Hello and welcome to Shield,
Live,
Yoga and Breath where we move and breathe to the songs of our hearts.
My name is Natalie and today we're doing a meditation to connect to your child.
So sometimes we feel disconnected from ourselves and from those around us and that's okay.
It happens to all of us and we have the tools that we need to reconnect to ourselves and to those around us.
So this meditation is created to help you with that.
You can do this meditation sitting,
Lying down,
Or standing up,
Whatever you prefer.
So let's take a moment now to take a few deep breaths together.
Inhale through your nose.
And exhale through your nose.
Inhale through your nose.
And exhale through your nose.
Now take a moment to notice the surface beneath you.
Notice all the points of contact between your body and the surface beneath you.
Simultaneously,
Notice all the points of contact between your body and the surface beneath you.
And now imagine that there are roots growing down from all those points of contact,
Down,
Down,
Down into the core of the earth.
You are rooted down into the core of the earth.
You are supported and you are grounded.
With your eyes open,
Take a few moments to notice five things that you see.
And pay special attention.
To notice the cues of safety.
You are here now and you are safe.
And when you notice these five things,
Notice the details of these five things.
What color and shape and size of these things do you notice?
And now continuing to feel safe and continuing to feel rooted down into the core of the earth,
Let's take a few more deep breaths together.
Inhale through the nose.
And exhale through the nose.
Inhale through the nose.
And exhale through the nose.
Inhale through the nose.
And exhale through the nose.
I now invite you to close your eyes if that feels comfortable for you.
Or you are welcome to keep your eyes open and softly gazing down.
Now I want you to picture in your mind's eye the first time you met your child.
Really bring yourself in your mind's eye back to the moment of the first time that you met your child.
What did your child look like?
How old was your child?
Where were you?
What were you feeling?
And now in your mind's eye,
I want you to picture your child at their present age.
And you and your child decide to take a walk together.
You can take a walk at any location that feels relaxing to you.
And you might choose to hold your child's hand,
Carry your child,
Have some sort of physical contact with your child,
Or simply be side by side,
Taking a walk together in this relaxing location of your choice.
What's around you.
What do you smell?
What do you see and hear and touch as you walk with your child?
In this relaxing location.
And you continue walking with your child.
Knowing that there's nothing else you need to do.
There's nowhere else you need to be.
You are completely safe and relaxed,
Taking a walk with your child.
And as you continue walking down this path and you notice everything that you see and hear.
Smell,
Taste,
And touch.
You notice that your child is happy.
And you are happy.
Because you are together.
Just walking together.
Enjoying your time together.
And as you continue walking down this path,
You notice that there is a small building ahead of you.
And you were called towards that building.
Because you know that that building is for you and your child.
As you walk towards this building,
You notice that there is a glow around the building.
And the glow is the color green.
Like the color of the heart chakra.
So there is a green glow around this building.
And as you open the door and you enter this building with your child,
You notice that it feels very warm and cozy and safe.
And now you and your child are surrounded by this green heart chakra glow of this building.
And you and your child are so happy and feeling so safe to be in this building together.
And you decide to sit down near each other.
And you just decide to observe your child.
You just let your child explore the surrounding as you sit back and observe.
What is your child doing?
What do they like doing?
And what does their face look like as they are exploring this building?
And now you start to notice as you watch your child in awe.
That your heart is starting to beat.
Talk to you.
Your heart is telling you that it's feeling happy.
Just watching your child.
And you notice that your heart is singing.
You then notice that your child's heart is singing.
And you are happily surprised to notice that both of your hearts are singing the same song at the same time.
And with each beat of the song.
There is glowing green and pink.
Coming out of both of your hearts.
And these strings of glowing pink and green light.
Move towards each other from your heart to your child's heart and from your child's heart to your heart.
And now these strings of green and pink light between your heart and your child's heart touch each other and they connect.
And these strings of light from your heart and your child's heart intertwine.
And now your heart and your child's heart are connected by one string of green and pink light.
As both your hearts continue to sing the same song.
Simultaneously,
You and your child notice that there is a door to this building that you had not noticed before.
And as your strings are still connected from your heart to your child's heart and back,
And the glow of pink and green continues,
You both decide to walk over to this door.
And when you open this door,
You notice that.
There is a boat on a river.
And you know that this boat is there for you and for your child.
And so you step into this boat.
Still connected by this heartstring to your child.
And still surrounded by this green and pink glow from the building as the boat starts moving down the river.
And you feel calm.
And you tell yourself.
I am calm and connected to my child.
I am calm and connected to my child.
I am calm and connected to my child.
And the boat continues.
Down the river.
With you and your child.
And again.
You feel and you say to yourself.
I am calm and connected to my child.
I am calm and connected to my child.
And you notice that the boat has now stopped.
And you realize that the boat has brought you back to your current location.
And so you step out of this boat.
And walk towards your current location.
And you are now moving back into your current position.
And you say to yourself,
I am calm and connected to my child.
I am calm and connected to my child.
I am calm and connected to my child.
You are now back into your current location in your current position and you feel the surface beneath you once again.
And together let's take three more deep breaths.
Inhale through the nose.
And exhale through the mouth.
Inhale through the nose.
And exhale through the mouth.
Inhale through the nose.
And exhale through the mouth.
And now gently open your eyes.
May you continue to feel calm and connected to yourself and to your child and to those around you.
