Meditation of the Day:  Invoking the Radiant Heart


Whether mother nature decides to deliver rain or you just feel like a rain cloud is lingering over your head you know that when there is a storm, there is sunlight around the corner.  This simple seated meditation is to push away those clouds and reveal your inner light once again. 


~Start in a seated position that is comfortable for you.  Sit tall with your palms facing up on the thighs.  Close your eyes and begin to settle on the softness of your breath. 


~Acknowledge that you may have feelings of lethargy or heaviness and its okay to just be with that.  Breathe into those places that feel stuck, tired, and dull.  


~ With your inner gaze begin to recognize the "sun" that is behind these clouded feelings.  On your inhalation, visualize the light getting brighter and more vibrant.  On the exhalation visualize your breath parting the clouds to reveal a bit of that light.  Continue with this for a few minutes, allowing the inhalations to get longer, as the light gets stronger.  Allow the exhalations to remain soft but strong enough to push away the clouds.  


~After a few minutes, visualize the sun at the center of your heart glowing.  There may be some lingering clouds in the distance and that is completely fine.  Take a few moments and bask in the light surrounding your heart. 


~Now tune in to your emotional body and notice your state now.  Hopefully the heaviness and fatigue has transformed into lightness and shining from the inner body outward. 


~Bring your hands together in front of your heart and gently nod your chin down, as your recognize your radiant heart.  


Namaste!

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