This exercise is a whole-body movement, which co-ordinates the balance of the whole body. It helps remove excessive fire in the heart meridian, therefore balance the Yin and Yang energy in the body.

From the point of sacred geometry, it represents the energy flow of “Mer Ka Ka”, also spelled as Merkabah, What is “Mer Ka Ba”? “Mer” means Light. “Ka” means Spirit. “Ba” means Body. Merkaba Symbol is a shape made of two intersecting tetrahedrons that spin in opposite directions and create a three-dimensional energy field. Mer-Ka-Ba represents the spirit/body surrounded by counter-rotating fields of light, spirals of energy as in DNA, which transport the spirit/body from one dimension to another. It is the divine light vehicle used by ascended masters to connect with and reach those who are in tune with the higher consciousness. The primary driving force for Mer-Ka-ba is unconditional love or divine love. This exercise helps unite the body and mind to awaken the higher consciousness within, thus lifting the spirit and consciousness, and helping remove the energetic blockages in the body.

Steps:

1. Preparation: Stand with your feet slightly wider than your shoulders, your arms are relaxed and your body is upright. Start a pranayama breathing to slow down your mind, which is a diaphragm breathing technique.
2. Left side exercise: bend your knees and squat, and support your knees with both hands. Hold your breath and use your waist as the axis, rotate your body three times from the left to back, then to the right and front like a circle. Make sure that your eyes are open during rotation.
3. This exercise is vigorous, people with high blood pressure and heart disease should do it with caution. You can also rotate from left and right only once instead of three times if you feel dizzy. When closing the legs, bend your knees and squat, support your knees with both hands, close your eyes and exhale slowly with your mouth.
4. Relax the body and get up slowly and exhale slowly with your mouth.
5. Right side exercise: bend your knees and squat, and support your knees with both hands. Hold your breath and use your waist as the axis, rotate your body three times from the right to back, then to the left and front like a circle. Make sure that your eyes are open during rotation.
6. When closing the legs, bend your knees and squat, support your knees with both hands, close your eyes and exhale slowly with your mouth.
7. Relax the body and get up slowly and exhale slowly with your mouth.
8. Go back to the preparation step and adjust your breath.

A complete set is to rotate three consecutive circles for each side.

Key Points:

When rotating your body, use your waist as the axis. You have to make three consecutive circles for each side, and the movement should be gentle and slow. After rotation, hold your knees and exhale slowly. It is easy to cause dizziness during the rotation by holding your breath, so make sure to open your eyes when rotating your body, and slowly close your eyes when adjusting the exhalation. This exercise is relatively vigorous, people with hypertension and heart disease don’t need to hold their breath during the rotation, or do it only once according to their conditions.