Welcome to a special meditation for the threshold of the new year.
Whether you are a long-time traveler in these audio groves or this is your first step across the bridge into Aniridhna,
I am so glad to welcome you here.
Find a comfortable seated position and let your body settle,
Your spine rising with a gentle lift of a promise.
Allow your hands to rest,
Palms open as if ready to receive what this moment holds.
Take a breath that feels like arriving and release a breath that feels like letting go.
For the duration of this meditation,
This is your sanctuary.
Now bring your awareness into your body.
Feel the weight of your presence in the chair,
The contact of your feet with the floor.
Notice the subtle sensations of life within you.
Your pulse,
The quiet home of being.
There is no need to change anything.
Simply be the observer of this living,
Breathing landscape that is you.
As you breathe,
Begin to imagine the past year not as a story but as a landscape you have traveled.
Perhaps there were sunlit meadows of joy,
Rocky paths of challenge,
Quiet pools of rest and storms that passed through.
See this landscape behind you,
Not to judge it but to acknowledge its terrain.
With your next exhale,
Imagine turning with softness from that view.
You are not leaving it behind.
You are simply turning your gaze forward.
Before you now,
You see a threshold.
This is your entry to the coming year.
It is an ancient stone archway.
Woven with ivy and soft moss,
Sitting in a tranquil wood.
This is the gate of honorinia.
It does not demand you enter.
It simply offers a passage.
Walk toward it.
Feel the ground beneath your feet.
Soft earth scattered with fallen pine needles.
The air here is cool and clean,
Scented with frost and distant cedar.
Pause for a moment before the arch.
Look up.
Carved into the stone are the words in a flowing script.
Enter with intention.
Walk with peace.
Now,
Step across.
As you pass through the gate,
Notice a subtle shift.
The light changes.
It is the soft,
Clear light of a winter morning,
Glowing with potential.
You find yourself in a sacred grove.
This is the heart of honorinia,
A sanctuary held in trust for all who seek stillness.
In the center of this grove are three clear paths,
Radiating from where you stand.
The first path leads to a serene,
Sun-dappled stream.
This is the path of release.
Here,
You could sit on the bank and place any old burdens,
Regrets,
Or worn-out worries upon floating leaves,
Watching them be carried gently away by the clear water.
This path is always open to you.
The second path winds towards a cozy,
Warm hearth inside a tempered lodge.
The golden light glows from its windows.
This is the path of warmth and community.
Here,
You could rest,
Nourished,
In a space of quiet companionship.
The kettle is always on.
The third path climbs gently to a high,
Open meadow under a vast sky.
This is the path of vision.
Here,
You could stand in the open air,
Feeling the wind of new possibilities,
Gazing at the distant horizon of your hopes.
You do not need to walk them now.
Simply know they exist here for you.
In this grove,
All aspects of your journey are honored.
For now,
Simply stand in the center of this sacred space.
Feel the profound support of the earth beneath you.
The supportive silence of the ancient trees around you.
The vast,
Open sky above you.
The vast,
Open sky above you.
Into this space,
Invite a single,
Seed-like intention for your year to come.
Not a loud resolution,
But a quiet inner quality you wish to cultivate.
Perhaps it is ease or courage,
Curiosity or softness.
Let the word or feeling arise on its own.
Once it does,
Imagine placing the seed gently into the fertile soil at your feet.
There is no need to force it to grow.
You are simply planting it in a place of safety and support.
The grove will tend to it.
Take a few more breaths here in the center of your own possibility.
Knowing you can return to this grove to release by the stream,
Rest by the hearth,
Or dream in the meadow whenever you need.
Honorini is not a distant place.
It is a layer of peace woven into the world,
Always accessible.
Now,
Slowly begin to bring your awareness back.
Feel the contour of your body in the chair once more.
Hear the subtle sounds of the space around you.
As you prepare to open your eyes,
Carry this knowing with you.
You have crossed a threshold.
You have planted a seed in sacred ground.
You have a sanctuary.
When you are ready,
Gently deepen your breath.
Wiggle your fingers and toes.
Gently stretch your neck and shoulders.
And as you open your eyes,
Let your first gaze be soft,
Seeing the world before you as if for the first time,
Fresh with the potential of a new beginning.
Welcome to Honorini.
