Welcome.
I invite you to begin by finding a comfortable position.
Allowing your body to be supported.
You might be sitting.
Lying down.
Or resting in any way that lets you arrive.
A little more fully into this moment.
Let your eyes close if that feels natural.
Or allow your gaze to soften.
Take a slow deep breath in through your nose.
And gently release it.
Again,
Breathing in.
And letting the breath move out.
One more time,
Taking in a full nourishing breath.
And allowing the exhale to soften you.
I invite you to let yourself arrive here.
There is nowhere to get to.
In this meditation.
There is nothing you need to work out.
Understand.
Or complete.
This is simply a place to return to yourself.
A place to remember the resilience.
That already lives within you.
Now.
Feel the support beneath your body.
The chair.
The Bird.
The floor,
The earth.
Let yourself receive that support.
Let yourself be held.
By something steady.
Now,
I invite you to bring your awareness to your breath.
No need to change it.
Simply notice the breath arriving.
And leaving.
The gentle rhythm of inhale.
And exhale.
A quiet reminder that life is moving through you.
Breathing in,
I arrive.
Breathing out.
I soften.
Breathing in.
I return.
Breathing out.
I trust.
I ride.
I soften.
I return.
I trust.
There are moments in every meaningful life when the path asks.
More of us than we expected.
And this can still be part of the dream.
Part of the desire.
Part of the vision.
Part of becoming the person who can hold more.
Of what life is inviting in.
Your dream welcomes your excitement.
And it also welcomes your resilience.
Your desire welcomes your heart.
And it also welcomes your devotion.
Your vision welcomes your joy.
And it also welcomes your willingness to keep returning to what's important.
So for now.
Let this be a private reminder.
A reminder of who you are beneath the movement of the moment.
A reminder of what remains true within you.
A reminder that you can pause.
Read.
Return.
And continue.
I invite you to take a slow breath in.
And release.
Again,
Breathe in.
And release.
Now,
I invite you to gently bring one hand to your heart.
Or one hand to your belly.
Let your hands become a signal to your body.
I am here.
I am with myself.
I know how to return.
And when you're ready,
Repeat these words silently.
Or out loud.
Leaving enough space for them to land in your own way.
I am here with myself.
I am here with myself.
I am here with myself.
I know how to return.
I know how to return.
I know how to return.
Feel the warmth of your own presence.
Feel the simple comfort.
Of being met by yourself.
Now.
I invite you to allow your attention to move gently to the crown of your head.
Imagine a soft ball.
Won't there.
Quiet life.
And easeful spaciousness.
Let that warmth move across your forehead,
Around your eyes.
Through your cheeks and jaw.
Allow your face to soften.
Let the breath move through your throat and neck.
The part of the body where words are.
Truth.
And exploration made.
You might imagine the breath creating more room here.
Room for clarity.
Room for timing.
Room for the words that are yours to speak when the moment is right.
Let your awareness move into your shoulders.
Allow them to lower a little.
Allow the back of your body to feel supported.
Your body can come back to this breath.
Now I invite you to bring your attention to your heart space.
The center of love.
Courage connection.
And inner knowing.
Breathe into this space as though you are sitting beside yourself with kindness.
And gently repeat.
My resilience can be gentle.
My resilience can be gentle.
My resilience can be gentle.
Allow those words to travel through you.
Resilience can be softness with direction.
Breath with intention.
A pause that helps you choose.
The quiet devotion of returning to your dream.
Your desire.
Your vision.
And the life that is calling you forward.
Bring your awareness now to your belly.
Let the breath move there.
Let this part of you receive the message that it is safe to soften a little.
You are allowed to move at the pace of one breath.
You are allowed to come back to yourself before you take the next step.
I invite you to gently repeat.
One breath is enough for now.
One breath is enough for now.
One breath is enough for now.
And from one breath.
One next step.
One breath.
One next step.
One breath,
One next step.
Now.
Allow your awareness to move down into your hips.
Your legs,
Your feet.
Feel the lower half of your body connecting with the ground beneath you.
Feel the earth beneath the floor.
Beneath the building.
Beneath this moment.
The Earth has held you through every season of your life.
