Class #2: Divine Name Permutations

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​If you haven't learned Integral Jewish Meditation Part I yet (or if you need a refresher), ​please learn that first, as this course builds on that practice.
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Practice 2

Inhale, filling body with light, visualizing letters in body:
Yod – Hei – Vav (head, chest, belly).
Exhale and project Light upward, left hand pointing up, chanting:
Sh’ma   שְׁמַע
 (Listen)
 
Inhale, filling body with light, visualizing letters in body:
Yod – Vav – Hei (head, belly, chest).
Exhale and project Light downward, right hand pointing down, chanting:
Yisrael  יִשרָאֵל
 (Striving for the Divine)
 
Inhale, filling body with light, visualizing letters in body:
Hei – Yod – Vav (chest, head, belly).
Exhale and project Light forward, right hand pointing forward, chanting:
YAdonai יהוה
 (Existence, Divine, My Lord)
 
Inhale, filling body with light, visualizing letters in body:
Hei – Vav – Yod (chest, head, belly).
Exhale and project Light backward, left hand pointing backward, chanting:
Eloheinu אֱלהֵינוּ
 (Our Divinity)
 
Inhale, filling body with light, visualizing letters in body:
Vav – Yod – Hei (belly, head, chest).
Exhale and project Light to the right, right hand to the right, chanting:
YAdonai יהוה
 (Existence, Divine, My Lord)
 
Inhale, filling body with light, visualizing letters in body:
Vav – Hei – Yod (belly, chest, head).
exhale and project Light to the left, left hand to the left, chanting:
Ekhad אֶחָד
 (One)
 
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Three Portals
 
(Bring right hand to heart, offering awareness as a gift)
לְךָ
L’kha___________
 
(Bring left hand to belly, bringing awareness into body)
נַֽעֲשֶׂ֥ה
Na’aseh___________
 
(Bring right hand to forehead, aware of awareness as vast field beyond the body)
וְנִשְׁמָֽע
V’Nishmah_______
 
Silent Meditation
Hands in lap, meditate silently and chant mentally:
Atah HU, At YAH Hi
 (You are It, Now is the Divine)
 
After silent period, close again with the Three Portals.