Colour Breathing

A lovely and very helpful exercise is Colour
Breathing - or breathing in the rainbow. 

The
purpose of this is to heighten our awareness of
colour and to encourage a balance of all the
seven main chakra colours for our well being.

Stand with feet slightly apart and arms by your
side, relaxed with palms turned to the front. Relax
the shoulders, and concentrate on your breathing,
consciously relaxing all of your body from the top
of your head to the tips of your toes.

Breathe
deeply in through the nose, holding for a few
moments and then breathing out through the
nose or mouth.

As you breathe out, imagine
expelling all the stress, negativity and toxins from
your body. If you can do this exercise outside all
the better, and, weather permitting, stand on
grass with bare feet.

Affirmations, either spoken out loud or as a
concentrated thought, can be helpful too to help
us focus and avoid our minds from wandering.

For example, red is the Colour of courage and
strength - we could say to ourselves - the energy
of red fills my body and I have the strength and
courage to move forward along my life's path.

It
doesn't matter how we word our affirmations -
they will be unique to each individual - but
remember the positive aspects of the colours and
make sure your statements are positive .

First breathe in red from the earth, imagine it
rising up through your whole body giving you
strength and courage.

Make an affirmation to suit
your situation as you breathe in and experience
the colour filling your body.

Allow the colour to
travel up through the body and out of the top of
the head and then back down again to the earth.

Repeat with orange and an appropriate
affirmation, then yellow. These first three colours
are absorbed from the earth.

Then green. This
colour is absorbed horizontally through the solar
plexus, let it fill your body, thinking or speaking
your affirmation, and let it leave through the
back.
Then blue which is absorbed from the sky,
through the top of the head and out again going
back up to the sky, similarly with the indigo and
violet.

If this exercise is done daily you will notice how
your colour awareness develops and you will be
able to visualize the colours much more strongly
as you do this exercise regularly, balancing and
enhancing your body's energies.

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