One thing I know to be certain.
Life is never certain.
Sometimes its lessons are welcome,
Wonderful.
And sometimes they're scary,
Sad,
Gut-wrenching.
There are some things you cannot control,
But you can rebuild.
From the rubble of life,
As long as you're breathing,
You will rise again and you will flourish.
My name is Amy and I will be guiding you today.
We're going to start with a simple body scan.
So ideally,
Lie down in a comfortable position.
Let's take a deep breath in and close our eyes.
How is your body feeling today?
Are there any muscles that feel tight?
Engaged?
Can you release them now?
We're going to draw our attention to our toes.
Can you relax your toes?
The arches of your feet?
Your ankles?
That's great.
Move your focus into your lower legs.
Let your calves melt into the bed,
Sofa or ground below.
Feeling your knees now.
Allowing them to relax.
Your upper legs,
Pelvis,
The hips,
The lower back.
Allowing any tension to melt away.
As you take another deep breath into your belly now,
Can you relax it further as you breathe out.
Filling your lungs with air and breathing out again.
Releasing any outside thoughts.
Focusing on your chest.
Can you open it?
Roll back those shoulders and let any tension melt away.
Feeling the weight of your arms,
Your elbows,
Your wrists.
And now relaxing your hands,
Your fingers.
Moving up to your neck.
Can you relax it?
And your face.
Release any tension in your jaw.
Your cheeks.
And finally your forehead.
Feeling that wave of relaxation now.
Moving up,
Up.
Over the head.
Let's take one last deep breath in and out now.
Imagine you are standing in a space which is completely empty but infinite.
There is nothing to see here.
Miles and miles of nothing all around you.
It is safe,
It is calm and it is completely quiet.
And it feels as though you are suspended in time.
As you stand here you notice one thing you missed.
A small box in front of you.
It's just you and the box.
You feel a sense of excitement,
Intrigue.
What is in that box?
Slowly you move towards the box and open it.
Inside you see a small glowing orb of light.
As tiny as a marble.
Pick it up now and hold it in the palm of your hand.
This sphere of light is glowing.
Gleaming.
Humming.
As you bring it closer to take a better look,
You realise inside it there are a thousand pictures and memories from your very own life.
Replaying for you,
Right in front of your eyes.
You as a child.
That street you lived on.
And the house you lived in.
Birthdays and bouncy castles.
The first ever friend who told you,
You were beautiful.
Meeting eyes with the absolute love of your life.
Births.
Losses.
Moments of healing and overwhelming joy.
As you hold your life in your hands,
You realise it's still very much alive.
Glowing.
And you get to choose what you create next.
The light starts to grow.
Shift.
It travels up your arm.
Across your chest.
Spreading throughout your entire body.
The light is now within you.
And you are within it.
You are the creator.
Remember the empty space.
Fill it now with everything you wish for.
Flowers.
Trees.
Picnic blankets.
Cakes.
Butterflies.
Think of all the things you love.
And would love.
And place them all around you.
Look around you.
How colourful and magical your creation is.
Feel this feeling.
Powerful creator.
And harness it.
For it is yours to take with you.
In your gut.
And in your heart.
Ready to build with you.
Let's take another deep breath in now.
As we bring our attention back into the present moment.
Connect with the feeling of your bed or sofa or the ground that you are lying on.
Wake up your fingers.
Your toes.
And take a stretch.
Feel the energy that ignites in your body.
Before you open your eyes,
Let's end this meditation with what you need to hear today.
You deserve to be happy.
Allow yourself to make your next chapter wonderful.
