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Meditation Environment & Posture – Part 2 of 6
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Master Jenny T. Liu, M.A.
Monday,
July 14, 2008 |
Successful meditation requires practice and certain
elements to achieve positive results. Once you become proficient in meditation, you can meditate just about anywhere. However, for beginners, it is important to create an environment that enhances focus to achieve the best results.
Your meditative environment must be a quiet one. There should be no interruptions by ringing phones or active children. Establish a secure, private area where you can be completely undisturbed. The area itself should be free from dust and clutter with good ventilation providing abundant,clean air. It should feel open and unencumbered.
When you meditate, your subconscious opens and is vulnerable to potential negative energies that might be around you. Beginners who are aware of this can experience potentially harmful influences from other dimensions. For this reason, create two circles of protection. One way to do this is to encircle your body with an empowered, red silk cord and a red headband that is empowered with mantra charms. Red is associated to the element of fire, an energy of purifying light.
To enhance your security, make sure there is a solid wall or screen of support behind you. This way you may garner your energies and be confident there is nothing disruptive coming from behind.
Find out what gua or direction you belong to using your birth date. Once you know this information, sit in a room oriented in your compatible direction and face that same direction. In doing so, you will receive the clearest results.
The success of your meditation also relies on your posture. The better aligned you are, the better the flow of chi throughout the mind/body/spirit circuit. There are many external postures to choose from, as long as it is comfortable and allows you to focus.
If you choose a sitting posture on the ground, make sure that you are
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use a cushion under the buttocks for support. Both your buttocks should be
level so that there is not more pressure on one than the other. A cushion also helps align the spine so that it is not unnaturally tucked in.
If you experience knee, ankle or leg cramping or limbs falling asleep while sitting on the ground, you might prefer sitting in a chair. Apply the same rules for achieving balance and alignment in your buttocks and spine. In either sitting position, the spine must be straight. If you do the proper breathing, you’ll find your body naturally takes on a very straight posture.
Keep your jaw/chin in a natural position, parallel to the ground. If the chin juts upward or is tucked under, this creates stress that impedes the energy flow. Keep your shoulders down as well. Raised shoulders create tension, which also impedes energy flow.
Generally, you want to keep your hips open, chin parallel to the floor and hands on your knees with palms upward or stacked one on top of the other near your dan tien. It is also all right to naturally adjust your position or shift weight during meditation to achieve a comfortable balance.
If you meditate lying down, your legs should be slightly open to be relaxed. Your arms rest out to the sides with palms face up. If you have lower back or neck pain, you can put a small cushion under the lower lumbar or neck for support. You should still pay attention to alignment and encircle your body or head with a red circle of protection.
To complete your meditation pose, there is an internal posture to assume. The tip of your tongue has an acupuncture point that relates directly to your heart meridian. The point above your front teeth on the roof of your mouth directly connects to your upper dan tien. Put the tip of your tongue up to the roof of your mouth right above your front teeth. This posture creates a bridge - an electrical connection - between your heart energy and your mind, which strengthens your mind/body/spirit circuit and allows chi to fully activate your whole being.
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