Let's start by finding a comfortable place to sit or lie.
Allow yourself to get really comfortable.
Make the space your own.
Then with your eyes open and through your nose,
Take a deep,
Slow breath in.
And then effortlessly let it go.
Now allow your eyes to gently close.
And again,
I invite you to take a long,
Slow,
Deep breath in through the nose before surrendering it back out,
Savouring its soft release.
Allow yourself now to settle into your space.
Then start to watch your breath.
Observe its flows in and out.
Once you're comfortable in your space,
Feel yourself become deeply grounded like a tree rooted in Mother Earth.
The present moment is all we truly have.
Yet so often we squander these precious moments,
Fixated on the sadness of the past,
Worrying about the future and what it may hold for us.
So choose now to become present.
Anchor yourself here and now by observing your natural breath.
Choose to live in the only moment where life really exists,
The present moment.
Choose to let go of your past and instead use the present to help define and shape a brighter future.
Choose to live and love right here and now.
Choose to slow down and start to connect with who you really are and what you really feel.
The only place we can truly do this is by choosing to be present.
Then we can start to live a full and authentic life full of purpose,
Meaning and love.
Our futures will always be bright when we realise that our future is actually happening right now in the present moment.
Holding on is believing that there is a past,
Letting go is knowing that there is a future.
In every conscious moment that we have,
We have a choice to make,
Whether to focus on the past,
Present or future or that we are going to choose to focus on the dark or light in our lives.
Every moment is a choice,
Every moment leading up to this moment was meant to happen and even though you might not like what has happened to you in the past,
The reality is that every moment,
Good or bad,
Will form the foundation of your future.
If we can just seize the present moment,
Warts and all,
Then we can start to unlock a brighter future.
Never forget what we think we become.
Every thought and feeling we have has its own unique vibration.
The highest vibrational frequencies come from the likes of love,
Gratitude and happiness.
Conversely,
Emotions and thoughts like anger,
Hatred and judgement generate the lowest vibrations.
So the vibrations we omit will attract the same vibrations back into our lives.
We cannot attract the things we are not willing or able to omit vibrationally and if we do manage to get them,
They will eventually slip through our fingers and we will lose them.
Take lottery winners who end up losing everything or those people who think they've met the person they want to spend the rest of their lives with and they just can't keep the relationship going or people who get a modicum of success but fail to hold on to it.
We potentially can manipulate the situation to temporarily attract things into our lives but the likelihood of keeping them is slim.
So the key is not to simply change our vibration,
It is to radiate the vibration.
If you want to attract love,
Peace,
Harmony or abundance into your life,
Whatever it is you aspire to achieve,
Then you need to radiate the feelings that you already have them in your life.
Then this will draw them into your life.
But to be able to achieve this,
We first need to be present.
This will only work if we are already at peace with ourselves,
Otherwise our vibrations will be confused and ineffective.
So most of us need to start by focusing on finding inner peace.
Then no shortcuts,
No quick wins and like building a house,
It needs strong foundations and frequent maintenance to be able to weather the inevitable storms of life.
Once we start to love ourselves,
To forgive ourselves and to become one with ourselves,
Then we are able to truly see and feel our thoughts,
Hopes and dreams.
Once we can do this,
Then we are able to lift and change our vibrations.
Don't overthink it,
Take that first step right now and anchor yourself in the present using the mantra,
I am present.
I am present.
Repeat this mantra gently,
Either to yourself or out loud.
There is no need to force it,
No need to concentrate too hard on it.
Repeat it easily and effortlessly.
As you repeat this mantra,
It might change,
It might get louder or fainter,
Faster or slower.
However it changes,
Don't resist it.
When you notice you have drifted away and you will drift away at some point as you become distracted by thoughts or by sounds or by physical sensations,
Gently guide yourself back to the mantra,
I am present.
I am present.
Release this moment and allow yourself to slow down,
To connect to yourself,
To empower yourself,
To free yourself,
To achieve a brighter future.
To make room for this growth,
We need to realise that the only thing we can truly control is how we react to situations,
To people,
To external influences.
Keep drawing your mind back to your mantra if it wanders.
I am present.
I am present.
I will leave you for a little while so that you can focus inwards.
You surrender yourself to your mantra and I will watch the time for you.
Later you will hear the chime of some meditation bells and when you do,
Keep your eyes closed and relax in the stillness of the present moment.
I am present.
I invite you now to return to the present moment.
Start to become aware of your space and sit with your eyes closed and let the peace and calm sink in.
When you are ready,
Take a long,
Slow,
Deep breath in and then gently let it go,
Releasing anything that doesn't serve you anymore.
When you are ready and it feels comfortable,
Slowly open your eyes and sit and savour the feelings of being present.
Let your eyes adjust,
Absorb the colours,
Allow this moment to be.
When you are ready,
I invite you to place your palms together at heart centre.
The light in me sees and salutes the light in you.
Namaste.
Thank you for joining me and I look forward to sharing a practice with you again soon.
Thank you.
