Welcome to Be With Melinda.
Today we enter the mystical Jewish journey.
Of Rithua.
You are warmly welcome to receive its wisdom,
Whether or not you know Hebrew.
Or come from a Jewish background.
Simply bring your breath,
Your body,
And an open heart.
Refuah is the Hebrew word for healing.
In Jewish mysticism,
Healing is not becoming something or someone different.
It is remembering the wholeness that has always lived within you.
Even beneath pain.
Fear or uncertainty.
This meditation draws upon Yesod,
The ninth of the ten sefirot in Kabbalah.
Yesod is the foundation that gathers together all that has come before,
Allowing wisdom,
Love,
Trust,
And light to become fully embodied.
Take a slow breath in and gently breathe out.
Again.
Breathing in.
And a slower breath out.
Allow your body to soften.
Feel yourself supported by the earth beneath you.
Imagine yourself beneath the ancient olive tree.
Season after season,
It continues to grow.
Storms have left their marks upon its trunk.
Yet life continues to rise from deep within its roots.
So it is with you.
Bring your awareness to the place within your body that most longs for kindness today.
There is no need to change it.
No need to fix it.
Simply offer it your loving attention.
Silently repeat.
Refuah sacred healing.
Again.
Refooler sacred healing.
With each inhale,
Receive healing.
With each exhale,
Soften into trust.
Imagine a warm light gently surrounding the places within you.
That are asking for compassion.
There's nothing to force.
Healing has its own rhythm.
Just as every tree has its own season of growth.
Rest here for a few quiet breaths.
Allowing yourself to receive this sacred gift.
Take one final slow breath.
May healing gently unfold within your body,
Your heart,
Your mind and your spirit.
May you trust the wisdom of your own unfolding.
And may each day bring you closer to the wholeness that has always been yours.
Shalom and thank you for meditating with me.
Today.
