I read an article last year about a woman who was teaching people about the power of water for meditation and healing.  I was intrigued and want to share what she had to say so you can try it for yourself.  I have thoroughly enjoyed using this meditation not only in my bathtub, but outside in my hot tub under the moonlight or in the morning with the birds singing in the trees. 

Healing Through Water: A Step-by-Step Meditative Bath

• Fill a bathtub with water of a temperature that feels right to you.  You might get thirsty during the bath so be sure to place a glass of clean drinking water nearby. You can add to the ambience by lighting a beeswax or soya candle and you might want to dim the lights or turn them off entirely.  I prefer the candle light alone as artificial light changes the energy of the room.
• Before stepping into the filled tub, ask the Water to cleanse, heal, and purify the deepest pain inside of you, whether it be physical, mental, or emotional.  Your active participation in asking for healing is very important.  When asking for a healing from Water, try and sense welcoming and healing love enveloping you as you step into the tub; it almost feels as if the water reaches out to take care of you.
• Once settled into the tub and soaking, breathe in slowly and deeply.  Ask the Water for a message about your pain.  Its source will usually be identified almost immediately, and more information may be provided about how to help enhance the healing, such as singing or reciting a mantra.  Many people have had some profound spiritual healing with this water meditation.  Even if you don’t sense a message during your bath, you will still sense and feel the healing results soon after and throughout the day.  Just be gentle with yourself and take your time.  Be a witness — in a meditative way — during the bath, so you can just “be” and receive.  Let yourself feel free to go with the flow.
• After about 20 minutes, thank the Waters that reside within you.  Also, express thanks to the waters of the tub for the healing, and then step out of the tub.  Be sure to say “thank you” for water’s healing upon entering the bath as well as during the bath and upon exiting the bath.  The energy of gratitude is healing in its own right and will help to elevate the vibration of the water in the tub and in your body.
• As a variation, you might want to stir in 1/2 to 1 cup of Epsom salts combined with about 5 drops of your favorite natural essential oil essence (lavender and tangerine are both good choices). Stir in the Epsom salts as you fill the tub; add the oil essence after the tub is filled and just before you enter it.  For your very first healing bath, try to experience it without any additions.  For future baths, you may want to experiment with salts, oils, herbs, or flower petals in the bath and soft music or rock crystals nearby.  As you learn what resonates best for you, you can customize your baths to take care of your emotional and health needs.