Guided meditation can be a powerful tool to move beyond the veil of illusion. Here is a powerful meditation that can help us to taste that. It also serves as a good grounding technique as we are invited to fully return to the third dimension whilst infusing higher consciousness into every day existence...

Meditation can be a powerful way of helping us to remove the blockages that prevent us following our authentic flow. Yesterday I experienced an amazing visual and experiential universal life energy attunement meditation that invited a powerful infusion of higher guiding consciousness. For anyone interested I highly recommend it...

Want to revitalise your senses?
In our society there are endless distractions which tends to overload our senses - we quickly become desensitised. This makes us less aware of the truth of the moment, what the energy is really revealing to us so we don't witness the magical wonders and synchronicity of life. So how do we turn down the noise and reconnect so that we may feel the truth and beauty once more? This six senses walk will help...

How do we kindle the flame within?
Many enlightened masters have spoken of the fire of inner transformation burning away the dross and bringing heightened states of awareness and empowerment. What are they talking about? Is this a real phenomenon and if so, how do you make your inner flame burn brightly?

Want to feel invigorated in the morning? Try this...
Here’s a morning meditation that you can do in 5 minutes while taking a shower and is sure to rev you up better than any cafe latte.

Turn the bathroom light off - you’ll see why later. Set the shower to a warm comforting temperature and begin by feeling the warmth on your skin as the water trickles down your body. Imagine you are stood under a cleansing waterfall of golden light...

There are many definitions of what meditation is and many reasons why people do it. Essentially though meditation is a spiritual practice, its purpose being to explore the very nature of what we are...

The Dalai Lama suggests we should contemplate death every day...

Do we need to still the mind to meditate?
The answer to this question would depend on what you consider meditation to be? At Openhand, meditation is moving to the place of the observer of ourselves where we are none identified with mind or body in which case, neither need to be still...

Openhand Meditation has been deeply influenced by Kriya Yoga which was brought to the western world by the Yogananda Paramhansa, author of the highly respected "Autobiography of a Yogi". At Openhand we maintain a deep respect and admiration of the work carried out by the Kriya yogis and so thought we would share a snap shot of their beautiful essence here...