On the wings of eagles we saw A guided visualization by Pratika The inner and outer journey of developing the confidence to face any challenge To have faith in one's ability and stepping away from one's comfort zones To realize one's full potential Introduction There are moments in life where we are called to rise To rise to an unknown potential Not by effort but through a quiet readiness and a deeper knowing of the true self This is the story of such a moment The story of flight,
Of letting go,
Of surrender And a quiet trust in faith in realizing what we eternally are and can be Find a quiet place where you will not be disturbed Sit and let your body settle Sit with a straight back and neck Your hands resting comfortably in your lap You can sit on a cushion on the floor or sit on a chair But not lying down Relax your shoulders and arms Place your hands in your lap And sit with your heart fully open and here Now take a long slow deep breath in through the nose,
Mouth closed At the top of your breath pause for a moment And exhale gently with a soft ahhhh Do this two more times A long deep breath in Pause And exhale ahhhh Once more,
Inhale Pause And softly exhale ahhhh Now imagine with your next incoming breath you are inhaling a quiet stillness A deep calm and peace And as you exhale release any stresses,
Worries or anxieties you may have Any thoughts that arise,
Just be aware of them But do not engage with them,
Let them pass into the distance Bring your awareness back to your breathing Let your breath begin to settle into a natural,
Relaxed rhythm Slowly in and out Be here,
Be present in this moment Keep the focus on the relaxed flow of your breathing Now bring your attention into the centre of your body,
To the heart centre And be fully here in the moment The eagle's first flight I invite you now to gently close your eyes Take a soft breath in And exhale Let a sense of peace and stillness rise within Now imagine that you are a very small chick resting in a nest on a mountain ridge at the top of a mountain range Next to you are your brothers and sisters You are all filled with excitement and wonder as you gaze out at the vast world It stretches high above in the sky,
Out to the distant horizon Your life is simple,
Exploring the ledges around the nest,
Looking into the distance while waiting patiently for your parents to return with food As you rest in the safety and comfort of your nest,
Your young eyes look out to the far horizon along the mountain ridge,
The only sounds you can hear,
The wind rising from the valley floor below,
And the call of your parents and other birds flying in the distance You have an awareness of something else,
A developing longing,
A whisper There is something more to me,
More to me than just this nest Something awaits my arrival,
My presence You begin to wonder,
What would it be like to fly,
To leave this ledge,
And to journey into the beyond To know the freedom your parents know so well,
As they effortlessly glide in the vast skies above Each day you spend more time wondering about the world beyond your nest,
Beyond the valleys and mountains,
Beyond the vast sky above,
Beyond the rainforest that runs all the way to the horizon,
To the ocean Beyond all this,
What lies past even what I can see?
There is an unknown sense and a longing for something more The wind whispers,
One day you too will soar,
You will be the boundless freedom,
Like the sky itself As you grow you begin to flap your wings in the strong mountain breeze You can feel the strength building in your wings,
Muscles growing,
Developing More powerful than ever before,
An acquired confidence is awakening within Your parents glide overhead,
Strong,
Graceful,
Effortless They swoop,
They soar,
They climb,
They turn,
They roll And they call to you now,
Not with words,
But with their silent presence in flight Bringing an awareness to you of your own potential,
Confirming what you have been feeling all this time Will this be my destiny?
Just to leave the nest?
No,
There is more,
Much more One day I will leave this nest I will fly beyond these mountains,
Beyond the horizon,
In the distance Then one day that hurriedly comes Your parents no longer return with food Instead they circle from high above,
Calling to you It is time My destiny is now You understand they are not abandoning you,
They are inviting you,
Preparing you Calling you to listen to your own heart You know the time has come You are ready and not afraid Something deep within reassures you,
Trust yourself You are ready The wind grows stronger and you move confidently along a small branch,
Growing out from the cliff For the first time you see the valley floor below,
And you are now in the full force of the wind Your siblings have already left the nest,
Now it's your turn You stretch your wings wide and feel the wind beneath them lifting you Your heart is steady,
You are calm,
You are surrendered to what your heart has been pointing to Then the moment comes You open and release your claws,
Loosening your grip on the branch And with wings outstretched,
You are free As the wind lifts you into the sky You are no longer a chick,
You are soaring free in your full power There is no fear,
Only freedom and the potential beyond The sky welcomes you,
The earth falls away as you rise In your journey,
Your life of freedom,
Of discovery,
Of your true being,
Your full potential has begun With a quiet confidence and a strong determination And a knowing that you will fulfill your destiny in the skies above Conclusion Let this moment remain with you This flight is not only the eagle's,
It is your own inner and outer journey One of trust in the deep knowing of your being A knowing in confidence that you are no longer confined or restricted You were born to soar Breathe now,
Softly,
Deeply Come back to the body,
To this space,
To this moment You are realizing your potential All lies before you You are truly free No one can hold you back And the sky,
The infinite sky,
Is always within you Now bring yourself back to where you are sitting Relax your shoulders,
Your stomach Move your fingers and toes Move the body Come back into the full presence of the body and relax And when you are ready,
You can open your eyes
