Meditation is an essential component for peace of mind and a healthy lifestyle. It facilitates healing and gives us a chance to see clearly. This series, Meditate While You Medicate, will focus on different meditation techniques that can be performed in conjunction with heady indica strains. Practice daily for clarity, focus, peace and enlightenment.

The chakras are the seven energy centers in the body. When full of positive healing energy, they are in balance. If they become blocked by negative energy, they can create imbalances. Follow this simple exercise to cleanse your chakras and channel positive energy. If you have a meditation partner, try taking turns reading the below instructions softly and slowly to one another.

Create a comfortable setting, with meditative music, candles or incense and a soft spot to lay. Before you begin, smoke or vape some Animal Cookies, a hybrid indica with a potent and very relaxing head-high.

Once comfortably stoned, lay flat on your back. Arms rest at your sides, palms up, fingers relaxed. Feet fall outwards, and let your whole form sink into the ground. Focus on breathing. Deep, slow breaths in and out.

Close your eyes and begin to visualize and focus on each chakra, one at a time:

Begin with the root chakra, visualized as a sphere of red energy. Located at the base of the spine, it’s associated with our sense of feeling grounded. As you inhale, imagine a healing light entering the crown of your head and filling your root chakra with fresh, positive energy. When you exhale, visualize expelling old, negative energy. Continue this for a few breaths in silence. Slowly bring attention to the sacral chakra, located just below your navel. Visualize a sphere of orange energy. It is associated with our sense of well-being and sexuality. As you inhale, imagine a healing light entering the crown of your head and filling your sacral chakra with fresh, positive energy. When you exhale, visualize expelling old, negative energy. Continue this for a few breaths in silence. Focus now on the solar plexus chakra, located beneath the ribs. Visualize a sphere of yellow energy. This chakra is associated with our sense of self-confidence and self-worth. As you inhale, imagine a healing light entering the crown of your head and filling the solar plexus chakra with fresh, positive energy. When you exhale, visualize expelling old, negative energy. Continue this for a few breaths in silence. Slowly, begin to focus on your heart chakra, located at the center of the chest and visualized as a green sphere of energy. The heart chakra is associated with our ability to love freely and inner peace. As you inhale, imagine a healing light entering the crown of your head and filling your heart chakra with fresh, positive energy. When you exhale, visualize expelling old, negative energy. Continue this for a few breaths in silence. Moving to the throat chakra, located at the center of the throat and visualized as a blue sphere of energy; this chakra is associated with communication, self-expression and truth. As you inhale, imagine a healing light entering the crown of your head and filling your throat chakra with fresh, positive energy. When you exhale, visualize expelling old, negative energy. Continue this for a few breaths in silence. Now focus on the third-eye chakra, located at the center of the forehead and visualized as an indigo sphere of energy. The third-eye chakra is associated with intuition, imagination and wisdom. As you inhale, imagine a healing light entering the crown of your head, and filling your third-eye chakra with fresh, positive energy. When you exhale, visualize expelling old, negative energy. Continue this for a few breaths in silence. Now move your attention to the crown chakra, located at the top of the head. Visualized as a violet sphere of energy, the crown chakra is associated with full connection to spirituality and pure bliss. As you inhale, imagine a healing light entering the crown of your head, and filling your crown chakra with fresh, positive energy. When you exhale, visualize expelling old, negative energy. Continue this for a few breaths in silence.

Finally, imagine the healing light entering your crown chakra and connecting all seven chakras, sending positive energy throughout your whole form. Take another few deep breaths and quiet the mind to stillness.

When ready, reopen eyes and smile.

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