And welcome to this Yoga Nidra full moon meditation.
I will be your guide today,
Cara.
And this Yoga Nidra meditation practice will include a body scan meant to nourish and revitalize and really slow down our minds and ground deep into our bodies.
Then we'll have a guided visualization,
Contemplating and giving space for the energies of the full moon.
Opening the space up,
Opening our subconscious mind,
Our heart,
Our essence up to receive all of the beautiful energies from the full moon.
I invite you to set up your sacred space for this Yoga Nidra practice,
Whether that be lying down,
Perhaps in bed,
Surrounded by your favorite pillows and blankets.
Maybe have an eye pillow,
Perhaps a pillow or cushion or a bolster underneath your knees for a little more support.
Whatever feels the most nourishing and supportive and relaxing to you,
Set up your Yoga Nidra space in this loving way.
As we dive into this meditation,
I invite you to take three deep inhales with me and exhales in through the nose if that's available and out with an exaggerated sigh.
Two more.
Inviting a gentle and soothing awareness beginning at the crown of the head.
And as we gently move down the body together,
Allowing our presence to be with whatever is going on in the body.
No judgment,
No need to fix anything.
Breathing into each body part and allowing it to be exactly as it is.
Moving from the crown of the head into the forehead,
The temples,
The eyebrows,
The space between the eyebrows.
The muscles around the eyes,
The cheeks,
The ears and the muscles around the ears.
The face,
The jaw,
Welcoming the possibility of a loosening and unhinging of the jaw.
The tongue,
The back of the head,
Your full head relaxed and open to receiving.
Flowing downward into the throat,
The back of your throat and the neck muscles.
Spilling down until we get to the shoulders.
Inviting our shoulders maybe to inch down towards the earth,
Away from the ears.
The right shoulder,
Right upper arm,
Right elbow,
Right wrist,
Right index finger.
Right middle finger,
Right pinky.
Inviting ease as we travel back up the right arm.
Right upper arm,
Right shoulder.
Gliding across our chest.
Inviting the opportunity of opening up our heart space and softening our heart as we gently invite our attention to the left shoulder.
Left upper arm,
Left elbow,
Left lower arm,
Left wrist,
Left index finger.
Left middle finger,
Left ring finger,
Left pinky.
Inviting ease and flow and alignment of the energetic body as we travel up the left arm.
Left lower arm,
Left elbow,
Left upper arm.
Inviting release as we bring our attention to the upper back.
Melting any worries,
Any thoughts of past or future.
Allowing them to gently sit beside us as we move into the lower back.
Sweeping to the front,
Inviting a softening in our bellies,
Our whole abdomen.
Releasing,
Allowing anything that is there to be as we travel,
Guiding our awareness into the pelvis.
Right glute,
Right upper leg and thighs.
Smoothing any gripping that might be present.
Right knee,
Right lower leg,
Shins,
Calf muscles.
Softening,
Right ankle,
Right big toe,
Right second toe,
Right third toe.
Right fourth toe,
Right fifth toe.
Gently acknowledging the entirety of the right leg as we move up the right upper leg.
As we glide across the pelvis,
The base of the spine opening as we travel into the left glute,
The left thigh.
And upper left leg,
The left knee.
Left lower leg,
The left shins.
Left ankle,
Left foot,
Left big toe,
Left second toe.
Left third toe,
Left fourth toe,
Left fifth toe.
Acknowledging the presence of our entire left leg.
Inviting a sigh of release that ripples throughout our whole body.
As we sink deeper and deeper into this present relaxation,
The present restful moment.
Nothing to do.
Nowhere to be.
Imagining in your mind's eye a beautiful thread hanging in the night sky in front of you.
This thread shimmers,
Its iridescent sparkles completely enamor your heart.
Opening up the possibility for release as this glimmering thread moves into the space between your eyebrows and down to your throat.
Each stop inviting a smoothing,
A gentle alignment and flowing of energy as it flows down into your heart space.
Lovingly wrapping itself around your heart as if to embrace you in the warmth and compassion of the entire universe.
