We’ve all had our lives turned on their heads recently. Everything that we took for granted, thought was normal, has more or less vanished. Many of us find ourselves alone, others are on the frontline fighting for lives, and keeping supply chains open. Some perceive this time as a threat, others see it as an opportunity.

As a yoga and meditation teacher, I have decided to offer what I can to support my friends, students and the broader community interested in meditating as a tool for self-help during these times.

For the past three weeks, I have been guiding an increasing number of people (first week 6, then 12, then 30) through meditations to understand and balance the three facets of our minds; the negative, the positive and the neutral. Please see below for more information on these practices, and you can catch up with us by watching the recordings of each of our sessions here : https://bit.ly/DYD-HR-RECORDINGS

Tonight at 6pm CET I offer another practice, to help us self-comfort and find emotional balance. Because even for those of us who see self-isolation as an opportunity, it is still one huge emotional rollercoaster ride that we face each day. Join me with a glass of water (this is important), on your mat, each Thursday 6pm via this link here : https://bit.ly/DYD-HOME-RETREAT

MEDITATION FOR EMOTIONAL BALANCE

First, drink a glass of water.

Sit in easy pose, place the arms across the chest and lock the hands under the armpits; palms are open and against the body.

Raise the shoulders up tight against the earlobes. Pull the spine straight up from the back of the head which brings the jaw in and up.

Close your eyes. The breath will automatically become slow.

Continue for 3 minutes, gradually increasing the time to 11 minutes.

When upset, attention should be given to the body's water balance and breath rate. Rhythmically slowing down the breath to only 4 breaths per minute, drinking water, pulling the shoulders up to the ears, and tightly locking the entire upper area gives indirect control over the mind. After two or three minutes, thoughts will be there, but will not be felt.

©The Teachings of Yogi Bhajan

For instructions on the Meditations for the Mind, please see these links here :

• NEGATIVE MIND : https://www.3ho.org/kundalini-yoga/meditation/featured-meditations/meditation-negative-mind

• POSITIVE MIND : https://www.3ho.org/kundalini-yoga/meditation/featured-meditations/meditation-positive-mind

• NEUTRAL MIND : https://www.3ho.org/kundalini-yoga/meditation/featured-meditations/meditation-neutral-mind