Meditation & Yoga with Melissa Abbott

16 Jnana Siddha Yoginis Yoga Nidra

16 Jnana Siddha Yoginis Yoga Nidra
In this Feminine Empowered Yoga Nidra we invite the 16 Jnana Siddha Yoginis into our sphere of meditation. These Yoginis are from the Shaiva Tantra Tradition of Northern India where they were a popular practice over a 1000 years ago in the Swat Valley, high in their Himalayan Mountains of Kashmir. The Yoginis are messengers of a transitional primal power, the goddess, fierce compassion for change and upliftment and actually beyond the grasp of the conceptual mind. They are related to the elements and all the guises of our being.
The Jnana Siddha Yoginis Practice help us recognize our own energies to push us through our blockages, samsara's, patterns, or issues. They are a source of our ability to love ourselves more deeply and feel the preciousness of our lives.
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The Yoginis are elemental, inherent, pure, and true. 
Much Love, Shubha Melissa Abbott

Red Hum Sounding Tara Sadhana Practice

Red Hum Sounding Tara Sadhana Practice
Red Hum Soundng Tara is the 5th Emanation of the 21 Tara’s and her Sadhana, practice, mantra, teachings, and history are very powerful. In this podcast I touch on her history and meanings while then delving into the Visualization Techniques and Practice. Learn about how she started out as the goddess Kurukullā in the Roots of tribal Hinduism and was later was adopted by Tibetan Buddhism and became Red Hum Tara, one of the 21 Tara’s. She is often referred to as the Tara of Magnetizing because of this power to summon and bring together any and all resources to benefit those around her. Furthermore, she is a figure of protection, offering individuals the strength and courage to take control of their lives and create a better future for themselves.
Experience Sacred and Embodied Journeys within with Melissa Abbott.
Yoga Nidras, Non Dual Shaiva Tantra Meditations,  21 Tara Practices, Dakini & Yogini Practices with healing singing bowl soundbath with Tambura.
Designed to empower the feminine, connect to your pure potentiality, clear your consciousness, process, protect, increase longevity, heal from within, connection, vitality, improve sleep and wellbeing. Using age old visionary meditation techniques  from Shaiva Tantra, Yogini, Dakini, Japanese Reiki, and Vrajayana Buddhist Sources.
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Thank you for your support and listening,
Melissa
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White Tara Longevity, Health, & Purification with Rainbow Protection Lights

White Tara Longevity, Health, & Purification with Rainbow Protection Lights
Vrajayana Buddhist White Tara Sadhana ( she is separate from the 21 Tara’s Practices) and how to perform it. White Tara Sadhana is a spiritual practice of Tibetan Buddhism dedicated to the goddess White Tara, an embodiment of compassion, healing, and serenity. The practice involves invoking her presence and purifying one's own body, speech, and mind. This can be done through meditation, mantras, visualization, and other practices connected to White Tara.
White Tara is also known as Sita Tārā, the cool one who brings in healing light, energy, and longevity. In Sanskrit Sita means white or pure and it is also the name of the planet Venus. She is the foremost female bodhisattva of compassionate activity, the supreme representation of mother goddess energy and the collective manifestation of all enlightenment, eternal life, and healing love. White Tārā brings in the long life activating energies of life, fire, strength, vitality, and evolution of wisdom awakened awareness.
This is an overview of the practice including the Six Protection Lights Practice, explanation of the Mantras and variations for different situations, Iconography, Visualization, Meditation,  a Short Sadhana Practice. You might have some obstacles, illness, or toxic circumstances in your life that could cause untimely death. Maybe there is a loved one or friend who is very ill. If these situations are because good karma has been exhausted, it is important ot create merit to prolong life now and have longevity in future lives as well. This Sadhana practice  may be for you. 
Listen with headphones in a quiet place. Includes Healing Singing Bowl Sound Bath and Tambura backgrounds.
Much Love, I am guided to share this practice at this time, Shubha Melissa Abbott

Yellow All-Victorious Tara Sadhana Practice

 Yellow All-Victorious Tara is the 4th emanation of the
21 Tara’s.
She embodies the potential to protect you from danger, purifies disturbances of life energy, and transforms the fear of death.
She is known to safeguard you from harm, cleanses turmoil of inauspicious circumstances and unforeseen events. She ignites or activates the vital energy of life, and changes the dread and fear of passing away. She is known as to be of the long life Taras and activates longevity by those who do her practice.
In this podcast we will discuss her history, praise, deeper meanings and the layers of her empowered feminine compassion and empowered support for those who practice Yellow-All Victorious Tara Sadhana. Listen in a quiet place, headphones are best.  Gentle Meditative Spoken word with healing singing bowl sounds and Tambura drone. 

