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I want to share a breathing practice that has been in use for over three
thousand years that came to me through the lineage of the great Sufi,
Hazrat Inayat Khan. It is a practice that supports clearing and release,
and deepens a nourishing, healing connection to the cosmos. It is a
simple yet powerful tool that has enabled many people in many kinds of
pain to help themselves. For myself, this practice has been a source of
deep healing, opening the doors and windows that pain closes, again and
again.
Elemental
Purification Breath
This practice is a series of four different breaths, done slowly five
times each. Stand gently, feet slightly apart with soft knees, facing a
window. It's OK to do this practice in bed when you're ill or on cold
mornings, and outdoors is wonderful.
1. Earth Breath - In and out nose five times. Relax your feet, legs, and
pelvic floor. Drop your bottom. On the in breath, feel the nurturing
energy of the earth rise, surrounding and renewing you. Sometimes you
can feels this as golden energy rising up your spine. On the out breath,
visualize the magnetism of the earth below you drawing and clearing
toxins, pain, whatever needs releasing.
2. Water Breath - In nose, out mouth, five times. Relax your
reproductive organs and lower abdomen. Visualize standing in a shower or
waterfall that is cleansing and refreshing. Next...
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