Trickling down,
Down into your belly,
Right above your belly button.
Restoring any power that might have been given away to others.
This golden thread reminds you that your power can never be taken away without your permission.
As it lovingly shifts down to the pelvis,
Landing at the base of your spine.
This thread opening up at the crown of your head as if it were an unfurling flower with long tendrils of petals and vines.
Inviting the entire cosmos,
Offering the divine intention to let whatever needs to go,
Go and whatever needs to come,
Come.
The thread at the base of your spine traveling deep,
Deep into the soil.
Beyond layers of sediment,
Rock,
Water,
Minerals moving towards the very center of the earth.
Middle beating core.
The heart of Mother Earth.
The pure compassion of Mama Gaia.
As the thread wraps around her divine,
Blessed center,
You are completely in tune with your intuition.
Completely merged with the divine truths of the cosmos while being grounded in the protection and love and embrace of Mama Gaia.
This energy,
This connection to swell your entire energetic body from this centered,
Soft heart and open mind.
Divine connection and protection.
We step through the full moon portal.
As you emerge from the portal,
You see a lush,
Dense,
Flower and firefly infused forest ahead of you.
There is a calmness of the night that has fallen over this forest.
The calmness that dances between the silence and the chirping of frogs.
The songs of the crickets.
And the owls that hoot and transmute their echoey wisdom out into all that surrounds you.
You feel a curiosity.
You feel a curiosity wash over you as you begin to take your steps through the grass.
Feeling the petals from the flowers.
Touching the waxy leaves from the bushes.
Gently moving aside any vegetation that's along your path.
There are trees,
Wise trees,
With sturdy bark and that are so tall that it seems as if the tops of their heads and their branches are reaching up.
And touching the night sky's stars.
There is an acknowledgement that this land,
This forest,
Is sacred.
And that something is patiently waiting just for you.
And you continue to pass the trees as the fireflies sway back and forth,
Helping to illuminate your way along with the light,
The silvery moonbeams from the full moon.
You wander until you find yourself at the mouth of a lake.
This lake is so still that you can see almost a perfect reflection of the full moon in the lake as you gaze out at the water.
You feel your connected divine intuition lead you towards the lake to sit at its feet.
And gently,
Slowly peering into the lake,
Inviting the full moon's wisdom throughout your body.
Allowing yourself to be open to whatever the full moon has to show you in the reflection of this sacred,
Transformative,
Awakening light.
You sit with this reflection for a few moments to receive the fullness of whatever is meant for you.
The sacred images,
Messages,
Colors,
Words,
Shapes.
Taking it all in.
No pressure to remember.
No pressure to understand.
Simply being with this full moon transmission.
You welcome and embrace whatever the full moon had to show you.
You thank the goddess moon,
La Luna,
For her sacred wisdom,
Her powerful teachings,
And set an intention.
An intention that could be planted into your heart.
That it may grow and foster love and compassion for yourself and all beings.
With your full moon intention nestled into your heart,
You thank the moon once again.
And begin your slow journey back through the woods,
This forest,
Saying goodnight to the frogs.
Saying goodnight to the fireflies as they blink off and on like twinkling stars in the night sky overhead.
As you feel the gratitude and the gravity of the celestial energies,
You thank the trees as you bid them farewell.
You say goodnight to all the vegetation,
All the flower petals that you passed by,
Feeling the silkiness as they caress your fingertips.
And perhaps one last time,
Navigating through the bushes,
The tall grass,
Bidding farewell to the owls.
You find your way back to the portal,
Taking one last glance behind you at the radiance,
At the ethereal magic that graced your presence.
As you slowly walk through the portal,
Through the portal back into your sacred space.
Your sacred bed,
Completely attuned,
Completely aligned with your intention.
And welcoming the most restful,
Nourishing sleep.
And make any final adjustments you might need to be as comfortable as possible,
As you gently,
Smoothly,
And easily flow right back into your sacred space.
And into sleep.
Sleep well,
Dear one.
