Exactly as you are,
Take three smooth and steady breaths.
Allow yourself to arrive,
To land,
Within this practice dedicated to holding space for the grief in your life that is present.
Just as we inhale and we receive breath,
We exhale and release breath.
With every reception of something in our life,
There is also a release and a time for letting go.
And whatever the texture and tonality of the grief it is that you're experiencing in your current life experience,
Know that it's okay to feel exactly as you do about this loss.
Choose now to hold space as a container for all that is present within this feeling of loss.
Allow yourself to experience and to appreciate the need for this feeling.
And if this tonality and texture of loss is overwhelming and becomes too much,
Take a few smooth and steady breaths,
Breathing in through the nose and out through the mouth with the lips gently opening.
Slow down the breath.
I'd like you to imagine now this person that you're grieving.
I'd like you to imagine they were here present with you right now.
Is there anything you'd like to communicate to them?
And imagine that the conversation or the dialogue that you had with this person before they left was a continual conversation that it doesn't have to end.
What if the dialogue that you have with them internally were being received and appreciated by them?
Is there a certain moment or object or experience that makes you think of them and you wish you could tell them?
Why not just tell them from within and imagine them receiving those words as the dialogue continues?
With grief comes memories flooding back.
And perhaps you'd like to take this time to find a few of your fondest memories.
Where were you?
And what were you doing?
What was the environment like,
The colours,
The smells?
But mostly what was the connection with this person like?
Allow yourself to relive,
To rejoice in some of these memories.
Being grateful in the heart for this shared time.
And then I'd like you to take a moment to experience the contemplation of how this person influenced you and your life.
What loving imprint did they leave in your heart space?
You could finish this sentence.
They taught me to.
They showed me how to.
Because of them,
I.
And now I'd like you to list internally in your heart,
In your cells of your body,
What you loved most about this person.
What you appreciated most about this person.
And allow these lessons and these attributes,
These shared times and memories to live on,
Within you,
As you.
For they have never truly departed.
Be kind to yourself in the grief cycle and keep this container held and safe for your exploration of living through these days of loss.
I'm sending you the warmest,
Most beautiful embrace,
With my heart to your heart.
This too shall pass,
As we shall pass.
And it is our responsibility to accept that just as we breathe life into our body,
We release and let go.
With acceptance,
With grace,
With gratitude,
And a newfound connection to this person.
Start to blink your eyes open and come back into the space.
