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Meditation to Return Energy to the Center

  • By Joaquina Cante
meditation to returen to center @ hummingbird wellness boulder acupuncture

It is often challenging to calm our minds in the evenings. In our busy lives, we have multiple tasks to complete by the end of the day and several new assignments to start the following morning. This can make it difficult for us to be present, relax, and calm our minds enough to get a good night’s sleep. As we age, the quality of our sleep significantly impacts our productivity and well-being throughout the day.

Meditation has been a practice for thousands of years and is still popular among many people around the world. Traditionally, people meditated for religious or spiritual reasons; however, in modern times, it is often simply a way to calm the mind and achieve mental clarity. Regardless of your intention, this easy meditation will help you focus, calm your mind, and get a good night’s sleep.

This meditation belongs to the Chinese Bagua martial arts tradition and is known as a stillness practice within the lineage. Many martial arts traditions recognize the importance of practicing stillness to balance the outward movements of their practices, which helps maintain health and longevity.

  • Step 1:  Lie on your back in bed.  Arms and legs are gently outstretched, and the head rests comfortably on a pillow without being excessively elevated.  The tongue curls up to gently touch the roof of the mouth in the depression about three inches behind the teeth.  The tongue and jaw should be relaxed.  If any saliva is produced, let it slide gently past the tongue and down the throat.
  • Step 2: Relax your forehead, close your eyes, and gently focus your mind on your navel (belly button). In Taoist meditation practice, the navel is called the Shenque point. 
  • Step 3: Breathe naturally while keeping your focus on the Shenque point.  Mentally call your energy back to your center as you continue breathing.  You are calling your energy back from everywhere that you left it during your day.  We leave pieces of our energy behind throughout the day by interacting with people, places, and different situations.  Calling your energy back should be intentioned with a gentle invite for it to come home.  You may experience images of different scenes from your day or distant past as your energy reconnects.  Do not focus on the images; allow them to happen and disappear while you continue to focus on your navel.  You will find yourself becoming calmer and more still.  At some point, the meditation will feel complete. Then, end your meditation, roll onto your side, and go to sleep.

As you continue this practice night after night, you should experience feelings of warmth and movement around the navel.  This is a healthy sensation indicative of your energy gathering and building in this area.  Over time, this will lead to deeper, more restful sleep and more energy and strength during your waking hours.

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