Ayurveda Foundations/ Air Meditation

Ayurveda Foundations/ Air Meditation

 Ayurveda & the 5 Elements

Ayurveda sees the world composed of 5 elements, ether/space, air, fire, water, and earth. Each and every living thing is composed of these elements. These five elements are within all living things in the form of vital energies that can fluctuate according to our state of balance as individuals and the seasons of nature, thus affecting health. We consist of trillions of cells that themselves contain the same ingredients as every other living thing.

I've always been fascinated by this incredible knowledge, that we all come from the same 5 elements which are simply formulated in different ways, with different energies and frequencies. Once we connect to this knowledge we can begin to see this connection to all living beings on earth.

 Quantum Level

Scientists have known for a long time that things aren’t what they seem and that the real differences between things aren’t what they are made from but how they use the basic ingredients.

As much as we are told about this wonderful wisdom many are unable to consider it within their daily lives. Still unable to connect to the bigger picture the world and our health suffers. Its a clear and proven fact that eating food which is good for our bodies will create a healthy body, yet many continue to ignore what is now a major world health problem obesity

Life is now recognised, at the quantum level, to consist of pulses of energy that differ in frequency between life forms, “non-living” matter and between different levels of awareness.

At the sub-atomic level, we have the same ingredients, as a flower, or a bird, a rock or a drop of rain.

We are the elements

We have the elements of earth, water, fire, air, and space within our bodies in the form of acids, enzymes, fluids, tissues, and the movement and function of muscles and organs.

These elements and our pulse of life are sustained by nutrition in the very broadest sense and we get that from food, from our breathing and from the attention we give to ourselves. We flourish when given the right kind of attention and wither when given the wrong kind.

Individual Bodies

We have a distinct individual body type that governs our physical and emotional health and outlook and the way we respond to things around us. This body type never changes; it helps to underpin our identity and affect our behaviour throughout our lives. We can recognise this fact, work with it to feel and look better or we can ignore our true nature, fight it and be continually stressed and unhappy.

How do we make the best of this natural gift of a body type? By paying attention and getting to know ourselves.

Key Factors

The key factors that influence our quality of life for good or bad are food, exercise and activity, our home and working environments and the way we use our mind and senses. Dramatic changes to our outlook, health, and energy happen as a result of what we put into our hearts, minds and bodies.

 We rebuild

Our bodies rebuild themselves many times throughout our lifetime. Cells from every organ are renewed by the food that we eat.

Every breath we take and every mouthful that we swallow contributes to this building process.

Every taste, every sight, and smell, in fact, every sensory experience connected with food rebuilds or damages our cells and imprints itself into our emotions and the sensory experience of being alive.

From these basic building blocks, we create ourselves on an hourly and daily basis.

Then we use our thinking mind to continue the process of creation or destruction, with influences from our upbringing and our relationships. The good and the bad, the healthy and the unhealthy aspects of our lives all originate from the processes that go on within us and from the way we co-operate with our bodies or try to fight them into submission.

This simple set of Ayurveda Foundations has a short meditation on each of the elements this one is on Ether

Air Element:  The Wind

Find an open area where you can simply be, you can do this is your own garden or on a walk in nature, in fact, you can do it walking through the park.

The key here is to connect to the movement of the wind, whether it is quiet and slow, warm or cold, or wild and windy. Close your eyes and experience the movement and depth of the wind as you feel it on your face and as it blows through your hair.

Notice its directions, its lightness or directness, and reflect and meditate upon your thoughts and feelings as being like the movement of the wind in the infinite space of awareness. 

Take at least 10 minutes and of course better if twenty minutes.  This meditation is best done on the air or heart chakra and aids in its unfoldment.