Tratakum Meditation

The use of Tratakum to increase concentration ability is well known. One of the traditional practices for this is to gaze at a candle. Here is how:
Sit in easy pose.
Position a candle about 7 feet away. The flame should be at the height of the root of the nose. Focus your eyes on the flame and see the corona of light around the flame. See the area just under the hottest tip of the flame where there is a dark spot; light and dark co-exist at this point.
Meditate at the Brow point with fixed concentration. This will stimulate the frontal lobes of the brain. When looking at the flame, simply see the radiance and meditate with as little blinking as possible.
To End: Inhale deeply, close the eyelids, and put the image of the radiant light at the Third Eye Point.

Day 20 - Overcoming Obstacles

If you haven't checked in this week please do so. Perhaps you're quietly doing your meditation and doing well or maybe you are struggling - we need to hear about that too. Reach out and ask for help. You may have given up - if so I encourage you to start up again especially now as we have others joining us for the next 20 days. Work through your obstacles and find a way. There is a way through every block. At the start of the challenge one of the participants had a few obstacles to overcome - she had recently moved, still not unpacked, and her husband was ill. Here is what she said.
'Yes i am participating in the meditation group with 3 minutes of silence and deep breathing. I am doing it first thing in the morning but at the moment the loft where I do my Yoga warm up is occupied with a live in nurse who is helping my husband so I am trying to improvise without a CD player. Things will improve - meanwhile the silent meditation.'
What are YOUR blocks? Time, Finding Space, Resistance, Mind?

What gives you strength? Your thoughts
What weakens you? Your thoughts
What destroys you? Your thoughts
In reality, thoughts are given to expand you, so you'll realize
'I am All'
Yogi Bhajan

Ra Ma Da Sa

Day 19

Comments via Email

Sherry said 'I've been doing my meditation daily but one day I forgot until I was in bed so I did the Sa Ta Na Ma and it helped me fall asleep!'

Dianne said 'It's been going good.  I'm in the habit now of meditating first thing in the morning.  I'm doing 11 minutes and the time seems to fly by.  Thanks for getting me started.'

Cathy said 'It's weird but every time I look at the clock now its exactly 6 minutes'

Lin said 'Still doing my meditation 3 minutes twice a day'

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