I am very happy to be with you again this evening.
And tonight,
We are going to go all the way down inside you.
Where an energy lies dormant.
That you have carried since forever.
Coiled in on itself.
Patient.
Simply waiting for you to lend it a little attention so it can unfold.
Ancient traditions coming from very far back in time.
Describe this energy as a snake nestled at the base of the spine.
Asleep since birth.
Ready to awaken when the body and the mind finally find enough calm to welcome it fully.
Without fear and without haste.
We often imagine it as a spectacular,
Almost electric force.
When in reality.
It is much more like a discrete warmth.
A presence that rises very gently when we stop holding it back.
Tonight.
We are not going to force anything.
We are simply going to open a passage.
Vertebra by vertebra.
So that this energy can flow at its own pace.
Without haste.
With no demand for results.
There is nothing to achieve tonight.
No performance to reach.
This energy cannot be summoned by acts of will.
It reveals itself instead as the body agrees to release its usual control.
Like an underground river that needs only a passageway to rise back to the surface.
It simply waits for the path to open.
Without effort.
Without struggle.
This meditation remains a symbolic and inner journey.
A way of exploring your own energy.
Not a therapeutic practice and not a promise of guaranteed awakening.
Tonight,
Let your spine rest as a vertical axis.
Even while lying down.
The back of the neck slightly free.
The shoulders far from the ears.
As if you were giving this access all the space it deserves.
From the lower back to the crown of the head.
Nothing to straighten.
Nothing to correct.
Just let this axis exist.
Quietly.
Beneath your skin.
And now.
The meditation will begin soon.
Bring your attention right to the bottom of your spine.
At the base of your back.
Where this ancient energy rests.
Imagine a very gentle warmth beginning to arise at this precise point.
Like an ember that does not need to be blown on to catch.
This warmth does not burn.
It warms and it slowly begins to rise.
Vertebra by Vertebra.
Along your back.
It reaches the lower back.
Which relaxes.
Then climbs between your shoulder blades.
Dissolving along the way a tension you may have been carrying since the morning.
Without even realizing it.
Your shoulders drop.
Your arms grow heavier.
Let your hands rest.
On the mattress.
The warmth continues its ascent.
It passes through your neck.
Which lengthens slightly.
As if freed from an old weight.
And reaches the back of your skull.
Your jaw loosens.
Your forehead smooths out.
Your eyelids grow heavy.
Not from fatigue.
But from this particular calm.
Accompanies an energy that has finally found the path that belongs to it.
And continues its journey.
To the crown of your head.
Where it opens gently,
Like a flower that silently blooms in the first light of morning.
Effortlessly.
This warmth descends again.
This time inside the body.
Passing through your throat.
Your chest.
Your hips.
Your thighs.
Your knees.
Your calves.
All the way to the soles of your feet.
Where it finally settles.
Like a root finding the earth again after a long journey toward the sky.
Your entire body now rests.
Traversed from end to end by this same steady warmth.
Neither too intense nor too faint.
Exactly in its right measure.
Stay with this sensation for a moment.
No vertebra is forgotten.
No area left in the shadows.
No corner kept apart from this generous warmth.
The entire length of your back.
From the pelvis to the neck.
Bathes in the same warm clarity.
Like a continuous thread linking every part of you to all the others.
Let a temple of redstone appear on your inner screen.
Built directly into the rock at the top of a mountain.
Far from all agitation.
Accessible by a spiral staircase that seems to turn in on itself endlessly.
Each step polished by generations of silent footsteps before your own.
You climb this staircase barefoot.
And the stone beneath your souls.
Holds a particular warmth.
As if the mountain itself.
Or breathing softly under your steps.
With each turn of the spiral,
The air becomes lighter.
Clearer.
Filled with the scent of resin and stone warmed by centuries of sun.
You count the turns without really counting them.
One turn.
Than another.
The view over the valley widening at each landing.
The clouds sometimes passing just beneath your feet.
So low you might believe you could touch them.
The wind.
