7-days to Clear the Chakras with Ceri Lee

Svadisthana/ Sacral Chakra

This is our feeling, and pleasure energy centre that connects with our sex glands

But not just limited to sex, it relates to the deepest creative drive within us.

*Task*

It will seem simple to some people but not to others.

Remember that if it is difficult for you to perform any task, then there may be a block.

Be aware of this and STICK with it!

Write in your notebook, or simply consider you thoughts about sex:

• Your relation to it as a lover,

• Your perception of it as a physical act

• Feelings about your own sexuality

If you wish, make a list of all the positives and negatives you have about sex.

Finally, think about your own innate creativity and how that presents in the world. Perhaps you have a creative talent which you love. What is that and WHY do you love it?!

Answer the question, “What does creativity mean to you?” If you want, you can write the answer in your notebook.

BREATH FOCUS OF THE DAY:

Take a moment to pause, taking 4 slow breaths mentally repeating the following words

Breathe in: I am seen

Breathe out: I am worthy

Try to find several opportunities during the day to practice this.

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Day 2 - Optional question:

What is your biggest learning from the task of Day 1?

Today we enter what's called Operating Mode.

Manipura is all about your self-esteem, will, and directed energy

Associated with the element of fire, it is the power of transformation.

For this alchemy to occur we must shift our perception of power – from ‘power over’ (domination), to ‘power to’ (cooperation).

This occurs when we bring our sense of willingness to cooperate with a shift in a change of ideas.

With this willingness we can then bring about transformation within ourselves

*Task*

Create a list of people who make you feel belittled or powerless.

This may include your relatives or people who are now far from you.

For example, it can be neighbours, employees, bosses, family members, members of the government.

Remember that these people may trigger you, and at the same time, may also be your teachers or mentors.

Now focus on just one person who has evoked this feeling of powerlessness

And write the following declaration

“I HEARBY RELEASE YOU FROM THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY LIFE AND ITS SHORTCOMINGS. I NOW TAKE THAT RESPONSILBILTY FOR MYSELF.”

Even if you don’t feel that right now, you will take this with you to the meditation.

BREATH FOCUS OF THE DAY:

Take a moment to pause, taking 4 slow breaths mentally repeating the following words

Breathe in: I am strong

Breathe out: I am ready

Try to find several opportunities during the day to practice this.

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As a reminder, it is completely normal to experience discomfort and resistance to some tasks.

This journey highlights your blocks and negative programming clearly so that you can see what is stopping you from living the life that you desire.

The Anahata chakra is the bridge between the lower and upper chakras in the body. It is the chakra of loving energy that affects our relationships, and can bring healing , with abundant love for others, the world, and yourself.

Pure love energy perceives the world in a state of unity not separation.

Through transcending the ego to loosen our self-defined boundaries, we merge into the ecstasy of love

*Task*

Make a list of people whom you love in your family or environment.

These are people you personally know and have access to. They are part of your life right now

Think about why you love them and give reasons

Think about the friends you have chosen to bring close into your life and understand WHY they are important in your life

Now think about those people who have chosen to be in your life and notice how they bring love into your world.

Please remember, the more attention and reflection you give to these simple tasks, the greater the return.

BREATH FOCUS OF THE DAY:

Take a moment to pause, taking 4 slow breaths mentally repeating the following words

Breathe in: I am loved

Breathe out: I love

Try to find several opportunities during the day to practice this.

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OPTIONAL - Write the answers to the questions below in your notebook or simply answer them yourself.

QUESTION N ° 1: What does it mean to you to be immersed in pure love?

QUESTION N ° 2: How can you bring this awareness into your everyday life?

QUESTION N ° 3: How has the practice of meditation helped you connect with your sense of love?

Vishuddu is the purifier of energy through Sound.

Positioned in the throat area we consider diplomacy in building pure relationships with others and playful detachment. Communication as an act of connection. Space to listen and to speak. As we climb the chakra column, boundaries become less defined. Where sound, as vibration, has a purifying effect and can affect the cellular structure of matter.

