The Chakra Way Meditation Podcast

This meditation will give you a clear technique for grounding yourself in the present moment. Being grounded, really connected with the Earth is so powerful. If we can easily access that connection in our daily lives we can find perspective, calm and the ability to let go of the things that are holding us back from living a fulfilling life.  We spend so much of our time in our heads, thinking, pro...

We all have them! Habits, behaviour patterns, cravings... And we know what they are and that they do not serve us. But how to let go of them?! This meditation will give you a really simple yet effective technique to start to release the patterns and habits that we don't seem to be able to shift. New Year is traditionally a time to give stuff up but that rarely works - we let ourselves slide back a...

Apologies that there is no new meditation this week BUT I am offering you the chance to get a FREE Chakra Reading with me! All you have to do is get in touch! I would love to hear about you, your stories, how meditation plays a part in your life, how it has shifted things for you. Alternatively you can simply say hi, or let me know what you are liking or not liking about the meditations, what you...

In this meditation we are seeking some well earned peace! Especially at this time of year we often require a little respite from the busy-ness and stress that is surrounding us all. This is one of the most simple ways I know of getting yourself into a meditative state and I encourage you to allow extra time at the end of this meditation to stay, for as long as you can, in the state of utter peace...

In Norfolk, the county where I live, there is a famous saying - Slow You Down - which epitomises not only the way of life here in deep rural England, but also the message of today's meditation. Time is always running away with us, catching up with us, pressuring us, dictating our lives and our days. Today I want to embrace the idiom of time being just a construct because when we look at it this wa...

In this meditation we really connect with our Crown Chakra by accessing all the different ways we are connected. Firstly we find our connection with our body - we do this best through our yoga practice - but bringing an awareness to the minutia of our bodies is deeply connecting. We then take our awareness outward and into the world... Feeling connected makes us feel whole - because without connec...

Oh my goodness! How often do we tell ourselves we should be doing this or that, should be doing more, should be better? Too much right? It's such a destructive inner narrative that instills the belief that we are not enough. At this time of year especially, when there are so many demands on us, it is really important to be kind to ourselves and acknowledge that we are doing our best, that we only...

In this meditation we bring ourselves into the present moment and then simply listen for the messages that the heart chakra has for us. Allowing the heart to express itself enables us to connect with the true nature of the heart and of ourselves. Here in the centre of love, empathy and compassion we find the space to listen without judgement or expectation and tune into the light and insight that...

This episode of my Chakra Chats is around the Anahata or Heart Chakra and I am talking with the author Gay Longworth who is a student of mine and also a friend. She is the sort of person who you can talk about anything with and who will give you honesty and compassion in any situation. She was my obvious choice to talk about all things heart chakra. Our talk covers so many subjects from self-care,...

We all experience anxiety. Sometimes it is perfectly normal and to be expected but sometimes it is prolonged and extreme. Understanding our anxiety is the first step to being able to manage it and here, in this meditation, I will give you some basic knowledge of the physiology of anxiety. I also give you a super simple technique to ground yourself and bring yourself back into your body so that you...

We all have aches and pains but chronic pain will affect our lives hugely. Learning, and practicing, to manage that pain puts us in charge of the pain and can be a massive help in dealing with it. Here we learn a couple of visualisation techniques that can be very effective and I really hope that they help you. I have suffered with foot pain for over a year now, following a bad episode of sciatica...

The third "Chakra Chat" just so happens to be all about the third chakra! The solar plexus or Manipura chakra and I was so pleased to have the perfect guest to embody this particular chakra - the soulful business coach, Anna Knapik. Anna is a truly spectacular individual who has travelled the world, trained in many different modalities, all the while building a business that aims to support women...

We can work in different ways with acceptance - self-acceptance, accepting others and being accepted by others. This meditation is focused on accepting others. We all come across people who hold different opinions, or who have made a mistake or whose behaviour has been difficult to understand and accept. This meditation will help you to begin to find acceptance for this type of situation. No-one s...

If you have listened to the last podcast where I was in conversation with Emillia, you will have started to enquire into your own creativity and how it is important in your life. Here, in this meditation I invite you to go deep inside and explore what that means for YOU! Everyone will find their own wonderful way to express their creativity and this meditation will help you connect with it. Using...

Welcome to my second in my mini series of chakra chats! This episode is focusing in on the creativity that lives in our sacral chakra and explores what being creative means and how significant it is in our lives. I am in conversation with Emillia Noordhoek, who is an artist and founder of a wonderful course, The Creative Leader - Leading with Imagination and Artistry. She also has a podcast called...

What is the truth? We sometimes have a hard time working out what our own truth is and so it is no wonder that we find it challenging to recognise wider truths! In this meditation we will begin to connect with our inner wisdom to find out what is true for us. It is a really useful exercise to begin to understand our defence mechanisms, as well, that keep us from hearing the truth that comes from w...

Joy is something that we all aspire to. And for good reason! The body knows that it is the best medicine available to us all. It has been proven that joy can strengthen our immune systems, boost energy, reduce our perception of pain, help with depression and anxiety, reduce the effects of stress, help us sleep better... Apparently, the ancient Greeks used to build their hospitals close to amphithe...

Welcome to the first episode of a mini series of podcasts that I am bringing you with a different format! My meditations will continue, but will be interspersed with these Chakra Chats. Each episode will be a conversation with someone who I feel embodies the qualities, or specialises in the area surrounding a particular chakra. The first episode is all about the throat chakra and the power and imp...

Finding clarity of mind in this hectic world we live in can be challenging. Here we access our third eye chakra in order to find space and clarity so that we can make decisions from our inner wisdom and not just our overworked and busy brains. I love the image of our minds being a river - when the river is fast and turbulent then the sediment of thoughts makes the water cloudy but when we can slow...

The ancient Buddhist prayer for Loving Kindness is one of the most profound and beautiful prayers we can use for meditation. Here we use it to experiment with extending loving kindness to not only our loved ones and ourselves but also to those to whom we might resist sending our prayers for happiness, joy and release from suffering! But the magic of extending these feelings of compassion and under...

🐝Today we are doing the beautiful Bhramari Pranayama or Bee Breath 🐝 This is the most direct way I know of balancing the throat chakra! We will settle and become aware of the breath and then closing the eyes and ears with the careful placement of the hands we will hum our exhalation, creating a magical vibration, a resonance, in the skull and in the body. It is revitalising and soothing for the...

For those moments when you can't get to sleep, let me guide you through a relaxing and calming meditation to help you drift off... I find that listening to something soft will always make me go to sleep and so I hope that this will help you! There is no outro but just some gentle music at the end to lull you into a deep relaxing sleep... In the meantime I want to remind you that my chakra, yoga an...

Today we are doing a beautiful balancing breath technique called Nadi Sodhana Pranayama. Here we use alternate nostril breathing to balance our energy in the channels or Nadi of our energetic body.  Pranayama is often seen as an advanced yogic technique, but done with care and attention I feel the benefits are so wonderful that a small amount, as given here, can be hugely beneficial. It is another...

We can never focus too much on the Heart chakra - working on self-love and self-acceptance never gets old! Here we are focusing on finding ourselves feeling loved and supported through a beautiful visualisation in nature... I find that when I give chakra readings the Anahata is usually open with compassion and empathy strong and healthy. But when we come to examine self-love and acceptance that is...

Meditation in itself brings us to focus on the present moment, but here we are giving ourselves a chance to really connect with that awareness and you will find a special tip to help you take that into your everyday life! Connecting with the Eternal Now is such a beautiful yet simple exercise and can be a huge help in relieving stress and worry - when you focus on the present moment it gives you a...