Taking your favorite meditative posture,
Seated or lying down,
Softly close or lower your eyes,
Gently travel your awareness from the world around you,
Aware of the world within you,
Attuning to your breath flowing in through the nose,
Flowing out through the nose.
As you notice your breath,
Your body becomes more relaxed,
The muscles melting on the bones,
The bones sinking into the surface below,
Settling into a place of deep relaxation,
Awareness of your breath.
Steady your nervous system now,
With an equalizing breath,
A breath flowing in through the nose for a count of four,
Flowing out for a count of four.
No rush,
No strain,
Just a comfortable pace.
You notice a slight pause at the top of your inhales,
A slight pause at the bottom of your exhales,
Finding a rhythm,
Breath flowing in for four,
Flowing out for a count of four.
If it feels more natural,
You can reduce or lengthen the count,
Each inhalation,
The same length as your exhalations,
Just you,
Your breath,
Awareness of the energy flowing in and out.
Your breathing supports you,
It nourishes you,
It vitalizes you,
Giving you life,
Awakening yourself to the treasures within,
Within your heart,
Within your soul.
You can feel your body beginning to surrender into this loving breath,
Letting your breath go back to a natural rhythm,
You can start to feel a warmth,
A glow,
Emanating from within,
The source of this warmth,
The source of this glow,
You realize is a flame that resides in the space of your heart,
This flame exudes acceptance,
Concern and care for your well-being,
Wanting you to feel radiant,
That light starts to expand with your breath,
Filling not only the space of your heart,
But filling into the rest of your body,
Filling into the trillions of cells that make up your body,
Soothing your nervous system,
Relaxing your brain,
It's like a cascade of warmth,
Of light,
Of acceptance of self,
Washes over you,
It reaffirms I am here,
I am your light,
I am love,
You can start to sense a radiance of self-love bursting forth from this flame,
There's a deeper understanding that begins to take place from inside of you,
You no longer feel separate from the flame,
It's a part of you,
Glowing and growing,
Filling you up with the deepest care and concern for your well-being,
From this flame,
From this love,
You begin to experience lightness moving throughout entire body,
As if you're floating higher and higher,
Expanding,
Growing larger and larger,
Illuminating the space around you,
And as you look upon your body from this greater energy,
You start to tap into the fullness of you,
The wholeness of you,
The radiance from your own self-love,
That love helps to grow you,
It nurtures you,
It swaddles you,
It envelops you,
Relaxing the whole of your nervous system,
Relaxing you,
Dissolving any tension,
Softening you from the inside out,
You know that light is for you,
It's part of you,
Inseparable from who you really are,
And as you begin to feel the light within you,
This warm sensation coming over you,
Like a pink sunset cascading down all around you,
Showering upon you,
You can see clearly how to give yourself what you need to feel loved,
To feel cared for,
To feel and know you are special,
You are unique,
You are a child of creation,
With the powers of creativity to shine and share with yourself first and foremost,
If there's something that you need to feel more full,
More whole,
Ask yourself what is it that you need now,
If nothing comes forth,
Let that be okay,
Let the space you occupy right now be enough for you,
The breath flowing inside and outside,
If something does come forth and express itself,
Honor the truth of it,
From this higher place of love,
It's sprouted forth to support you,
To illuminate you,
To shine your light on the eternal love within,
Bringing your hands over your heart,
Breathing in all of the light,
All of the love you've accumulated,
As you exhale,
Settle into this love,
When ready,
Blink your loving eyes open,