Gentle at this height.
Caresses your face without ever becoming cold.
As if it already knew the reason for your ascent.
And simply wanted to accompany you.
At the top.
You enter the temple through an opening without a door.
At the center of the circular room burns an ancient copper brazier.
It's high.
Calm flames casting slowly dancing shadows on the walls of redstone.
Never agitated.
The warmth of the fire reaches you in soft waves.
Warming your skin without ever becoming excessive.
All around the room are large bronze singing bowls.
Which the breath of the air sometimes makes vibrate gently.
Producing a low continuous note.
That seems to rise directly from the ground toward the ceiling.
Which is open to the sky.
You sit down close to the brazier.
Your spine very straight.
And you feel the warmth of the fire.
Respond to the warmth already moving within you.
Like two flames recognizing each other.
The stone floor beneath you holds the same mild warmth as the staircase.
A reassuring continuity.
As if the whole temple were in reality a single living block.
Breathing slowly to the rhythm of the flames.
A gong sounds in the distance.
A single time.
And its vibration seems to pass through the stone of the temple.
Into your own chest.
A deep echo that does not quite fade away.
That keeps vibrating long after the sound itself has stopped resonating.
On the walls.
Ancient frescoes depict snakes coiled around columns of light.
Their scales painted in red and gold.
Spiraling upward toward a single point at the top of each column.
You observe them without trying to understand their exact meaning.
Simply glad to recognize.
Somewhere in your own body.
That same movement of peaceful ascent.
That same mineral patience.
That has never needed to be rushed.
To accomplish its work.
Little by little.
The outlines of the temple begin to dissolve.
The walls of redstone lose their sharpness.
Become a simple warm hue behind your closed eyelids.
A color that no longer needs a precise form to exist.
The copper brazier continues to burn.
But its flames are now only the sensation of warmth that lingers somewhere at the center of your chest.
Faithful and continuous.
The spiral staircase you climbed now.
Merges with your own spine.
As if the two had never been anything but a single continuous ascent toward more light.
More calm.
More rest.
You no longer know quite clearly whether you are lying in your bed or still sitting by the fire.
And this gentle confusion does not worry you.
It carries you.
The singing bowls keep resonating.
But their vibration has shifted.
It now beats to the rhythm of your own heart.
Alone.
Steady note that accompanies each breath.
Distant gong has melted into the silence of your room.
A silence that is no longer empty,
But filled with this same peaceful resonance.
The warm stone under your feet.
So present a moment ago becomes the warmth of the sheet against your skin.
The scent of resin mingles with the familiar smell of your pillow.
The entire temple seems to have folded in on itself.
So that it now fits entirely into the space of your own lying body.
Each stone become a cell.
Each flame become a breath.
This energy that has risen along your back continues to circulate.
Without effort.
Without a precise direction.
Simply present.
Like a warmth that has found its home.
You no longer need to guide it.
It knows where to go.
It is always known.
And tonight it chooses to accompany you gently.
Were to sleep as deep as the rock on which the temple was built.
The snakes painted on the walls have dissolved as well.
Their red and gold scales become a simple warm hue behind your eyelids.
A spiraling movement you now feel inside your very spine.
No need to look at it to recognize it.
The view over the valley.
Glimpsed a moment ago from the staircase.
Has gently closed again.
Replaced by the familiar.
Reassuring darkness of your own room.
Where nothing needs to be observed any longer.
Only felt.
The sky open above the brazier becomes the ceiling of your room.
And the two superimpose themselves.
You drift.
Carried by this ancient warmth.
Toward a rest that belongs entirely to you.
And if you are not asleep yet.
Repeat the following positive affirmations.
Until you find sleep.
Your unconscious will then take over.
I allow myself to awaken.
Gently.
To my own vitality.
My spine is an axis of calm and quiet strength.
I trust what lies dormant within me and waits for its time.
Each breath awakens a little more of the light that lives in me.
I let my energy rise without ever forcing it.
I am connected to an ancient force that flows through me and supports me.