And He's holding you right now.
Let yourself receive that.
As you continue to breathe.
Imagine yourself standing on a path.
The path may be familiar or new.
You only need to sense the ground beneath your feet.
And the next place your attention wants to go.
This path belongs to you.
Your pace belongs to you.
Your becoming belongs to you.
There may be times when the path feels bright and clear.
And times when it invites you to listen more closely.
Both a part of the adventure.
Both can serve your growth.
Both can bring you back to the truth of who you are becoming.
The part of you that began this adventure is welcome here.
The part of you that is learning as you go is welcome here.
The part of you that is ready for more is welcome here.
The part of you that wants to pause and breathe is welcome here.
All of you is welcome on this path.
Now I invite you to gently repeat.
I trust my path.
I trust my path.
I trust my path.
I trust who I am becoming.
I trust who I am becoming.
I trust who I am becoming.
Now I invite you to bring to mind something in your life that is important to you.
It might be a dream,
A relationship,
A body of work.
A way of being.
A future you are creating.
Or a day percent of who you are becoming.
You do not need to see it in detail.
Simply allow the essence of it to be here.
Notice what it feels like to honor this part of your life.
Notice what it feels like to remember that this is important to you.
Notice what it feels like to stay connected to your vision.
And now,
From this place.
Let yourself receive these words.
The things I care about are helping me grow.
I can grow with grace.
Allow the word grace to move through your body.
Grace in your breath.
Grace in your heart.
Grace in your next step.
Grace in the way you speak to yourself.
Grace in the way you keep choosing what is true for you.
Now.
I invite you to imagine your resilience as a quiet flame within your heart.
A flame that does not need to be large to be powerful.
A flame that does not need to be seen by everyone to be real.
This flame has travelled with you for years.
It has been with you in beginnings.
Transition decisions.
Endings.
Openings.
And the moments that shaped you in ways.
You may only understand later.
See that flame now.
Feel its warmth.
It is calm.
It is clear.
It is yours.
And now I invite you to gently repeat these words.
My resilience lives within me.
I carry my own light.
Let the flame glow a little brighter with every breath.
Imagine it filling your chest,
Your shoulders,
Your belly.
Your arms,
Your hand.
Let it move down through your hips.
Legs and feet.
Let it move upward through your throat.
Face.
And crown.
Let your whole body remember the quiet strength of your own presence.
You have already walked through so many seasons with grace.
You have grown,
Chosen,
Learned,
Loved,
Begun again.
Opened again,
Trusted again.
There is wisdom in you that came from living.
There is depth in you that came from experience.
There is courage in you that came from continuing to listen to what was important to you.
Allow yourself to acknowledge that.
You have already walked through so much with grace.
You have already grown in ways that count.
You have already become more of yourself.
And now,
Finally.
I invite you to repeat these words.
I honour the strength I have already grown.
I honour the strength I have already grown.
I honour the strength I have already grown.
Take a slow breath in.
And release.
Again,
Breathing in.
And releasing.
Feel the breath moving through your body.
Feel the support beneath you.
Feel the presence in your own hands,
Your own heart.
Your own life.
And now.
As we come toward the close of our time together.
Let these final affirmations become a reminder you can carry with you.
I will say each one slowly,
With space for you to repeat it silently.
Or out loud.
I return to myself.
I trust my path.
My resilience can be gentle.
I can grow with grace.
One breath is enough for now.
One breath.
One next step.
I carry my own life.
I honour the strength I have already grown.
I trust who I am becoming.
I have what I need for my next step.
Let those words settle through your whole body.
Now,
I invite you to shake.
Slow breath in and release.
Again,
Breathing.
And release.
Begin to notice the room around you.
The air on your skin.
The sounds near you and further away.
The shape of your body.
The support beneath you.
Gently move your fingers and toes.
Perhaps roll your shoulders.
Let your body come back in its own time.
And before you open your eyes,
Place one hand on your heart one final time and silently say to yourself.
I am here.
I return.
I trust.
I continue.
When you're ready,
Gently open your eyes,
Bringing this remembrance with you.
One breath.
One next step.
You have everything you need.
