We want to center ourselves, along with our focus and our vision. In yogic sutras (scripture), we have...
We want to center ourselves, along with our focus and our vision. In yogic sutras (scripture), we have several recommendations to achieve this. We can do this by becoming reverentially conscious of our breathing and its bio-mechanisms, and also by placing our awareness at a point between the eyebrows and envisioning a blue pearl.
To further enhance this meditation, we can invoke the presence of our beloved Deities into this dimension. This is a cherished accomplishment gracing the art of massage and meditation. This is also considered a self-initiation into a variety of absorbed and unified emotional states, including the development of siddhis (spiritual powers) such as levitation, spontaneous healing and even raising the dead.
Also indispensable to the process of becoming centered, we are directed to learn to contract (lock) the PC (Pubococcygeous) muscle. This is the gate of the first chakra called the mulabandha, which is located between the anus and the genitals.
Centering ourselves like this is in fact integral to our massage treatment because the process creates the emission of peaceful vibrations which are results of our brainwaves changing toward the Delta state. Frequently a client will comment upon experiencing this sensation.
Gazing at the tip of the nose is also an option for us to enjoy in becoming centered. It is advised in the Bhagavad Gita to yogis seeking the ultimate Samadhi (loving-devotional trance). This sensation produces the physiological experience of stirring the entire glandular cascade. The pituitary, the pineal, and the hypothalmus stirrings result by focusing our awareness at these resourceful areas of empowerment.
Being in conscious connection with these centering recommendations grounds us well and prepares us for further exquisiteness and lucidity. Standing up perfectly straight, we want to align the 5 wheels also. In the Tibetan tradition the 5 wheels are 1)the ear wheels over the 2) shoulder wheels over the 3) hip wheels over the 4) knee wheels over the 5) ankle wheels. This is perfect posture and a valuable contribution to initiating a massage session.
We also want our heels kicked outwards with our toes slightly turned inwards (pigeon-toed). In fact, this position is the best footing regardless of where we are positioned anywhere around the massage table or mat. The knees would always be simulating a bounce stance with our arms hanging loosely at our sides like silk ropes.
Before opening your eyes to connect with the receiver, take another few moments to imagine that your feet are encased in brick, affording you the opportunity to relish the final centering technique, passing through your imaginary axis (saggital plane) by swaying right and left, forward and backward, even encircling the “spoke” radiating from the center of the earth up through your shushumna channel (paralleling the spinal column). Enjoy this initiatory adventure within yourself, acknowledging when you are passing through your center axis, and also equally important and valuable, when you are NOT passing through this sacred center.
These exercises are profoundly effective for creating a calm ambiance to initiate a treatment. Another one of my personal favorites in securing a wonderful session is “casting your seeds into the future”. At the onset of the session, I envision that it is now completed, and I picture the receiver in a variety of positive conditions including refreshed, balanced, revitalized, healed, soothed, ecstatic, enlightened, fulfilled, tranquilized, serene, loved, inspired, happy, healthy, and blessed!