years ago in a yoga class, I learned a visual breathing exercise called "firefly breath". certainly, I've distorted it over time, but it goes something like this:
- close your eyes and center
- inhale and imagine you are a huge wave, building size and strength at the peak of its power, just before crashing
- exhale and imagine golden light pouring from your being, illuminating from your every pore
- repeat three times
I do this exercise on a regular basis, often in the elevator on the ride to my office. I vary the color of the light depending on my particular needs at that moment: teal for peace, white for clarity, raspberry for a kinder-than-red "don't mess with me" vibe.
this light here, with it's gentle power and rainbow flare, will be added to the repertoire.
{rainbow bright breath}