How strict do you need to follow the meditation guidelines, and the imagery?
For example, Technique #1 for beginners says:
1.Inhale slowly through your nose and visualize and focus upon energy being drawn into your base chakra and with the inhale, draw this energy up through all of your chakras to the crown, illuminating each one.
2.Hold for a count of four for new people, for an average, a count of ten and for advanced meditators, however long you feel comfortable. This should be the same count throughout the meditation.
3.Exhale slowly through your nose and visualize and focus upon energy being drawn into your crown chakra and with the exhale, direct this energy back down through all of your chakras to the base, illuminating each one.
However, for some reason I prefer different imagery than this. When I breathe in I feel/sense energy being drawn in through my base chacra and also partially directly into every other chacra (but mostly through the base), and then I sense/feel this energy flowing up into my crown at the end of the inhale and as I hold.
Then when I breathe out, I sense/feel my chacras "spinning up" with the energy but also the energy is flowing down my front and returning to the base.
This is probably a combination of two or more other meditations but I like this one. It is alright?
What would be a good next mediation to practice after I become very familiar with this one, or in combination (directly afterwards) this one?
Thank you all.
For example, Technique #1 for beginners says:
1.Inhale slowly through your nose and visualize and focus upon energy being drawn into your base chakra and with the inhale, draw this energy up through all of your chakras to the crown, illuminating each one.
2.Hold for a count of four for new people, for an average, a count of ten and for advanced meditators, however long you feel comfortable. This should be the same count throughout the meditation.
3.Exhale slowly through your nose and visualize and focus upon energy being drawn into your crown chakra and with the exhale, direct this energy back down through all of your chakras to the base, illuminating each one.
However, for some reason I prefer different imagery than this. When I breathe in I feel/sense energy being drawn in through my base chacra and also partially directly into every other chacra (but mostly through the base), and then I sense/feel this energy flowing up into my crown at the end of the inhale and as I hold.
Then when I breathe out, I sense/feel my chacras "spinning up" with the energy but also the energy is flowing down my front and returning to the base.
This is probably a combination of two or more other meditations but I like this one. It is alright?
What would be a good next mediation to practice after I become very familiar with this one, or in combination (directly afterwards) this one?
Thank you all.
Familiar with many of the methods listed and have worked with them. What does your daily meditation rituals look like? I start my day with stretching and breathing exercises then move into protection (mostly sun) and chakra/kundilini work then I find guidance as to something else I should do.
