Welcome.
Before we begin,
Take a moment to find a comfortable seat.
You might choose to sit cross-legged on the floor,
Supported by a cushion,
Or in a chair with your feet resting flat on the ground.
Let your hands rest gently on your knees or in your lap.
When you're ready,
Soften your gaze or close your eyes.
Feel your sit bones grounding into the surface beneath you.
Allow your spine to lengthen naturally,
As if you were being lifted gently from the crown of your head.
Relax your shoulders away from your ears and release any tension in your jaw.
Take a slow,
Deep breath in through your nose.
Exhale fully,
Letting go of the day so far.
Again,
Inhale deeply,
Filling your lungs.
Exhale,
Allowing your body to settle a little bit more.
With each breath,
Feel yourself arriving more fully into this moment.
Let your mind know it can rest now.
There's nothing else to do,
Nowhere else to be.
Now bring your attention down to the place where your body meets the earth.
Feel the solid support beneath you.
Imagine roots gently extending from your base into the ground,
Anchoring you,
Steadying you.
And from this grounded place,
We begin.
Begin by sensing a small seed of ruby red light at the base of your spine,
Your root chakra.
This is not just any light.
This is Sophia's light.
The wisdom that has existed since before time.
The knowing that resides in your very bones and cells.
Watch this ruby seed begin to grow brighter,
Pulsing gently with each breath.
As it expands,
It carries the deep,
Earthy wisdom of Sophia.
The knowing of cycles,
Of seasons,
Of when to rest and when to grow.
Let this ball of Sophia's light expand slowly from your root.
See it as a rich,
Ruby red earth energy,
Stable and nourishing.
This light knows things your mind has forgotten.
How to trust,
How to belong,
How to be held by life itself.
The ball of light continues to expand,
Now filling your pelvis,
Your lower belly.
Sophia's wisdom reminds you,
You belong here.
You are supported.
The earth holds you as I hold you.
Let the light expand further,
Filling your entire torso.
This is the wisdom of the embodied,
Feminine,
Divine,
Practical,
Grounding,
Life-giving.
Sophia whispers through this light,
Trust the body's knowing,
Trust the earth's knowing,
Trust your own deep knowing.
Now the ruby light fills your whole being,
Extending slightly beyond your physical form.
You are held in a cocoon of ancient wisdom,
Rooted wisdom,
Earth wisdom.
Rest here,
Knowing you are completely supported.
Finally,
Let the light gradually return to a gentle,
Warm glow at your root chakra.
But note that Sophia's wisdom remains accessible to you always.
You carry this knowing in your bones,
In yourselves,
In your connection to the earth.
Take one more slow,
Deep breath in,
And a full breath out.
Notice how the ruby glow at your root feels now,
Steady,
Warm,
And alive.
Gently bring your awareness back to the room around you.
Feel the surface beneath you.
Hear the sounds in the space.
Wiggle your fingers and your toes,
Letting small movements awaken your body.
When you're ready,
Slowly open your eyes.
Know that Sophia's wisdom lives within you,
Carried in your bones,
In yourselves,
In your connection to the earth.
May you walk through your day rooted,
Supported,
And guided by this ancient knowing.
Thank you for joining me in this practice.
