Welcome.
Just take some time now to find that comfortable position,
Lying,
Seated,
Or anywhere that enables you to truly relax.
Make any last adjustments.
Close your eyes or have a soft gaze.
And then join me in a deep inhale.
Fully inflate the lungs.
And then with an open mouth and a cathartic sigh,
Just let it all go.
And then repeat if you feel the need.
A deep inhale.
And a long,
Slow exhale.
And now just make those final adjustments.
And follow the next gentle breath into the centre of you.
And allow yourself to connect to the space of imagination deep within you.
Imagine yourself resting in a hammock,
Gently suspended between two tall palm trees.
The soft fabric shapes itself around your body,
Supporting your weight completely.
Above you,
Green palm leaves move slowly in the breeze,
Creating shifting patterns of sunlight and shade.
Warmth filters through the leaves and touches your skin.
Beyond the trees,
The sea stretches towards the horizon beneath a wide,
Blue,
Open sky.
The beach is quiet,
The air is warm.
And the hammock sways gently in the ocean breeze.
Feel the weight of your body surrendering into its support.
Whatever you've been carrying for someone else,
Allow it to be set down for now.
That this time belonged entirely to you.
Here,
No one needs anything from you.
There's nowhere you need to be.
Nothing you need to solve.
Nothing you need to make happen.
For this moment,
You are simply hell.
It feels cool and smooth in your hand.
Perfectly shaped to rest within an open palm.
There's no need to hold it too tightly.
Just simply allow it to rest,
Either in your palm or maybe resting against your chest.
As you lie there cradled by the hammock,
You feel the warm sunlight touching your skin,
And a soft breeze moves through the air.
And somewhere beyond the trees you hear the gentle rhythm of the waves.
The water rolls towards the shore,
Rests for a moment upon the sand,
And quietly returns to the sea.
Again.
And again.
Arriving.
Pausing.
Releasing.
There's no need to change your breathing.
Simply listen.
Perhaps it begins to feel as though the breath and the ocean have found the same natural rhythm.
The waves rise and fall in the distance.
And your body rises.
And falls.
With each quiet,
Effortless breath.
Nothing helps.
Nothing hurried.
Nothing forced.
With each breath you feel yourself settling a little more deeply into your hammock.
The space around your eyes softens.
Your jewel releases.
Your shoulders feel heavier.
And your whole body remembers how it feels to let go.
The hammock holds you.
The crystal resting within your hand.
And the ocean keeping the rhythm of your breath.
There is nothing you need to search for or understand.
You do not have to decide what should be released.
You don't even have to give it a name.
If something is ready,
Simply allow it to loosen.
Perhaps a little tension.
A lingering worry.
An emotion that you've been carrying lightly.
Or the tiredness of holding everything together for so long.
Nothing is being pushed away.
You hold around it is simply beginning to soften.
With each departing breath,
Imagine whatever you're ready to release gently dissolving.
Melting out of the places where it's been held and flowing quietly into the crystal within your hand.
The crystal receives it without judgment.
It holds whatever you're ready to put down.
And as you continue to release,
You become aware of the faintest vibration within the crystal.
Not a movement you need to control.
Just a soft,
Gentle hum.
Study.
And soothing.
With each departing breath,
The crystal receives a little more.
Your body knows when it's ready to release.
The crystal halted.
And the ocean keeps the rhythm of your breath.
You don't have to release everything today.
Only what feels ready.
Only what feels safe.
As the crystal gently vibrates.
Perhaps you sense it's beginning to change.
Faint smokiness appears within it.
Soft colours or clouds of shadow.
Maybe gently shifting patterns.
Just let your imagination color the crystal in its own way.
You don't need to watch the transformation taking place.
Simply know that it's unfolding.
Just let the ocean carry the rhythm of your breath.
Let the crystal carry the weight.
And let the hammock carry you.
I'll leave you here for a little while and there's nothing you need to do.
Simply rest in the rhythm of your ocean breath and allow the process to unfold in its own time and its own way.
Your awareness returns as you realize the crystal is now completely still.
It's no longer vibrating.
You can feel the weight of the smooth crystal within your hand.
Everything that was ready to be released today has been received.
Perhaps you can feel the space within you.
Maybe you feel a little lighter.
A little more at ease.
As though something has loosened and shifted.
You look at the crystal and realise that it's changed colour.
Perhaps it looks cloudy.
With gentle shifting shadows.
Whatever appears is simply the form your imagination has given to whatever you've released.
There's no need to understand it or interpret it.
Just savour the feeling of space and balance that it's afforded you.
Now imagine yourself slowly rising from your hammock,
Carrying the crystal with you.
Feel the warmth of the sand beneath your bare feet as you slowly make your way towards the ocean.
With each unhurried step,
Feel the ground supporting you.
You feel the temperature of the sand cooling as you approach the edge of the water.
You kneel down,
And with the crystal cupped within your hands,
The gentle waves flow around the crystal.
And as the water draws back,
You notice ribbons of colour withdrawing into the ocean.
The crystal slowly returns to its original state.
You feel a likeness return to it.
You see the colour drain from it.
Leaving it cleansed and crystal clear.
You rise and slowly walk back towards the hammock.
You feel the warmth of the sand underneath your feet once again.
A gentle ocean breeze.
You settle once more in the hammock.
You feel the fabric supporting your body.
The warmth of the sunlight against your skin.
The soothing sounds of the ocean gently encourage you to relax once more.
As you lie there,
Savour the feelings of peace,
Calm and balance.
Knowing that you can return here at any time to release and let go.
When you're ready.
Slowly start to bring yourself back to your space.
There's no hurry,
So take your time as you return.
And when you're ready.
Gently open your eyes.
And return to your day with a little less to carry and a little more space to simply be.
Namaste.
