• Find a comfortable position and allow your body to relax.
• Become aware of where you feel tension accumulated from the day’s activities.
• As you inhale see if any particular color comes to mind. Use that color to paint the area of tension.
• Take your time. Inhale the color, allow it to wash over your body and then exhale the tension, and if you want a visual, try and exhale the dark and cloudy “gunk” from the day.
• To balance the organ systems of the body you can use the color of each system and breathe that color right into the organ.

Lungs and large intestine –> white (upper chest)

Kidneys and bladder –> blue/black (low back area)

Liver and gallbladder –> green (right side of abdomen)

Heart and small intestine –> red (center of chest)

Stomach and spleen –>  orange (left side of abdomen)

• Each time, breathe in the color and imagine painting the corresponding area of your body.
• With each exhale, fully relax and allow the tension of the day melt away. You can imagine your exhale as heavy with dark and cloudy color.
• This is a great meditation as part of a nighttime routine, and has also been shown to be helpful when you wake in the middle of the night. It helps settle the mind and relax the body back into sleep.

Posted April 23rd, 2008 by Abbey in articles |