Mantra protects the mind from non-productive thoughts and action. The utterance of mantras is a way of taking control of our rhythms and guiding the development of the mind and body at an etheric level. In today’s meditation you are guided to sound the Vishuddhi mantra.

*Message of the Day*

Each sound I make penetrates the field of all possibilities, appearing in the silence of meditation.

You might want to rewrite the phrase in a notebook.

Today, spend a few moments thinking about the power of words.

How they can be used a weapons or ways to convey love and kindness.

Write some key examples of how you might rephrase the following so that the communication is spoken kindly

1. Your hair looks greasy

2. I don’t want to see you later

3. Hurry up

4. Give me some space

You might want to add a few of your own

Now let’s think about how sound can affect you through the power of music

Write down your 5 favourite pieces of music, and what the sound communicates to you

BREATH FOCUS OF THE DAY:

Take a moment to pause, taking 4 slow breaths mentally repeating the following words

Breathe in: I speak my truth

Breathe out: Openly and kindly

Try to find several opportunities during the day to practice this.

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After the guided meditation, if you wish to go further feel free to works with all 6 mantras of the chakras.

You can start with the first chakra and take a new breath as you work up the chakra column

1 Muladhara: LAM

2 Svadisthana: VAM

3 Manipura: RAM

4 Anahata: YAM

5 Vishuddha: HAM

6 Ajna OM

7 Sahasrara -

Welcome to the home of your third eye, and inner vision arising through intuition, visualisation, imagination, and clairvoyance.

Here, psychic powers become manifest and self-realisation becomes possible We realise and experience a feeling of connectedness like a radio, with capacity to tune into different frequencies.

Remember the chakras are likened to spinning wheels of energy? Each of which resonate with a component colour of the rainbow...

Your task today is to write notes AFTER the meditation.

BREATH FOCUS OF THE DAY:

Take a moment to pause, taking 4 slow breaths mentally repeating the following words

Breathe in: I am open to receive

Breathe out: Clarity of vision

Try to find several opportunities during the day to practice this.

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Task

Observe your feelings closely as you move through the spectrum of the colour meditation and notice feelings of discomfort, diminished light or shining vibrancy.

After the meditation make notes on your feelings and vibrancy of each chakra. Noticing where you may feel abundant energy which may be represented in vibrancy of colour , and weaker colours suggesting weaker areas of energy, or even blockages.

What have you learnt about yourself through observing your energy in such a way?

The sahasrara chakra is the energy and driving force where the underlying order and meaning of things is ultimately perceived.

It is a force of unity, order and organisation – the design, pattern, and intelligence of existence.

When consciousness transmutes all thought into transcendence

SAT CHIT ANANDA = TRUTH BEING BLISS is realised.

Union is achieved.

Therefore, the function of the sahasrara chakra is ‘knowing’ and liberation.

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*Task*

Think or write about the following, knowing that you with full consciousness you can find liberation through the lens of your perception.

The story you present to yourself, about yourself

What is your old story?

Write notes or draw examples that relate to your old self in our notebook.

The person, who perhaps, up until yesterday thought less of themselves. Perhaps quick to judge, or so full of doubt that nothing seems possible.

Write about your sense of injustice or why you have felt unable to change

What is your new story?

Now think about what you would like to change if you felt the power to do this?

Write as if this has already happened, as if you are already where you see yourself from an empowered place of being.

Who is your new self?

Will we recognise you when you return to class next week? What has changed?

BREATH FOCUS

Take a moment to pause, taking 4 slow breaths mentally repeating the following words

Breathe in: I am that

Breathe out: That am I

Try to find several opportunities during the day to practice this.

CONGRATULATIONS ON COMPLETING THE COURSE!!!

If you are a yoga teacher and would like a 5-hour CPD certificate to confirm completion of this series, please email ceri@yoga-light.com with a brief summary/key points of each of the chakras and your overall experience.