Eight Organ Meditation

Eight organ meditation is done to help strengthen the internal organs to build ki in the body. It involves moving the breath to the individual organs to help bring clean clear oxygen so that the body has the proper foundation to build and utilize ki. If any of the organs are weak, the body will not be able to work to its fullest potential.

Body Position

• Seated posture
• Back straight, relax core
• Head and eyes looking forward
• Eyes can be closed or open
• Shoulders relaxed
• Legs crossed with left on top of right in a quarter lotus position
• Hands resting in just below navel, right hand is on the bottom and left hand rests on top
• Fingers press tightly together – left hand downward, right hand upward
• Thumbs form a circle and lightly touch
• Roll hands slightly inward so that the circle formed by the hands faces outward

Practice

• Inhale for 8 seconds
• Breathe in deeply and visualize while pushing the breath to each of the following organs
  • Left side of Heart
  • Right side of Heart
  • Left Lung
  • Right Lung
  • Liver
  • Stomach and Spleen
  • Left Kidney
  • Right Kidney
• At each organ, hold the breath for 8 seconds
• Exhale for 8 seconds
• One breath for each of the 8 organs