My body is a temple that I inhabit with respect.
I opened my own power with gentleness and without fear.
The warmth that flows through me.
Aligns me a little more each night.
I find,
Night after night.
The path back to my center.
My inner fire burns calmly.
Without ever consuming me.
I make room for the energy that seeks to rise within me.
I am able to welcome my own intensity without fearing it.
My deep vitality awakens as I relax.
I let what has always been present flow within me.
My inner axis remains stable,
Whatever happens around me.
I allow myself to fully feel my own strength.
Each passing night aligns me a little more.
With my deep energy.
I breathe in the life that rises in me.
Like a steady flame.
I trust the natural rhythm of my own awakening.
My inner presence both takes root and rises at the same time.
I choose to inhabit my body with awareness and gratitude.
I fall asleep connected to this ancient energy that keeps watch within me.
My body remembers the path to its own inner light.
I let my inner axis unfold.
Without haste.
Without judgment.
I feel safe with the intensity of my own energy.
I progress on this inner path at my own pace.
Without comparison.
My inner flame grows with each moment of calm.
That I offer myself.
I allow myself to awaken.
Gently.
To my own vitality.
My spine is an axis of calm and quiet strength.
I trust what lies dormant within me and waits for its time.
Each breath awakens a little more of the light that lives in me.
I let my energy rise without ever forcing it.
I am connected to an ancient force that flows through me and supports me.
My body is a temple that I inhabit with respect.
I opened my own power with gentleness and without fear.
The warmth that flows through me.
Aligns me a little more each night.
I find night after night.
The path back to my center.
My inner fire burns calmly.
Without ever consuming me.
I make room for the energy that seeks to rise within me.
I am able to welcome my own intensity without fearing it.
My deep vitality awakens as I relax.
I let what has always been present flow within me.
My inner axis remains stable,
Whatever happens around me.
I allow myself to fully feel my own strength.
Each passing night aligns me a little more.
With my deep energy.
I breathe in the life that rises in me.
Like a steady flame.
I trust the natural rhythm of my own awakening.
My inner presence both takes root and rises at the same time.
I choose to inhabit my body with awareness and gratitude.
I fall asleep connected to this ancient energy that keeps watch within me.
My body remembers the path to its own inner light.
I let my inner axis unfold.
Without haste.
Without judgment.
I feel safe with the intensity of my own energy.
I progress on this inner path at my own pace.
Without comparison.
My inner flame grows with each moment of calm.
That I offer myself.
I allow myself to awaken.
Gently.
To my own vitality.
My spine is an axis of calm and quiet strength.
I trust what lies dormant within me and waits for its time.
Each breath awakens a little more of the light that lives in me.
I let my energy rise without ever forcing it.
I am connected to an ancient force that flows through me and supports me.
My body is a temple that I inhabit with respect.
I opened my own power with gentleness and without fear.
The warmth that flows through me.
Aligns me a little more each night.
I find,
Night after night.
The path back to my center.
My inner fire burns calmly.
Without ever consuming me.
I make room for the energy that seeks to rise within me.
I am able to welcome my own intensity without fearing it.
My deep vitality awakens as I relax.
I let what has always been present flow within me.
My inner axis remains stable,
Whatever happens around me.
I allow myself to fully feel my own strength.
Each passing night aligns me a little more.
With my deep energy.
I breathe in the life that rises in me.
Like a steady flame.
I trust the natural rhythm of my own awakening.
My inner presence both takes root and rises at the same time.
I choose to inhabit my body with awareness and gratitude.
I fall asleep connected to this ancient energy that keeps watch within me.
My body remembers the path to its own inner light.
I let my inner axis unfold.
Without haste.
Without judgment.
I feel safe with the intensity of my own energy.
I progress on this inner path at my own pace.
Without comparison.
My inner flame grows with each moment of calm.
That I offer myself.
I allow myself to awaken.
Gently.
To my own vitality.
My spine is an axis of calm and quiet strength.
I trust what lies dormant within me and waits for its time.
