One of my favorite ways to relieve stress is yoga. Yoga is also beneficial in creating a meditative state for me, where my breath and body are linked and I am completely "in the moment," present in the here and now. During the summer solstice is a very popular time to perform sun salutations to soak up the energy from the sun to carry with you through the rest of the year, for now until the winter solstice the sun's energy wanes and the days slowly become shorter and shorter...
But for now, the sun reigns high in the sky and below I will share with you a sun salute/meditation and mantra to perform outside, in nature, barefoot, completely connected to our Mother Earth.
I started facing South in Mountain pose, but whatever direction calls you is the best direction for you to start in. You will perform one sun salute facing all 4 directions, to call the energies of all the elements. With arms raised into the sky, bring your hands to namaste at your chest/heart chakra and say "I thank you for today." Circle arms out and upward arching your back ever so slightly, then swoop down and say "I thank the Mother Earth..." while laying your hands upon her and then bring your hands upward moving into Chair pose. With arms upward and hands cradling the sun say "...and I thank the Father Sun for all the blessings that have come my way." Then ease upward and out of Chair pose into Mountain pose again, bringing hands back into namaste at your chest. Repeat "I thank you for today" and send your gratitude out from your heart into the universe. Repeat for the other 3 directions, moving in a clockwise manner.
After performing this, I felt full of energy and love. It was invigorating! I recommend it to all who are able to perform it. And if for some reason you cannot, just repeat the mantra with your regular meditations, it is a great way to send your gratitude for all you have been blessed with and by sending it out, it will surely return to you! ~Fae blessings!~
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