27/03/2020
Isha Judd, my teacher since 2001, with whom I lived for 6 years, shares some words with us and teaches in 21 minutes the first part (a specific type of meditation called Unification) of her system for the world in these times of need.
in case you would like to use your time at home to take a practice that will expand your consciousness, improve your emotional health and strengthen your immune system, down here I'm summarizing all 7 components:
1. MEDITATE (Unify) with your eyes closed:
Remember to think the Facets for at least ONE HOUR every day, in a comfortable position, with eyes closed. You think a Facet, leave a flexible space in which you allow your mind to have any thought, and then you think the Facet again.
You can split this hour into blocks. You can have 3 blocks of 20 minutes, 2 blocks of 30 minutes or 1 block of 1 hour. ALL facets must be practiced for an equal amount of time and in order.
2. THINK FACETS WITH EYES OPEN:
Choose any facet and think about it throughout the day.
3. FEEL YOUR EMOTIONS without judging them:
Let your emotions flow. Do not repress them. If you are sad, cry. If you are angry, shout or hit an inanimate object (pillow, mattress, air). If you are frightened, embrace the fear and feel your body’s physical sensations. The only way to overcome the fear is by feeling it and eventually, when you are ready and it's adequate, walking towards it.
4. PHYSICAL EXERCISE:
Do a physical activity that you enjoy 30 minutes every day. You can do any exercise you enjoy.
5. DRINK WATER:
It is highly recommended to drink around 1,5 liter to 2 liters of clean water a day.
The 2 following components are made clear and practiced at the support meetings:
6. BE VULNERABLE and REAL
The experience of love-consciousness vibrates in truth. When we live from this space, the masks and false postures we have adopted from society to protect what we perceive as our inherent imperfections, feel increasingly uncomfortable. In order to experience unconditional love of self, they must be removed. By allowing ourselves to be vulnerable, we return to this state of acceptance, embracing our humanity in its perfection.
To be vulnerable is to show ourselves exactly as we are in every moment. For example, If I’m sad, be sad, cry, no matter who is in front of us. Do not put a mask of “ I’m fine, I’m so happy” if it is not the case. And if I’m angry? Say you are upset, and go and move your anger first! (before speaking).
7. ALWAYS SPEAK YOUR TRUTH
In modern society, we have learned to often lie. We lie in order to please others and receive their approval. We lie in order to defend ourselves, to hide the parts of ourselves we have learned to judge as wrong or inappropriate. We think it’s just a little lie… but there are hundreds of them! Our greatest fear is to not receive approval. We so desperately want to be loved.
When we start the journey back home to ourselves, we start to speak our truth.
Speaking the truth is like a muscle: the more you use it, the stronger your awareness of being truthful will become.
Sometimes we have thoughts that are not “the truth”, but it is what we think/feel in that moment, and if we don’t expose them, we will never find out they were wrong. And the barrier/separation with other people will remain.
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Of course, you will have questions, feel free to reach out to me with them or to any of the other Isha facilitators and teachers available in the world.