You can't meditate your way out of a body that's still holding everything in. Meditation has been part of my routine for years and this is the one thing most people get wrong. They sit down, close their eyes, try to go inward but they're carrying tight shoulders, a locked jaw, a lower back that hasn't relaxed in months. They've just stopped noticing it.
So, its not that people need to sit still first. There is a right way of doing it.
Three steps. Fifteen minutes. I do it every single day.
1. Release
Start by shaking. Right hand first, fingers, wrist, forearm, elbow, shoulder. Then left. Then both legs, front, back, side to side, thighs shaking.
Then slowly move through the lower back, middle back, upper back, neck. And then make sound big, loud, whatever comes out. With your tongue, your mouth, your whole chest. It sounds strange, I know.
But the body stores tension in ways the mind doesn't have
access to. This is how you give it an exit.
2. Align
Five sounds, one for each energy center, moving upward from below the navel. Dominant hand held 8 to 9 inches from the body. Eyes closed, deep breath with each one.
You're not doing anything complicated you're just inviting
your energy to move in the right direction.
3. Install
Hands toward the chest. Quietly, or out loud - may I be free. May you be free. May we all be free. My body be free. My mind be free. My soul be free.
Stay in it for as long as you need.
After this, when I sit for meditation, I actually land. There's a stillness that's available that wasn't there before. If you've been consistent with your practice and still feel like something's blocked it's probably not your mind that needs more work. It's your body that hasn't had a chance to let go yet.
Try this once before your next meditation and see what's
different.
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