Before we start,
Let's make sure you're in a safe,
Quiet place where you can be fully present.
This meditation is not intended to be used while driving or operating machinery.
Give yourself the gift of stillness and a few uninterrupted minutes to turn inward.
Hello,
This is Patrick Ryan from Metamorphity.
This is the guided meditation for Episode 1,
Listening for the Voice Within.
Let's begin.
Begin by arriving,
Not just in the room,
But in your body.
Right here,
Right now.
Just allow the breath to come easily,
As if the body itself knows how to settle.
And as you breathe,
Notice the quiet between each breath.
A soft,
Still pause.
A place where listening begins.
Without needing to change anything,
Just allow your awareness to scan gently across your inner landscape.
You might find yourself remembering something from earlier today,
Or feeling a faint emotion you can't quite name.
That's okay.
Just let it be part of the field.
There may be a sense of something.
Something stirring.
Something shifting.
Like a leaf that turns before the wind arrives.
Let that be enough for now.
You don't need to figure it out.
In fact,
Sometimes the greatest clarity begins by letting go of the need to understand.
Just rest in the experience as it is.
Now,
Call to mind a time in your life when everything looked right from the outside.
You were doing well.
Performing.
Achieving.
And yet,
Something in you knew this wasn't quite right.
Let the feeling of that time come to you now.
Not as a memory to analyze.
But as a flavor in the body.
Where do you feel it?
You might feel it in the chest.
In the hands.
In the heart.
Just notice,
Without needing to do anything with it.
Now,
Imagine that part of you.
The one that knew something else was calling.
That quiet inner voice.
The one that whispers before it speaks.
The one that often says things like,
It's time.
You're meant for more.
Or simply,
This isn't home.
Let that voice come closer.
With pressure.
But with presence.
Maybe it stands beside you.
Maybe it rests as a sensation in the breath.
Maybe it's felt as stillness in the bones.
And now,
Take a few steps inward.
As though walking beside this voice.
Let it guide you to the edge of something you've outgrown.
Not as a threat,
But as an invitation.
See if you can feel,
Gently,
Quietly,
What no longer fits.
An old role.
A layer of identity.
A way of measuring yourself that no longer feels true.
And if something in you resists,
That's okay.
Honour the part that is afraid.
It only wants to keep you safe.
Offer it kindness.
Let it know you're listening.
There's a kind of courage that doesn't shout.
It feels like quiet agreement between you and the universe.
A whispered yes.
An exhale of trust.
And maybe that trust sounds like,
I don't know where this goes,
But I know it's time.
Or,
I'll walk with wonder,
Not with answers.
Let yourself feel into that kind of trust now.
Not certainty,
But willingness.
Breathe that into your heart.
Into your belly.
Into the soles of your feet.
Now imagine a version of you stepping across a threshold.
The threshold of what comes next.
They aren't rushing.
They aren't forcing.
You're simply listening and choosing to follow.
What might they leave behind at that threshold?
What burden can be set down?
Let this be a quiet release.
You don't need to know how.
Just let go.
A little.
And now,
Breathe into what's next.
Not what you'll do,
But who you're becoming.
This isn't about performance.
It's about presence.
You're not here to impress life.
You're here to meet it.
Let that remembering sink in.
You're not broken.
You are becoming.
So as this meditation draws to a close,
You might bring your hand gently to your chest,
Or simply rest in stillness for a few moments more.
Let whatever arose in you be enough.
And when you feel ready,
You can gently begin to return,
Carrying with you whatever stirred,
Softened,
Or strengthened you.
Thank you for being here,
And thank you for walking with me.
This is Patrick Ryan from Metamorphity,
And this is the Emergence Series.
