Hello there and welcome back for this Wednesday meditation.
Well,
We made it to the middle of the week.
Congratulations again.
So I like to think about Wednesday a little differently.
Think of it as that point at the apex of an arc where you get to experience a little bit of weightlessness.
Like when you were a kid on a swing set and you'd swing forward and there would be that moment at the peak where you get to experience weightlessness.
That's Wednesday.
Or it's also a good metaphor for transition or change.
In alignment with that theme of change,
We are going to do a transmutation exercise.
A way of changing energy around from negative to positive and another way for you to realize your own power over your emotions,
Feelings,
Energies around you.
So go ahead and find a comfortable seated position.
It can be in a chair,
Meditation cushion,
Or on the floor.
Just keep your back upright,
Straight,
So you can avoid having any pain in your body that distracts you from your focus.
Kind of sit here for a moment.
Take a few normal breaths.
And as we're sitting here,
You can do this with your eyes closed or focusing softly at a single point.
And go ahead and bring one or both of your hands up to your chest,
Directly over your heart.
Take a deep breath.
Feel the warmth in your hands over your heart.
Feel the beating and imagine your heart emanating a glowing golden light.
Know this light has a limitless power to transform your negative thoughts and feelings into positive feelings,
Feelings of love.
Imagine a powerful loving memory.
Maybe as a child,
The love that you would feel coming from your parents.
If you're a parent,
Maybe the feeling of the love that you have for your child.
And maybe for your pets,
If you have a cat or a dog or other pet that you love very much.
That powerful feeling is only the beginning of what your heart can do,
What your heart can feel.
Over the next few breaths,
Really sit and feel that love from those memories.
Feel that warmth grow and emanate from your heart.
As we sit here,
Hands on our hearts,
Take another deep breath and imagine breathing in a negative feeling.
It can be something simple like how you feel when somebody cuts you off in traffic,
An unkind word from a co-worker,
Stranger,
Maybe even a family member.
Imagine drawing that negative feeling into your heart and imagine your heart reacts to that by glowing a little brighter,
A little warmer.
And imagine your heart,
Like magic,
Changing that negative feeling or moment into a feeling of pure love.
On your next breath out,
Imagine sending that feeling of pure love out into the room,
Into the universe,
Or maybe if you're feeling generous,
Directly to the source of that negative energy.
Changing that negative into a warm,
Positive,
Loving feeling,
That's the power of your heart.
It's the power you have within you every day.
Take another breath in and pull more negative energy,
Maybe this time from somewhere within your self,
Into that limitless power of your loving heart,
And feel that change happen again.
Breathe out that pure love.
Do this a few more times,
Picturing a cloud of golden,
Loving energy starting to grow and build around you as you feel stronger and more powerful.
Breathe in some negative energy that someone you love may be feeling,
Taking on some of their pain and pulling it into your loving heart.
Again,
Feel that warmth grow in your chest,
Your heart center,
As you transmute that negative energy into love,
And breathe that love back out in to that loved one of yours.
You're doing great.
You may be feeling your heart warm under your hand.
You are powerful and full of love.
The love you are creating multiplies as you breathe it out,
Filling both you and the world with a little more each time.
If you want,
If you feel called to,
On your next breath,
Imagine your neighborhood or city,
And when you breathe in,
Think of pulling in the pain and suffering and negativity from the homes and buildings around you,
People you may or may not even know,
Drawing it into that powerful,
Glowing,
Limitless love-generating heart of yours.
Your heart effortlessly transforms all of that negative into positive,
Golden,
Glowing love.
You can even continue to expand your scope and reach out to your whole country or even the world.
Remember,
You have no limit to the amount of love you can give during this exercise.
You are a bottomless,
Infinite source of love and warmth.
For the next few minutes,
Continue breathing in that dark negative energy and fueling that amazing,
Magical heart of yours,
And breathing out bright,
Warm,
Golden love.
Do this at whatever level you were called to do,
Whether it's for the whole world or just within yourself.
You are in control.
You have the power.
You are both loved and loved.
You are doing amazing.
If you would like,
You can pause this recording and continue for as long as you want,
Or if you feel like you have done enough,
For now.
When you're ready,
Move your hands from your heart back down to your legs.
You may feel a cool sensation over the area of your heart now that you moved your hands away.
All of that work,
Generating all of that love,
That heart is still not overworked.
It's still capable of so much.
With your eyes still closed,
Bring your palms together.
Briskly rub them together.
Build up a little bit of warmth.
Raise your arms up over your head as you take in one more big,
Deep breath and hold it for just a moment.
Now let your arms fall to your sides with a big sigh as you breathe out.
Thank you so much for joining me on this meditation and this transmutation exercise.
Know that you are always welcome here.
Your presence matters.
You matter and you make the world a better place just by being here.
Go in peace.