White Soothing Tara Sadhana Practice

White Soothing Tara Sadhana Practice
White Soothing Tara is the 2nd Emanation in the Empowered Feminine 21 Tara Mandala Practices of Vrajayana Buddhism
White Soothing Tara is one of the 21 Taras and known as the second emanation of Tara, or female emanations of enlightenment in Tibetan Buddhism.
Her name Drolma Loter Yangchenma represents her innate capacity for giving knowledge through song, melody, or words. In sanskrit she is known as Saraswati and Vrajasaraswati. 
In addition the white color of Great White Soothing Tara has the power to calm profound disturbances such as illnesses and negative imprints. These are long-standing or deeply ingrained patterns that can be difficult to overcome and she employs her pacifying and soothings effects on these circumstances. Tara's peaceful expression reflects her ability to dissipate negativity and penetrate the innermost parts of the heart.
Recorded in Gloucester, MA in my home studio on Jan 26, 2023 this recording is an explanation of her practice, the inner meanings of her visualization, offerings, praise/invocations, prayers, mantras, meditation and dedications. Why you might practice her sadhana such as breaking out of old patterns and transformative energy of Great White Soothing Tara.  This one includes her practice with short mantra repetition practice. 
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Much love to you, Shubha Melissa Abbott

Tattva Bhavana Yoga Nidra Meditation

Tattva Bhavana Yoga Nidra Meditation
Recorded live at Blue Hot Yoga www.bluehotyoga.com after a classic hot Hatha Yoga Practice by instructor Melissa Abbott www.melissaabbott.com on Jan 4, 2022 accompanied by Crystal Singing Bowls. 
In the Yogic Tradition of Shaiva Tantra Meditation Techniques, Tattva Bhavana is a beautiful relaxing practice which accesses the non dual state.
Bhavana means feeling, Tattva means feeling into what is…. In essence, you are tuning into your consciousness awareness by softening your senses and opening up to your entire field of awareness. Be willing to see things with equanimity. 
This is an early Meditation Technique that is just as fresh and new as it was 1000 years ago in northern India and Kashmir regions. 
Enjoy  in a quiet place, Melissa 
 

New Years 2023 Yoga Nidra Meditation

New Years 2023 Yoga Nidra Meditation
with Melissa Abbott www.melissaabbott.com
recorded live at Blue Hot Yoga www.bluehotyoga.com Swampscott, MA on Dec. 28, 2022 after a Classic 26 posture and 2 breathing exercises Hatha Yoga Class. Set your Intentions for the New Year 2023 with this 15 min session. Find your gifts and use them as tools your transformation and evolution this upcoming year.
Best to listen with headphones in a quiet space. Enjoy, Happiest of Happy New Year to you. Thank you for listening. Kindest regards, Melissa Abbott

Winter Solstice Yoga Nidra

Winter Solstice Yoga Nidra
with
Melissa Abbott
Recorded live Dec 21, 2022 at Blue Hot Yoga BlueHotYoga.com in Swampscott, MA after a Hatha Yoga Class taught by Melissa Abbott with Crystal Singing Bowls accompanying the Winter Solstice Yoga Nidra Meditation.
The Winter Solstice is a time of Spirit and winter rest, take some time to go within and find your peace in a quiet place. 
Winter Solstice is the three days when the sun 'stands still' and nature seems to hold its breath while we enjoy our winter feast.*
Just as the sun pauses during this season, take some time to pause yourself allowing radiant rejuvenation and integration.  Listening on head phones is so great. Enjoy! 
Happy Holidays, Melissa Abbott melissaabbott.com
 

Silent Radiance Yoga Nidra

Silent Radiance Yoga NidraRecorded live on Dec 7, 2022
at Blue Hot Yoga, bluehotyoga.com 644 Humphrey St., Swampscott Ma where I teach yoga a few times a week and I have been doing Yoga Nidras with Singing Bowl Soundbath at the Wednesday 8:30am classes. 
in this Yoga Nidra Immersion, you begin to sense the quiet presence that is held within, this sacred darkness you may start to sense within yourself as you are guided into a radiant infinite mystery, this womb of silent radiance. 
I hope you enjoy this beautiful meditation, best listened to with headphones in a quiet place.
much love, 
Much Love, Melissa 

Waxing Golden Crescent Moon Yoga Nidra

Waxing Golden Crescent Moon Yoga Nidra
Recorded Live at CapeAnnPowerYoga.com August 30, 2022 in Gloucester, MA after a Hot Power Vinyasa Class with instructor Melissa Abbott
 
The Waxing Crescent Moon Occurs a 8-9 days after the New Moon. It is Golden in color and known to increase life force, restoration, and support life purpose and intention. This Yoga Nidra with Crystal Singing Bowl Soundbath, rejuvenates and clears. A beautiful and powerful practice.