There is a technique practiced by Hawaiian shamans which
enhances your power to bless by increasing your personal energy. It is a simple way of
breathing that is also used for grounding, centering, meditation and healing. It requires
no special place or posture, and may be done while moving or still, busy or resting, with
eyes open or closed. In Hawaiian the technique is called pikopiko because piko means
both
the crown of the head and the navel.
The Technique
Become aware of your natural breathing. Locate the crown
of your head and your navel by awareness and/or touch. Now, as you inhale put your
attention on the crown of your head; and as you exhale put your attention on your navel.
When you feel relaxed, centered, and/or energized, begin
imagining that you are surrounded with an invisible cloud of light or an electromagnetic
field, and that your breathing increases the energy of this cloud or field.
As you bless, imagine that the object of your blessing is
surrounded with some of the same energy that surrounds you.
Variations
Instead of crown and navel, shift attention from shoulder
to shoulder or sky to earth. To help focus the energy field, imagine it in color, as a
tone or chord, or as a tingle.
