Energizing Rainbow Visualization
Occasionally we get up in the morning only to realize that the gorgeous invigorating sunshine just happens not to be out there to shine on us either externally or internally; in spite of the fact that we all know the sun is “always hiding behind the clouds.”
For those days when everything seems to be gloomy and grey; either because we are transitioning through the winter months or because our inner sunshine is just not shining for some reason, Yoga provides us with a very effective and useful tool which we can use to bring light and color to the feeling of darkness and to put an end to our feeling gloomy. This technique is called visualization.
In this particular visualization exercise you can sit or be comfortable on your own mat or bed in whichever position feels just right to you and proceed to close your eyes. Start to take a few deep breaths. After you feel grounded and calm, keep your eyes closed and imagine a white canvas right in front of your eyes. Then imagine a whole bunch of your favorite color crayons spread all around you. Choose one crayon at a time and carefully draw one colorful line after another across your empty canvas in order to create a rainbow. Witness your canvas become fully alive right in front of your very eyes. Continue coloring on your canvas until it is fully covered in color.
Once your rainbow is all done, observe and appreciate the essence and nature of each one color you chose. One by one breathe in whichever is the unique vibrancy of each color, sucking it inwards as you bring each color into yourself until you become a rainbow yourself. Keep breathing each color until you are impregnated with those colors and they’ve overtaken all your darkness giving way to a magical piece of colorful art depicting the full spectrum of all the colors which can be imagined under the light and the sun.
Afterwards, imagine yourself fully recharged and re-energized until you feel so empowered that you can make a promise to yourself to keep that level of energy within and to further allow it to spread forward to others so that you can radiate that very shining colorful rainbow of electricity to all those who surround you and impregnate with color all environments you interact with.
Next time, you are facing stormy dark, cloudy and weather; either within or outside yourself, don’t forget to practice this simply Rainbow Visualization exercise and experience for yourself what is like to open your eyes at the end and see yourself and all the world around bursting in light, color and energy around yourself. You will be surprised to have changed your magnetic field and to truly feel happy like all the colors within and around you!
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