Find yourself in a comfortable position and close your eyes.
Place your palms facing upward,
Either next to you or on your lap.
Connect to the Surface that is currently supporting you.
Rest your attention on the rise and fall of your lungs as they inhale and exhale.
Calming,
Soothing,
Expanding.
Bring your energy into your pelvic area,
Wide,
Deep,
And steady,
Receiving the full weight of you.
Sink into it completely,
Releasing the day,
The noise,
Everything outside this moment.
Visualize your spine tall,
Erect,
Strong.
And gently lean into it and allow it to welcome you with its unconditional support.
Feel your body becoming still,
Heavy,
Present.
You are here now.
From this subtle present place.
Feel your body as one.
Slowly take a breath in.
And on your exhale,
Feel your body relax deeper into your pelvis.
Mentally lean further against your spine.
Say hello to your body.
Feel what happens.
The body knows it has been acknowledged.
Let it respond in its own way.
Feel whatever arises,
A softening,
A warmth,
A gentle expansion,
A subtle aliveness vibrating through the field of you.
No directing,
No analyzing,
Just receive your body's own response to being seen at last.
You said hello.
Now feel what your body says back.
This is your body's energy moving as it always has.
You are simply becoming conscious of it.
Now let the awareness rest lightly on that inner flow,
Not grasping,
Not analyzing,
Just feeling.
This flow has never stopped.
It has been moving through you every moment of every day.
Rest here.
Breathe here.
Be held here.
With your eyes still closed,
Visualize a trunk in front of you.
This is your trunk.
Create it the way you desire.
There are no limits to your design.
We will take some time here to create your Trump.
Notice its shape,
Its size,
Its material,
Its color,
The details.
Make it yours.
Take a slow and deep breath in.
Slowly and deeply release that breath.
Now bring to mind something that has been occupying your thoughts or affecting your energy.
A situation,
A conversation,
An argument,
A relationship,
A deadline,
Money,
A childhood memory,
Something unresolved,
Something that continues to return to your thoughts.
Notice what you feel when you bring it to mind.
Anxiety,
Distress,
Anger,
Fear,
Panic,
Sadness,
Impatience,
Pain,
Whatever it is.
Allow yourself to recognize it without analyzing it.
Gather the energy attached to this experience,
The memory,
The interaction,
The emotions,
The thoughts,
The lingering energy.
And imagine gathering all of it together and place it inside your trunk.
Emotion.
Thoughts.
Gathered.
You are not placing a person inside your trunk.
You are not removing anything from your life.
You are simply releasing the energy associated with the experience.
So place it all inside.
Take your time.
If there is more than one experience you would like to release,
Place each one inside your trunk.
Everything you are ready to stop carrying around,
Everything that no longer needs your attention in this moment,
Place it inside.
Take a slow,
Deep breath in.
And exhale.
When you are finished,
Close the lid and lock it.
And know that for this moment,
You have separated yourself from what you have been carrying.
Now imagine yourself standing at the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean.
The water is a beautiful blue.
The sound of the waves rising onto the shore and pulling away from the beach is melodic.
The vast horizon of the blue sky meeting the blue water is at a distance.
Between you and the horizon,
The water glistens with diamond reflections of the sun.
In front of you is your locked trunk.
Still using your mind's eye,
Pick up your trunk.
It is weightless.
And toss it high off the cliff.
Watch as it rises higher and higher.
Up,
Up,
Up.
Like a balloon filled with energy,
Your trunk drifts farther and farther away.
As it becomes barely visible,
Envision your trunk unlocked and opening.
From within it,
White butterflies and doves emerge.
Watch them rise and spread across the sky.
Releasing,
Surrendering,
Transforming.
The energy you have released is no longer yours to carry.
Let it go.
Your magic,
Eternal,
Loving.
Take a deep breath in and exhale.
Now bring in a golden sun over your head.
Feel its warmth.
Feel its rays completely embracing you.
Reclaiming,
Restoring,
Radiating.
Whole.
Present.
Here.
Bring your attention to the surface supporting you.
Feel your body.
Feel your weight.
Feel your breath.
Say hello to your body.
Feel it expand.
Take one final slow,
Deep breath in.
And slowly exhale.
And when you are ready,
Gently open your eyes.
