Breathing Relaxation Exercise
April 14th, 2010 | 
Author: A simple breathing relaxation exercise, which goes into a little more detail on some of the breathe techniques mentioned in other articles dotted around this site. It is not imperative that you speak “release” on the exhale, but some people find it helps to relax them as an affirmation.
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Relaxation Techniques
Stress can get to the best of us, Living life in this incredibly fast paced world can prove difficult. I would just like to provide a couple of relaxation techniques that you can begin to apply today in order to instantly begin to relax.
The first relaxation technique we will look at is slightly unusual and uses white noise.
You can play the video below and listen to the rainfall which provides white noise, notice how relaxing this can feel. You may also like to use this in conjunction with a number of other relaxation techniques such as controlled breathing. It is also interesting to note that babies up to six months can easily be calmed with white noise.
The second technique is known as guided imagery.
Lay down in a quiet place and begin tot relax using the white noise technique and a few controlled breathing exercises. With your eyes closed, begin to picture a beautiful and serene place in your minds eye. This could be somewhere familiar to you, or something derived completely from the depths of your imagination. You could visualise a spring meadow and the sun beaming down upon you, or you could be by a large waterfall in the heart of a tropical rainforest, the choice is entirely yours.
As you focus on the above imagery you will be releasing all the stress that you have built up throughout the day.
With regular practice when you feel the need, the above relaxation techniques can provide you with instant stress relief.
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Alternate Nostril Breathing
I wanted to share with you a yoga process called alternate nostril breathing. This breathe meditation technique can have an amazing impact on your mind state. Among its many benefits it can highlight certain hemispheres of your brain with the advantage of achieving certain states of waking consciousness depending on which hemisphere you wish to activate. For instance, activating the right hand hemisphere will bring you into line with activities related to insight, contemplation, peace, and the undertaking of new projects. On the other hand, activating the left hand hemisphere will open doorways to logical activities such as manual labour, arithmetic, and reading.
You may have noticed that at most times of the day you are only able to breathe fully through one nostril. This is your subconscious’ way of regulating the prana flow to a certain hemisphere of your brain. You can overcome this subconscious process by consciously applying the following breathe exercises.
We will first look at alternate nostril breathing to balance the mind.
Sit in a comfortable position, or your regular meditation posture and place a finger over your left nostril so that you can only breathe through the right nostril. Take a deep long drawn breathe through the right nostril, remove your finger from you left nostril and now place it on your right hand nostril, breathe out slowly through your left nostril, once you have exhaled take a deep breathe again through your left nostril and out through the right. Repeat the entire process for a few minutes or until you feel comfortable.
This next exercise focuses on activating one hemisphere of your brain to impress various benefits associated with each hemisphere. Alternate rules apply to the breathe in correspondence to the hemisphere, for instance, to activate your left hemisphere you will breathe through your right nostril, and to activate your right hemisphere you will breathe through your left nostril.
To tune into The attribute of the right hand hemisphere lie on your right hand side and close off your right hand nostril. Breathe deeply and slowly, in and out of your left hand nostril for a few minutes, after this short time you should begin to feel the effects and notice that air flows more freely through your left nostril.
To activate your left brain hemisphere simply reverse the above process, so lay on your left hand side and close off your left nostril.
As you can see the above meditation techniques can be extremely useful when wanting to balance your mind and achieve whole brain thinking, or simply to garner the most benefits from a particular side of your brain.
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Planetary Chakras
While studying real alchemy, I came across an interesting correlation between the seven major planets and the body’s energy meridians, the chakras.
Planetary influences can be used to enhance a manifestation operation, or they can be used to give further power to a chakra meditation.
Each of the planetary and chakra correspondences are listed below:
Crown Chakra:- The crown chakra is ruled by the Sun, although many sources would discredit this and leave the crown without a major planetary influence. It makes sense that the crown is ruled by the sun as they both represent a universal connection. The day of the sun’s influence is Sunday.
Brow Chakra “Third eye” :- This chakra is ruled by the moon, otherwise known as Luna. Luna has a divine feminine aspect and assists with all psychic endeavours. The day of the Moon is Monday.
Throat Chakra:- The throat chakra is ruled by Mercury, the planet which Is associated closely with communication. The day of Mercury is Wednesday.
Heart Chakra:- The heart chakra is governed by the planetary influence of Venus, the goddess of love. The day of Venus falls on a Friday.
Solar Plexus:- This chakra is ruled over by Mars and provides great strength and courage. The day of Mars is Tuesday
Sacral Chakra:- the Sacral chakra is governed by the planet Jupiter. Jupiter’s day is Thursday.
Root Chakra:- The root or base chakra is ruled by the planetary influence of Saturn the day of Saturn is Saturday.
With the above correspondences, you can arrange your chakra meditations on certain days to gain the greatest amount of power you can from the universe. If you wanted to exert even more transformative powers during your meditation you could plan it to coincide with the planetary hour on the planetary day. Further details can be found in the member’s area.
It is incredible how intertwined we are with the universe and the solar system, it would seem that there is some form of astral architect which has aligned our energy bodies with that of the solar system’s energy signature. I wonder if there are varying chakras and energy patterns for different life forms throughout the galaxy?
For a full list of planetary influences and an amazing piece of software that calculates the times for you, sign up to the Berkana Path member’s area below and, follow the links to the radionics section.
Membership is entirely free for life, and you will also be able to gain access to other downloadable items of interest, from audios to software.
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Daily Meditation
Another YouTube gem, Daily Meditation. Bring your mind to focus on the beautiful hypnotic music by Jonathan Goldman called crown of creation. The imagery can serve as a gateway to the heart chakra from its colour, enjoy!