Each breath awakens a little more of the light that lives in me.
I let my energy rise without ever forcing it.
I am connected to an ancient force that flows through me and supports me.
My body is a temple that I inhabit with respect.
I opened my own power with gentleness and without fear.
The warmth that flows through me.
Aligns me a little more each night.
I find night after night.
The path back to my center.
My inner fire burns calmly.
Without ever consuming me.
I make room for the energy that seeks to rise within me.
I am able to welcome my own intensity without fearing it.
My deep vitality awakens as I relax.
I let what has always been present flow within me.
My inner axis remains stable,
Whatever happens around me.
I allow myself to fully feel my own strength.
Each passing night aligns me a little more.
With my deep energy.
I breathe in the life that rises in me.
Like a steady flame.
I trust the natural rhythm of my own awakening.
My inner presence both takes root and rises at the same time.
I choose to inhabit my body with awareness and gratitude.
I fall asleep connected to this ancient energy that keeps watch within me.
My body remembers the path to its own inner light.
I let my inner axis unfold.
Without haste.
Without judgment.
I feel safe with the intensity of my own energy.
I progress on this inner path at my own pace.
Without comparison.
My inner flame grows with each moment of calm.
That I offer myself.
I allow myself to awaken.
Gently.
To my own vitality.
My spine is an axis of calm and quiet strength.
I trust what lies dormant within me and waits for its time.
Each breath awakens a little more of the light that lives in me.
I let my energy rise without ever forcing it.
I am connected to an ancient force that flows through me and supports me.
My body is a temple that I inhabit with respect.
I opened my own power with gentleness and without fear.
The warmth that flows through me.
Aligns me a little more each night.
I find,
Night after night.
The path back to my center.
My inner fire burns calmly.
Without ever consuming me.
I make room for the energy that seeks to rise within me.
I am able to welcome my own intensity without fearing it.
My deep vitality awakens as I relax.
I let what has always been present flow within me.
My inner axis remains stable,
Whatever happens around me.
I allow myself to fully feel my own strength.
Each passing night aligns me a little more.
With my deep energy.
I breathe in the life that rises in me.
Like a steady flame.
I trust the natural rhythm of my own awakening.
My inner presence both takes root and rises at the same time.
I choose to inhabit my body with awareness and gratitude.
I fall asleep connected to this ancient energy that keeps watch within me.
My body remembers the path to its own inner light.
I let my inner axis unfold.
Without haste.
Without judgment.
I feel safe with the intensity of my own energy.
I progress on this inner path at my own pace.
Without comparison.
My inner flame grows with each moment of calm.
That I offer myself.
I allow myself to awaken.
Gently.
To my own vitality.
My spine is an axis of calm and quiet strength.
I trust what lies dormant within me and waits for its time.
Each breath awakens a little more of the light that lives in me.
I let my energy rise without ever forcing it.
I am connected to an ancient force that flows through me and supports me.
My body is a temple that I inhabit with respect.
I opened my own power with gentleness and without fear.
The warmth that flows through me.
Aligns me a little more each night.
I find night after night.
The path back to my center.
My inner fire burns calmly.
Without ever consuming me.
I make room for the energy that seeks to rise within me.
I am able to welcome my own intensity without fearing it.
My deep vitality awakens as I relax.
I let what has always been present flow within me.
My inner axis remains stable,
Whatever happens around me.
I allow myself to fully feel my own strength.
Each passing night aligns me a little more.
With my deep energy.
I breathe in the life that rises in me.
Like a steady flame.
I trust the natural rhythm of my own awakening.
My inner presence both takes root and rises at the same time.
I choose to inhabit my body with awareness and gratitude.
I fall asleep connected to this ancient energy that keeps watch within me.
My body remembers the path to its own inner light.
I let my inner axis unfold.
Without haste.
Without judgment.
I feel safe with the intensity of my own energy.
I progress on this inner path at my own pace.
Without comparison.
My inner flame grows with each moment of calm.
That I offer myself.