Take a moment to begin to settle in for this meditation.
Whether that's seated,
Standing,
Walking,
Or laying somewhere.
Wherever you may be,
Go ahead and begin to either soften your gaze in front of you,
Or close your eyes if that feels comfortable.
Begin to go inside.
Take a few moments to let your shoulders soften,
Your eyes soften,
The jaw soften.
You might notice what it feels like to breathe.
Noticing the texture or temperature of the air moving as you breathe.
What it feels like and where you notice it most.
Maybe in your nose,
Your throat,
Or your chest.
Not labeling anything good or bad.
Just noticing what is.
Taking a deep breath in,
If that's available to you.
And exhaling out all the air on the exhale.
Doing this a couple more times.
Breathing in and out.
And when you're ready,
Feeling present in your mind and body.
I want you to go ahead and imagine somebody that provokes a sense of protection for you.
Someone you can imagine feeling protected by.
This might be someone from your past or your present.
It could be an animal.
It could be real or imaginary.
This could be somebody that is from television,
A movie,
Or a book.
It could be a spiritual figure or an older,
Wiser version of yourself.
Just go ahead and imagine anything that comes to you that could be protective.
And that you have a real felt sense of feeling protected by.
And I want you to go ahead and let in all of the sensory details.
As if they're there right now.
What do you see?
What are they doing?
What do you hear?
What are you feeling?
Physically or emotionally?
When you have a strong sense of this protective figure.
And if it feels good.
Either immerse yourself in that experience.
Or you might even start to tap.
Like EMDR tapping.
If you don't know what EMDR tapping is.
Then check out the talk that I've shared or YouTube videos on EMDR tapping.
But basically you can just cross your arms across your chest.
Your right hand,
Your right palm on your left arm.
And your left hand or palm on your right arm.
And just lift and tap.
Right,
Left,
Right,
Left.
At a nice slow tempo.
As you do this,
Just imagining and immersing yourself in what it's like to have a protective figure.
Immersing yourself in what it's like to be with this protective figure.
And continue immersing yourself in this.
And potentially tapping.
As long as it's feeling positive.
You might change and adapt this in whatever way you see fit.
Whether that's possibly letting in another protective figure.
Or if you just continue letting yourself experience this in whatever way that you need today.
You might even imagine having had this protective figure in a past experience that was upsetting,
Distressing.
Or where you could have used someone protecting you.
You might also imagine yourself using this in a future situation or even a current situation.
Where having someone who could be protective of you would have been helpful.
Imagining what it would have been like to have them there with you.
Or here with you now.
Or here with you in the future.
And continue this experience for as long as you need to.
Until it feels complete or well established.
Or like you've gotten what you need from this meditation.
Remembering that if this ever feels distressing or uncomfortable.
Or like you're not getting what you need.
That's okay.
Just either stop the tapping if you're doing that.
Or even quit the meditation.
But otherwise just continue doing this as long as it feels positive.
And until you get what you need.
And until next time.
May you find peace amidst your struggles.
And may every step you take become your home.
Coming back to the room or the area around you whenever you're ready.
