly housebound.
At this stage of my journey no accident is ever an accident so for this I am always humbled, my new dance has left me a combination of time and no option :) but yet to contemplate the balance between Universal Will and My Will, Patience and Proactive Movement. What is prevalent in all of this is one of the key aspects that everything will always come too in life Thankfulness and Gratefulness and then also Listening to ones Intuition. These concepts are a common thread through many spiritual, philosophical and practical teachings, just like the common thread of how many faiths and cultures will bring and press the palm of each hand together at the heart center when they pray. This common practice balances the hemispheres of the brain, brings neutrality and centers you head toward your heart, so you may ask and or receive guidance with humility. Its not connected to who or what you believe.
The same can be said with Thankfulness and Gratefulness. It is simple, effective and humbling practice and not attached to what you believe. As we learn and practice being Thankful and Grateful for absolutely everything; from the small joys to the large and seemingly overwhelming challenges, this practice opens our hearts and plants the seed for the tree of courage to grow within, releasing negativity and frustration to be cleansed, thus transforming our Karma to Dharma. Being thankful for your shoes, for your sandwich, for you breath, for your home, for you yet traveled vacation and for the best year ever.
TRY THIS EVERY DAY: before you go to sleep at night close your eyes and recount your day, giving thanx for everything in all its shapes and sizes in its beauty and disguises. Forgive yourself for what you may feel you could have done better and send light to those who you may have wronged intentionally or unintentionally. Gradually this practice will radiate through your everyday and each moment you live will have a presence of thankfulness and gratefulness dissolving negativity and transforming fear and insecurity.
Listening to ones Intuition, well this is a little more complex though absolutely achievable. As we live in a conditioned world and we too have been conditioned by many things, moving us out of our heart into our heads, out of our presence into the future or the past :) How does one sharpen their intuition? Well the intuition is connected to the pituitary gland, the master gland of the body. The more the pituitary secretes, the more active and accessible your intuition will become. You will find your inner voice and guidance, becoming aware of your actions and there impacts upon yourself , surroundings and others. So how do we get the beautiful pituitary gland to secrete, well first is slow the breath down to less than eight breaths a minute, chanting mantra and also focusing you sight/attention towards the third eye/ajna chakra at the center of the forehead slightly above the eyebrows. Intuition is the voice of the soul, guiding us to raise our consciousness and be more perceptive of the truth beyond the illusion of reality, to be able to see further than what is right in front of us. If we all think back we can remember certain times when your intuition was guiding you and then you followed events or circumstances with statements like this, I knew this would happen, I had a feeling.....there are many meditations to sharpen and strengthen your intuition the following two are simple and effective. Practice a minimum of 40 days towards 120 days and you will see a vast difference.
3 POINT BREATH
Sit in an easy pose, cross legged or in a chair.
Spine straight, eyes closed focus on the third eye point.
MUDRA: Gyan Mudra, Hands rest on knees, palms facing up with the index finger touching tip of the thumb.
Inhale through nose for the count of 20 seconds
Hold breath for the count of 20 seconds
Exhale through nose for the count of 20 seconds.
Continue for 11 min
NOTE: do not be discouraged if you are unable to meet the 20/20/20, what is most important is that you take a count say 5/5/5 or 10/10/10 and all parts are equal. Then form there it will build and expand.
MEDITATION TO SHARPEN INTUITIVE INTELLIGENCE
Sit in an easy pose, cross legged or in a chair.
Spine straight, eyes closed focus on the tip of the nose with the eyes 1/10th open.
MUDRA: Surbhi Mudra touch the index finger of each hand touches the middle finger of each hand & the ring finger of each touches the pinkie finger of each hand. Al the fingers are as straight as you can( flexibility will grow with time). Thumbs point straight up.
MANTRA: Eck Ong Kar - Sa Ta Nam- Siri Wahe Guru, There is one God whose name is truth, highest and wondrous great is this unseen light that carries me from darkness into light.
Inhale in a 4 part segmented breath(4 sniffs in through the nose to make a complete inhale) then chant the mantra.
Continue for 11 min
You may follow along with Track 5 on Touch of Naam CD by Gurunam at www.rootlight.com
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MONA CHOPRA
MA, MS, Licensed Acupuncturist and breath-based yoga instructor.
Mona Chopra is a classically trained acupuncturist and breath-based yoga instructor living and working in NYC. She brings together her background in the classical philosophies, traditions, and healing arts from East Asia and India with her knowledge of modern science and the growing field of integrative medicine. Mona is committed to finding ways of making acupuncture and natural health care accessible to all people.
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wishing you a blessed month
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