I have discovered a new standing meditation, called the Star Kiss. If you're an office worker who sits for long hours behind a computer screen, it may benefit you to practice this daily, or whenever you feel like you need a rest. Ideally it will relieve your stress and ground your energy. You can use it in places where it is difficult to sit, or if you don't want anyone to see you.
I've found that it helps me recharge faster during a short break, so I can stretch my leg muscles, rest my eyes, and clear my mind from the residue of hard mental work. Here are the instructions:
1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, knees straight. Try to relax your position. This is not a yoga pose, meaning you shouldn't feel any strain from balancing your muscles.
2. Hold your hands behind your back, just above the buttocks.
3. Close your eyes and elevate your head. If you're tall, elevate more to stretch any neck muscles that cramp up from looking down too much.
4. Breathe in and out deeply, like you would in a sitting meditation.
5. Focus on the third eye chakra, as this is where stress tends to clutter in the mind. This is the chakra of vision. You can imagine you are in a peaceful setting or try not to think at all. The key is to allow the flow of energy out of this chakra and into the others through deep, steady breathing. When you inhale, imagine the good energy from other chakras rising to your brain; as you exhale, imagine the bad energy leaving it.
If you have carpal tunnel syndrome, try stretching your wrist muscles as you hold your hands behind your back.
You can do this for however long you like. Even just a minute of standing meditation will help clear your mind. I wouldn't go more than 10 minutes though, or your legs could tire and you might lose focus. It is definitely of the short variety, for fast, effective relief.
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