Sahasrara-Crown Chakra Exercises

Do not perform any exercise without first consulting a physician to ascertain your physical ability to do so safely. 

The exercises contain hyperlinks that I have inserted. These go to demonstrations of how the poses should be done to insure safety. They also contain precautions that need to be considered before performing the pose, and may contain alternative and aides for safe performance.

Beginning Yoga Poses

Sitting Mountain  This link also includes other seated poses that work well for beginners, and people who may need more support with poses.

Child’s Pose  This is a good beginner’s pose; however, if you have problems with your knees do not perform this pose.

Alternate Nostril Breathing

Short Meditation

 This is the one I’m sure you have all been waiting for, NOT.  hehehe.  This meditation uses the mantra OM. 

In the Rg-veda  we find the following information;

om ity etad brahmano nedistam nama yasmad uccaryamana

eva samsara-bhayat tarayati tasmad-ucyate tara iti

om asya jananto nama cid-viviktan mahaste visno

sumatim bhajamahe om tat sat

tato 'bhut trird-omkaro yo 'vyakta prabhavah svarat

yat tal-lingam bhagavato brahmanah paramatmanah

The English translation is; "One who chants om,  which is the closest form of Brahman, approaches Brahman.  This liberates one from the fear of the material world, therefore it is known as tarak brahman.

"O Vishnu your self-manifest name, om, is the eternal form of cognizance. Even if my knowledge about the glories of reciting this name is incomplete, still, by the practice of reciting this name I will achieve that perfect knowledge.

"He who has unmanifest potencies and is fully independent, manifests the vibration om kara, which indicates Himself. Brahman, Paramatma, and Bhagavan  are the three forms He manifests."

It is not necessary to have a belief in any religion to benefit from the chanting of OM as a mantra.

Short Meditation

First you need to ground and relax.  Use whichever methods you have found that suits you best.  (There are many examples in the previous chakra posts on this site). Shut your eyes and visualize the crown chakra connecting you to the universe.  See graphic at the beginning of this article to get a visual of the vortex that is at the crown of the head. Feel the spin of this chakra as it draws in the natural energy around it, and releases the universal energy that connects it to the universe.  Take a deep inhale and vibrate the verbalization of the mantra OM slowly and end it with the end of the exhalation.  This OM should vibrate your whole body.  It should vibrate similar to the chimes of an old floor clock.  Take another deep breath and repeat the Mantra OM.  This should be at evenly spaced intervals similar to the regular chiming of the clock.  Repeat this seven times.  Focus your attention on your crown chakra as you perform this Mantra.  Most times when I perform this mantra, I can see the violet of this crown chakra swirling in my mind.

Further study on the OM mantra

4. Sound Vibration of the Universe-follow this link to a good article on the chakra http://swamij.com/om-mantra.htm#sound

The article of this link deals mainly with the origins of the universe as defined by the Hindu religion, but as many of the origin stories go, it begins with the verbalization of sound by the source energy. That sound is OM. http://www.omsakthi.org/worship/mantra.html

Consider This, Do Something Different

• Do you follow the familiar thought and behavior patterns?   Try something different.  If you keep doing what you’re doing you will keep getting what you got.
• Does your personal identification begin and end with your job or economic status?  List words describing the essential you.  Add to the list daily.
• Can you find time to meditate daily?  This is key to enlightenment.
• Do you have a spiritual context to hold the painful experiences of life? It is not just a religious thing that needs to be considered. Many people do not claim any religious affiliation, but have a very close relationship with their source energy. Whichever path you have chosen should support you during times of spiritual need. If you don't presently have one it is time to consider examining the many paths that are available, and you will find one or a combination of many that will lead you to a closer relationship with that which is your source.
• Do you need anything to happen to make you feel blissful, or does the mere thought of your source produce a blissful state?  There are many ways to reach your bliss, I hope that we have discussed many of them during this process that have shown you were and how to find your bliss.