Bhuta Shuddhi is a practice to purify and balance the five elements of your body’s Chakras: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether. By focusing your awareness through mantras, breathwork, and visualization, the practice dissolves distractions and deepens spiritual connection with Shakti, the universal energy.
Start by bringing attention to your Heart Chakra. Invite love and guidance. Move your focus down to your Root Chakra. Imagine the earth element and see a coiled snake, representing sleeping kundalini energy. Hear the sound “Hum.” Contract the muscles between your anus and genitals (Mula Bandha and Aswini Mudra) to awaken energy at the Root Chakra. Slowly guide this energy up your spine, dissolving each element at its chakra.
Root Chakra: Earth dissolves. Visualize a yellow square that represents a fire pit. Hear the sound “Lam.”
Sacral Chakra: Water dissolves. See a blue circle with a crescent moon. Hear “Vam.”
Solar Plexus: Fire dissolves. Picture a red upward triangle. Hear “Ram.”
Heart Chakra: Air dissolves. Imagine two smoky-gray triangles forming a star. Hear “Yam.”
Throat Chakra: Space dissolves. See a sky-blue circle surrounded by petals. Hear “Hum.”
Third Eye Chakra: Visualize a bright white flame, dissolving mental distractions. Hear “So Hum.”
Crown Chakra: See a thousand-petaled lotus and feel pure consciousness. Hear “Ham Sa.”
Now, focus on your breath:
Inhale. Visualize smoky air entering your heart and clearing away toxins. Hold. Exhale.
Inhale. Visualize a bright flame burning away impurities as it leaves your body. Hold. Exhale.
Inhale. Let the breath move to your Third Eye Chakra, cooling and refreshing your body. Hold. Exhale.
Allow the Kundalini energy to return to its resting place, moving back through each chakra and restoring balance:
Third Eye Chakra: Refine the mind.
Throat Chakra: Restore space.
Heart Chakra: Restore air.
Solar Plexus: Restore fire.
Sacral Chakra: Restore water.
Root Chakra: Restore earth.
Feel the Kundalini energy coil calmly at the base of your spine. Focus on any Chakra that resonates with you and let the sound of OM fill you with love, light, and peace. Receive its blessings.