This meditation was inspired by the work of David Baer,
A teacher whose understanding of the mind,
Resistance,
And the nature of transformation has deeply shaped the way I work with clients.
I'm grateful for his teachings,
And I offer this as my own voice and as an invitation into the same truth he points towards,
That everything you are seeking is already within you,
And the only work required is to stop getting in your own way.
This is that permission slip.
Before we begin,
I want to offer you a mantra that I come back to again and again in my own practice.
So hum.
It is one of the most ancient and simple mantras in the Vedic tradition and its meaning is profound.
I am that or simply I am.
So hum is the natural of the breath itself.
So on the inhale,
Hum on the exhale.
It is the reminder that you are not separate from the intelligence that runs through all of life.
You are not outside of it,
Waiting to be let in.
You are it.
You belong to it.
And it is always,
Always working for you.
So take a few breaths.
In this moment.
And let that land.
So.
.
.
Hum.
So.
.
.
Hum.
So,
Hum.
I want you to know something before we go any further.
This meditation has already begun.
The moment you pressed play,
The moment you chose to give yourself attention to something that feels good.
You already started the most important work.
Not because of anything I'm going to say.
But because you are no longer thinking the thoughts you were thinking before.
You are not thinking about time.
You're not thinking about money.
You're not thinking about running through the list of everything that feels hard,
Or heavy,
Or incomplete.
You are here,
Listening.
And that's enough.
Transformation isn't complicated.
It really isn't.
It's not about doing more.
Figuring out more,
Going back further into your story to find the root of the wound.
Transformation is simply this,
You stop engaging in the old ways.
And create space for something new.
The resistance you feel,
Whether it's around money,
Your body,
Your relationships,
Your sense of purpose,
It's not a flaw.
It's not evidence that something is wrong with you.
It is momentum.
Psychological and emotional momentum that has built up over time,
Layer by layer,
Thought by thought.
And just like any momentum,
It slows when you stop feeding it.
Right now,
By listening to these words,
You are not feeding it.
You are not letting it slow.
You are allowing it.
To slow.
I want to offer you something that might land differently than you expect.
Everything you are wanting to be more courageous,
More clear,
More compassionate,
More disciplined,
More creative,
More at peace.
Those qualities already exist inside of you.
They are not things you need to build from scratch.
They are simply being covered by the old habits,
The old stories,
The old ways of thinking that no longer serve you.
You are not broken.
You are not behind.
You are not someone who needs to be fixed.
You are not someone who is simply being asked to let go.
And You are doing that right now.
Right now.
You are letting go in this moment.
Without needing to be asked.
Just doing.
So take a slightly longer inhale.
And a slow,
Full exhale.
The intelligence that runs through all of life.
Call it the universe,
Call it God,
Source,
Infinite intelligence.
Whatever feels true for you.
It has heard you.
It knows what you've been asking for.
And it's already doing the heavy lifting,
The synchronicities,
The people who will cross your path,
The ideas that will arrive at just the right moment,
The doors that will open.
All of that is already being organized on your behalf.
Your only job is to relax enough to receive it,
Not to push,
Not to hustle,
Not to figure it out.
Just relax to allow to tune yourself towards what's already coming.
So close your eyes if you haven't already.
And bring to mind the life you're wanting.
Not a distant dream.
But as something that's already existing.
Because it does.
Every desire you carry is a vision of something that is real and available.
The version of you that feels at home in her body,
In their body,
In his body.
The relationship that feels nourishing and alive.
The work that lights you up.
The ease in your bank account,
The clarity in your mind,
It exists.
It is not far from you.
It is simply waiting for you to tune into it,
To tune to it.
So feel it.
For just a moment,
What it would feel like to already be living that.
Not what it would look like,
How it would feel,
The ease,
The groundedness,
The quiet confidence,
The joy.
Let that feeling move through your body now.
You don't have to manufacture it or force it.
Just allow it.
Even a flicker of it is enough.
That feeling is the signal.
That is you tuning yourself.
Towards what's already on its way.
There is wisdom in the scriptures that has always struck me as one of the most practical teachings on transformation.
You cannot put new wine into old vessels.
You don't have to figure out what the new vessel looks like.
You don't have to design it from scratch.
You just have to stop pouring your energy into the old one.
So stop showing up in the old ways.
Stop repeating the old thoughts.
Stop choosing the familiar discomfort over the unfamiliar possibility.
The new will emerge.
It always does.
It is the natural order of things.
And it begins here,
In the space you are creating right now,
By simply choosing to listen.
You might think that transformation requires intensity,
Effort,
Hours of processing,
And journaling,
And therapy,
And strategy.
And sometimes it does.
But today,
Today the most important work you could do is exactly this.
Is to sit,
Breathe,
Listen.
Stop engaging with the resistance.
Sometimes your best plan for creating something extraordinary is to go for a walk,
To play with your dog,
To sit with someone you love.
To listen to this meditation one more time.
Because the key isn't in the hustle,
It's in the allowing.
When you are in non-resistance,
Everything you have been asking for begins to move towards you.
Both through you and around you.
That is how much love there is for you in this system.
So take a moment now to acknowledge yourself,
Not for doing something hard,
For doing something wise.
You chose today to bring your attention somewhere that feels good.
Somewhere that feels true.
And in doing so,
You opened up a little more space inside of yourself.
And from that space,
Something new can emerge.
New thoughts,
New ideas,
New hunches,
New people,
New possibilities you couldn't even have seen from the inside.
Inside,
Inside the old momentum.
Watch for them.
They are already on their way.
Take one more breath in and a long exhale.
So hum I am that I am You are not separate from the life you want.
You are made of the same intelligence that created it.
And you are all ready in this moment,
Moving towards it.
Be gentle with yourself today.
Be curious.
Be willing to be surprised by what shows up.
And trust.
Really trust.
That the asking has been heard and that the answer is already on its way.
Thank you for being here.
For doing this work.
And for choosing yourself.
I'll see you at the next one.
