Hello,
And welcome to becoming acquainted with your inner child.
Please find a comfortable position somewhere that you won't be distracted by external things so you can truly go inward during this little journey.
Once you are in that comfortable position,
I welcome you to close your eyes if you haven't already.
Take a nice deep breath in and exhale out.
Let's do this for another couple of times,
As much as you need,
Until you feel your shoulders drop with every exhale,
And with every inhale you become a little bit more grounded and centered.
Imagine that you are walking along the beach or maybe a beautiful trail somewhere in a forest,
One that maybe you're familiar with or one that you would like to create in your mind's eye.
And as you're walking on this trail,
You are seeing a little figure walking towards you.
You begin to pick up pace just a little bit,
And once you do,
Before you know it,
You are standing in front of this figure,
But this figure is younger you.
Imagine this younger you is whatever age that you remember being the most stress-free,
Being very playful,
Where the demands of life didn't seem too hard,
Or even if they were hard even at this age,
There was still this childlike innocence,
Where we didn't add extra layers of stress,
Where we didn't feel overwhelmed,
Where we were able to still be us in childlike mentality and physicality.
And as you're looking at younger you,
Imagine feeling a breeze across your cheek or brushing up against your arm.
Just being one with the universe and the healing power of earth,
Nature,
Oceans,
Waves,
Wherever you may be right now,
Standing in front of younger you.
And remember to take a breath in and exhale out as if you're blowing out birthday candles.
And as we're still breathing and becoming grounded and centered,
Standing in front of younger us,
I want you to ask younger you,
What would you like out of me today?
What would be their expectations?
And the answer might be very simple coming from childlike mindset of you at this age.
Would they feel proud of you today?
Not for what you are producing or unrealistic standards and expectations we place on adult us,
But the simplistic answer,
Are we having enough time for play?
Are we taking it easy on us?
Are we making time for presence and self-care,
Whatever way that looks?
Are we allowing ourselves to laugh?
Are we putting restrictions on the most simplistic joys of life because we think that we're not worthy or deserving when we know we are?
Imagine your younger self asking you to let go of these harsh restrictive standards that we confine ourselves to,
And they are just simply asking you to have some play,
Some laughs,
Some presence,
And remembering that all of these things are forms of being centered with ourselves,
With our inner child.
I welcome you to wrap both arms around yourself,
Not just younger you,
But you right now sitting down with me in this moment.
Hug yourself,
And if you would like,
Sway from side to side or just sit in that hug.
Nurture yourself with love,
Even if you feel uncomfortable doing so.
Sit with that discomfort.
Envision wrapping your arms around younger you,
Squeezing it tighter and tighter.
If you would like to,
If you think this is relevant or resonates,
Ask for forgiveness from younger you.
Throughout the demands and responsibilities of life,
We sometimes get lost along the way and we become disconnected from younger us,
Whichever way that looks like for our unique journeys in life.
Apologize for whatever you think is relevant to apologize for.
Ask younger you whatever question right now you think is important to ask.
All breathing in.
And whatever answers come to your mind's eye,
Bring that with you into the week or throughout your day.
Younger us would be very proud,
Despite everything we think we're not doing enough of,
We should be doing better at whatever productivity we think we're not engaging in enough,
Whatever it is that weighs on our soul,
That keeps us from getting back in touch with younger us,
Becoming familiar again,
Rebuilding the relationship again with younger us,
Giving ourselves permission to let go of those expectations and just reconnecting and reflecting,
Being centered and grounded.
Bringing back those feelings of play,
Fun and tranquility from those younger years,
Despite whatever it is we were going through at that age or have yet to have gone through.
It matters.
Bring these realizations and modes of healing words with you into the week.
And I thank you for being with me through this meditation,
With just becoming acquainted with our younger selves.
And now I welcome you to envision holding your younger self by the hand and continue walking through that trail in the forest or along the waves of the beach into this new journey and life path together in unison.
One last breath in.
Thank you.
And now I welcome you to wiggle your fingers and toes and slowly open your eyes.
Namaste.
