meditation for wholeness { 40-day meditation }

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whole /hohl/ : (noun) a thing that is complete in itself

You have heard many times that you are already whole, that you have everything you need. Yet many of us continue to feel more akin to doughnuts or swiss cheese — we experience holes in ourselves.

This meditation, inspired by and with its foundations in Osho's "Meditation for Fear of Emptiness," is my own answer to not only recognizing that we are complete, but feeling it, too.

1. Begin in Balasana (Child's Pose).
2. Rest your forehead on the ground comfortably.
3. Rather than the usual hand/arm positions for Balasana, bend your elbows and place your palms flat on the ground in alignment with your head. Like a full-body prayer or bowing pose.
4. Breathe naturally. Be reverent. Be present.

(Duration: Start with 3 minutes, then 5 minutes, working your way to 11 minutes per meditation.)

"Enter into your own womb and just be there. No technique, no mantra, no effort — just be there. So every night go into that space...within three weeks one day suddenly you will see such blessings arising, such an upsurge of energy, such a joyous quality to your being." — Osho (from Courage: The Joy of Living Dangerously)

Practice for 40 days and/or anytime you need grounding and the ecstatic reminder that you are, indeed, whole.

 

With love + aperture-free doughnuttiness,

Comments

[Sarah]

<3 it and you! xo

[lizzie-loo]

Awesome!! This sounds like the perfect meditation for me (at least for the next 40 days).. xo

[YogiCrystal]

Sounds like the perfect meditation when you need grounding. Love it <3

[MeredithLeBlanc]

What a nice meditation! I just started a 40 meditation on OM Shri Hanumate Namah for protection from negativity.

I love this translation of it: Reverence to Hanuman, invokes unbounded love for Lord Rama, gives strength, success in devotional activities, reveals the power of the soul that can triumph over adversities for attaining highest realizations.

[Jen the YONUT]

I love this! It's so challenging for us to just "BE" instead of do...committing to 5 minutes is so simple and yet a challenge for so many. I watch my students twitch and move around sometimes unable to be still...it takes time, that's why we practice the practice and 40 days seems like a pretty good idea! Thanks for sharing!

[Scott]

Awesome, I love it :)

Scott