Hello everyone,
My name is Alex Lehman and my intention here today is to guide you through a transformative experience where you are able to connect to your inner child.
When I say your inner child,
What I'm referring to is the child that you once used to be.
You see,
When we're young,
We may have experienced moments that were deeply challenging to us.
Moments that perhaps left us feeling hurt,
Scared or alone.
And as children,
When we don't have the resources to feel safe and held in that experience,
We actually hold on to the impressions of that painful moment.
And with that,
We actually learn to adapt in order to protect ourselves from getting hurt in the future.
While this may be well-intended,
This can however often leave us feeling stuck because you're continuously guided by the experiences of the past.
Now the purpose of this meditation is to connect you to that younger part and actually be with it,
Giving it the sense of safety and protection it once needed.
With that,
We actually want to learn to hold that child that might still be carrying pain or hurt,
That wanted nothing more than just to be loved as they are,
That used to express itself so freely,
It was just connected to him or herself.
Now when you learn to build a relationship with your inner child,
Making it feel safe and held,
You actually begin to bring in more peace into your life.
Now I want to invite you into this practice for today.
Begin by getting into a comfortable position,
Which may be seated down or lying down.
When you're ready,
I invite you to slowly close your eyes.
Notice if there are any adjustments that you'd like to make in order to ease into this practice.
Now begin to connect to your breath,
Taking one big breath in and one breath out.
Taking a few moments here to just follow your breath,
Falling into a deep relaxation with each coming inhale and each falling exhale.
Now take a moment here to bring your attention to your body and notice any sensations that may be currently present in your body.
Perhaps you feel some heaviness or tension.
See where you can invite in more softening,
More letting go.
Take your attention to your jaw,
Your shoulders,
To your arms and hands.
Notice if you feel some holding,
Maybe in your stomach.
See where you can invite in more ease,
Feeling your legs and feet getting heavier as you melt into a deep relaxation.
Feeling your body warm,
Relaxed,
Soft.
Now I'd like to invite you into imagining that child you once were,
Standing in front of you at a distance.
Just take a moment here to observe him or her,
Noticing your own inner innocence,
Your inner sense of goodness and longing for love,
The longing for freedom to just be who you really are.
Allow yourself to sit with this younger image of yourself,
Allowing your heart to fill with love and compassion,
Taking it all in,
This vision of your inner child.
Now I'd like you to move a little closer to that child and as you do,
I'd like you to connect to how he or she might be feeling.
Maybe you begin to see flashes of challenging memories,
Experiences from your childhood,
Or maybe you're simply feeling the emotions that are within the younger part of you.
Perhaps you notice a feeling of heaviness that this child is carrying,
The heaviness of past disappointment,
Rejection,
Or fear.
Allow yourself to really see that child that you once were,
Really feel how you perhaps had to protect yourself,
Maybe by creating a story around each of these memories,
Or what each experience meant about you.
See the younger version and notice the story that may be present.
Perhaps the child feels like it's not good enough or worthy.
Perhaps it feels not wanted or loved.
Perhaps it feels afraid to trust others.
Really connect to how your younger version felt,
Just honoring the pain that you once had to go through,
Taking a moment here to just allow yourself to see that you always did the best you could.
And as you hear these words,
I invite you to move right in front of that young child,
Meeting him or her at eye level.
And as you do,
Allow yourself to feel a sense of compassion,
Love,
And a willingness to just be there for that younger part of you.
Connect to that child and really feel into what reassuring words he or she needed.
Allow yourself to be there for that part of you.
And as you do,
Begin to bring awareness to your breath,
Taking a deep cleansing breath in.
And as you exhale,
Release any heaviness of the past.
Allow yourself to just be with your breath for a few moments here,
Taking several nurturing breaths in and allowing any remaining heaviness to leave your body with each exhale.
Now,
When you're ready,
I invite you to reach out to that younger part of you,
Embracing him or her in your arms,
Holding your child close with love,
Pure love.
You are safe.
You are protected.
You are held.
As you hear these words,
Relax into the space,
Hugging yourself,
Holding yourself,
Loving yourself.
Notice how any heaviness of the past is leaving you behind in this moment.
Now take a moment here to step back and observe yourself,
That beautiful younger version that you once were.
Visualize how big smile spreads across your face,
Feeling a sense of joy,
Laughter,
Love,
And creativity emerging for yourself.
This is all yours.
The doorway to inviting more of this into your current life is through this special little child.
Take a moment here to just witness yourself,
The perfection that is present within all the ups and downs,
All the strengths and weaknesses.
Hearing a child that love to play,
Laugh,
Imagine that part of you still here with you.
Now again,
Take a final moment here to stretch your arms out,
Embrace this gorgeous little child,
Thanking him or her for always being there.
Notice if you'd like to express any final words that you might be important to have shared with this little child.
And as you say your inner child a farewell for now,
Give it any reassurance it needs,
Reminding him or her that you'll always be there.
And now as we slowly come to a close with this practice today,
Begin by connecting back to your physical body,
Noticing what's alive within you at this moment.
When you feel ready,
Begin to deepen your breath again,
Start becoming aware of your physical environment.
Begin to bring in some small movements in your hands and toes.
When you're ready,
Slowly begin to open your eyes again,
Taking a few moments to just,
Just back to your environment,
Noticing how you feel.
Perhaps this was a very new experience for you of connecting to your inner child.
Maybe some insights have come through and if so,
I invite you to give yourself anything that feels good to you so you can integrate this experience back into your life.
Now I want to leave this meditation on the note that when we learn to consciously build a relationship to that younger version of ourselves,
We can be with the part of us that feels scared or hurts.
We can learn to move through the ups and downs of life while staying centered.
Remember that this capacity lives within all of us.
And until next time,
I wish you all the best.
