Upon Closing My Eyes I Allow Myself To Fully See That Within Me

I have been actively participating in meditation and yoga for years.  Although my teaching it is a fairly recent endeavor, it has taken me to levels I have only dreamed of arriving at.  One in particular has to do with the Ajna (third eye) located in ones forehead between the brows, positioned at the top of the spine in the madulla oblongata.  The third eye is linked with the pineal gland located near the center of the brain, between two hemispheres tucked in between a groove, where the two rounded thalamic bodies join.  Since its location is deep within the brain it symbolizes an intimate importance.  One which is believed to see beyond space and time.  Said to be activated by light, it works with the hypothalamus which dictates the bodies thirst, hunger, sexual desire and biological clock.  The third eye has always been associated with the origin of higher consciousness.  Also known as the sixth chakra (Anja) translates to the meaning "To Command".  It is represented by the color indigo, a dark bluish/purple hue.  In order to activate the third eye one must raise their frequency and move into a higher state of consciousness.  Meditation and yoga allows one to be able to see that which lies beyond the physical body.  The more one practices, the more frequent the information begins to flow.  Allowing one to decipher between random images and dream-time messages, negative self-talk and mindful interpretations.  Kundalini yoga is known to awaken the senses through the formulation of breath by first awakening the serpent who sleeps at the base of the spine (root chakra) and slowly drawing the energy upward.  Allowing this energy to ascend towards the head center after awakening via breath vibrations.  This technique provides light to the pineal gland which in return provides divine thought.  The sixth chakra (third eye) is also referred to as the "Guru Chakra" since its activation is known to connect one with their "Inner Guru".  Thus bringing one into a higher state of meditation and wisdom.  Each chakra is known to resonate with a different sound used to raise the vibration through activation, this is why "Om" (Aum) is chanted for the third eye.  Chanting consecutively three times is said to do the most good. 

"I close my eyes so I may see"......Referring to the third eye it is a phrase that is used as a gentle reminder to shift consciousness/focus to a level where one can experience life without struggle.  A hardship for most within itself.  Through this new state of consciousness one learns a state of being, instead of a state of doing.  Shifting oneself out of the mentality of outside stimuli and instead turning within in order to refocus oneself.  As this art is practiced more and more one learns to create balance within their own lives.  When this is practiced  in Pranayama yoga it enables one to go deep within themselves in order to get a true sense of energy and life.  As one seeks, feels and acknowledges from within.  One is then able to harness that energy and allow it to resonate outward.  May your third eye through practice take you where you wish to go and see what it is you crave to answer.
~Monique