Hi,
I'm Faith,
And I will be guiding you in today's meditation.
If you haven't already,
Go ahead and get comfortable in whatever way that looks for you.
Begin by bringing your awareness to the air moving in and out of your nose.
Connecting with your breath,
Using these first few moments to anchor yourself a little bit more into the present moment,
A little bit more into your body.
If your mind wanders,
Simply return to the breath,
To the inhale and the exhale.
As you continue to connect with your breath,
I will be walking you through today's meditation.
Today we turn towards the quiet light within,
Your inner north star.
And in feelings that felt too heavy,
Needs that felt inconvenient,
And truths that felt unsafe.
And in that forgetting,
A subtle ache begins,
The ache of separation from our own wholeness.
Much of our suffering is not because we are broken,
But because we have wandered far from home.
Today we turn towards the light that knows the way back to self.
As I guide you through this meditation,
You may experience different terrains and environments,
It's all symbolism,
Information.
Notice your overall experience as you embark on this journey,
As you set out to reconnect with a part of you that is longing to be reunited with.
Did you have to navigate a dense forest?
Were there disconnects such as a gap in a cliff or a river that only moved upstream?
Or did it all feel fairly easy?
This is information about your relationship with this part of yourself.
Now begin to deepen your breath into the belly,
Allowing your awareness to follow.
As we deepen the breath,
Our awareness deepens too.
A symbol of our willingness to go further within.
Spend a few moments here breathing in and out of the belly.
On your next exhale,
Imagine pushing roots out from the base of your spine or from the entire backside of your body if you're lying down.
With each exhale,
These roots dig deeper into the earth.
With each exhale,
They expand and take up more space.
Allow yourself to take up as much space as you need in this moment without limitation.
With each exhale your roots grow stronger and thicker.
Take a few moments here using your breath to connect with the center of the earth,
To ground,
To find support,
To feel how held you already are in this moment.
On your next inhale,
Imagine drawing up the earth healing wise energy through your roots all the way up to the top of your head.
On your exhale,
Watch it loop back down through your body and return to the earth.
With each cycle,
Ask this energy,
As it passes through you,
To take anything that no longer serves you,
It's just noise,
Let it go.
You may begin connecting with a color as you draw up the Earth's energy.
Watch it move through your body like a magnet,
Gathering what no longer needs to linger and giving it back to the Earth.
Trust that the Earth knows exactly what to do with this.
The Earth knows how to alchemize energy and turn it into something beautiful.
Spend a few moments here in these cleansing breath cycles.
When you feel ready,
Take a moment to offer gratitude to the Earth for her assistance today.
Now we'll take a few moments to call our energy back to us.
Our attention,
Our thoughts,
Anything that may have gotten left in the past or in the future or another environment.
We call it all back so that we can sit in the wholeness of who we are.
The mantra I will offer you is this,
Or feel free to use whatever resonates more deeply for you.
Truth,
I call back my light.
As you call your energy back,
You may begin to notice colors or imagery moving towards you,
Representations of your energy returning.
I call back my energy.
I call back my truth.
I call back my light.
Now let's set our intention.
Bring your full attention and awareness to this,
Connecting with your inner north star.
As you hold this intention,
You may begin to notice a part of your body coming alive,
Your awareness being drawn somewhere specific.
Allow this to unfold naturally.
As you become aware of where this energy lives in your body,
Begin to breathe into that place,
Connection with the energy of your inner north star.
Take a few moments to breathe to and from that part of your body.
You may begin to notice that your inner world starts to shift.
Perhaps you find yourself standing outside in the middle of a meadow on a dark and starry night.
You look up to the sky and there,
Your inner north star,
The same energy you felt in your body,
Now shining above you as a guide.
As you connect with your inner north star in the sky,
Set your intention.
Ask it to take you on a journey,
To guide you toward the parts of you that have been waiting to lead you back to yourself.
As you hold that intention,
The star begins to move,
And you begin to move with it.
As you follow your North Star,
Observe the obstacles,
Or the absence of them.
Stay curious about the environments you pass through,
The terrains you navigate.
Feel into the energy of the symbolism around you.
Let yourself be fully immersed in this experience.
Guidance of your inner North Star.
Now begin to imagine yourself arriving closer to your destination.
As you arrive,
You begin to slowly make out the part of you that you have been brought to.
Allow yourself to take your time observing what is here,
The part of you standing before you,
Waiting to be seen.
This part of you may appear as a version of yourself,
Or it may come in the form of symbolism,
Images,
Or objects that represent something within you,
Take your time,
Observe,
Reflect.
How long has it been since you last connected with this part of yourself?
When did you feel it was best to pull away?
Or did the distance happen so gradually you didn't even notice?
Begin to get to know this part of you.
Gently ask,
What would be a good first step to begin rekindling this connection?
Is there anything this part of you needs?
Perhaps they simply need you to listen,
To sit with them,
Perhaps just acknowledging their existence and being here is enough.
The longer we allow ourselves to be present with the lost part of ourselves,
The more clarity begins to emerge about who this part is,
How long it's been,
And what it needs from us.
So allow yourself to simply be present for a few more moments,
Not searching for the answers,
The answers to come through presence and connection.
When you feel ready,
Reconnect with your North Star in the sky.
Ask it to lead you back to the present moment,
Carrying with you the wisdom you received,
And perhaps even bringing back the part of you that you reconnected with,
If that feels right.
As you make your way back,
Notice your surroundings.
You may find that the landscape looks a little different now,
And notice how differently it feels on the return compared to the journey inward.
Slowly begin to feel your way back into your body.
Bring your awareness into your heart space and begin to breathe to and from your heart.
Use your breath to strengthen the connection between you and your heart.
As you breathe into your heart,
See if you can connect with a color that represents the energy of your heart space.
Begin to use your breath to expand that energy,
That color,
Throughout your entire body.
As you breathe in,
You connect with the heart as you breathe out you watch that energy expand through the body and perhaps even beyond As you rest fully in the energy of your heart,
Take a few moments to reflect on the experience you just had.
Is there anything you'd like to sit with a little bit longer?
Is there something you'd like to prioritize for yourself as you move back into your day?
Allow your heart space to offer you its perspective,
Perhaps a new layer of insight or a quiet clarity on what comes next.
Begin to bring your awareness back to the air coming in and out of your nose.
Slowly begin to create movement in the body,
Wiggling the fingers and toes,
Rolling out the wrists,
Gently rolling out the neck.
When you're ready,
Let's take one final breath together.
Breathing in,
Pausing at the top.
And exhale.
All the way out.
Thank you for being here with me today.
I hope you enjoyed your journey.
Feel free to share your experience in the comments.
I would love to hear where your North Star led you,
And I hope to guide you again soon.
With love,
Faith.
