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Everything the Power of the World does is done in a
circle. The sky is round, and I have heard that the
earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars.
The wind, in its greatest power, whirls. Birds make
their nests in circles, for theirs is the same religion
as ours. The sun comes forth and goes down again
in a circle. The moon does the same, and both are
round. Even the seasons form a great circle in their
changing, and always come back again to where
they were. The life of a man is a circle from
childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything
where power moves (cited in Neihardt, 1961:32-33).
Mandala means sacred circle in Sanskrit. Circles
appear in nature (flowers, snowflakes, sun, moon, etc.),
architecture and are also powerful symbols in cultures
throughout world history
Tibetan Buddhist Monks and Native American Indians all
use mandalas as a way of evoking spiritual energy,
meditation and healing.
Why are circles believed to be so powerful?
The circle is a symbol of wholeness, continuity, connection, unity,
harmony and the cycle of life.
Unlike other shapes, the circle flows and has no hard edges or angles.
Circles are believed to help individuals focus inward.
Feel the air entering through your nose...picture the breath flowing through the cavities in your sinuses and then down to your
lungs...

As thoughts intrude, allow them to pass, and return your attention to your breathing.

(Pause)

See the air inside your body after you inhale, filling your body gently.

Notice how the space inside your lungs becomes smaller after you exhale and the air leaves your body.

Feel your chest and stomach gently rise and fall with each breath.

Now as you inhale, count silently... one

As you exhale, count...one

Wait for the next breath, and count again... one

Exhale...one

Inhale...one

Exhale...one

Continue to count each inhalation and exhalation as "one."

(Pause)