A Meditation for When Your Burdens Are Too Great
I wrote a blog post about raising your vibration, which has some suggestions for raising your vibration when you are feeling down. But there are times when it feels like you simply cannot escape your feelings of sadness, hopelessness, anger, regret, or general sense of being burdened. Perhaps something terrible has happened in your life, or you are faced with a challenge that seems too great, or something is out of your control that feels overwhelming to you. Here is a very simple technique that I have found immensely helpful for raising my vibration in these times. First, lie on a mat on the floor, face down. Spread your arms out straight on either side of you. Take a couple of deep breaths. And then, envision your burdens being released into the earth. Whatever is hurting your heart, whatever is weighing you down, whatever just feels too great a burden – just release it into the earth. Feel the earth beneath you, absorbing it all. Lie there however long it takes, until yo