May It Be Auspicious!

 Meditation Posture

Take a seat in a quiet place where you can relax.

• Sit cross-legged on a cushion or upright in a chair.

• Keep the spine straight and chest open.

• Hands rest in your lap (palms up) or on your thighs.

• Chin slightly tucked.

• Feet flat on the ground if seated in a chair.

Visualizing the Three Channels:

Imagine three subtle energy channels in your body: SEE PHOTO

Central Channel

• Begins about four finger-widths below the navel.

• Runs straight up through the center of the body.

• Opens at the crown of the head.

• Color: clear blue light (Autumn sky) - Represents Awareness

• Width: about the size of a milkshake straw.

Left Channel

• Color: red -Represents Wisdom

• Runs from below the navel up the left side of the central channel and behind the eye.

• Connects to the left nostril.

• Dimension: slightly thinner than central channel 

Right Channel

• Color: white - Represents Skillful Means

• Runs from below the navel up the right side and behind the eye.

• Connects to the right nostril.

• Dimension: slightly thinner than central channel

All three channels meet below the navel region.

The First 3 breaths - Purifying Anger -Repeat 3x

• Raise left hand and with index finger, close the right nostril.

• Inhale the pure air through the left nostril.  

Visualize pure sparkling clear white/blue light filling the left/red channel. 

• Cross your hand over to the left side and close the left nostril exhale through the right nostril.  

Visualize Black smoke leaving through the right/white channel. It carries aggression, judgement, and anger.

• Imagine the black smoke dissolves into space.

 The Second 3 breaths - Purifying Attachment -Repeat 3x

• Change hands and close the left nostril.

• Inhale the pure air through the right nostril. 

Visualize pure sparkling clear white/blue light filling the right/white channel.

• Close the right nostril. 

• Exhale through the left nostril.

Visualize Black smoke leaving through the left/red channel. It carries attachments, negative desires, and greed.

• Imagine the black smoke dissolve into space.

The Concluding 3 breaths of the exercise - Purifying Ignorance - Repeat 3x

• Rest both hands in your lap or on your knees.

• Inhale through both nostrils. 

• Visualize pure sparkling clear white/blue light filling the central channel.

• Exhale through both nostrils.

Visualize black smoke leaving through both nostrils. It carries ignorance, dullness, zoning out, and doubt.

• The black smoke dissolves into space.

Rest in Open Awareness

• Breath naturally

• Relax in meditation posture

• Rest in open mind

• Feel the clear, spacious nature of mind and being