Welcome to this guided meditation.
Today we practice by harnessing the power of sunshine to find relaxation and connection with our own light.
We begin with some inspiration from Thich Nhat Hanh.
Awareness is like the Sun.
When it shines on things they are transformed.
The Sun is so important to every aspect of our life.
It creates the food that we eat,
It nourishes the plants that provide our oxygen,
It keeps our body in balance as we take the light,
Transforming it into our own fuel,
Balancing our hormones and strengthening our bones.
We transform the light and so we will do the same in our practice.
We begin by finding a comfortable seat,
Preferably upright,
Eyes gently closed with a gaze that is outward and uplifted.
Begin to imagine you are seated before an expansive mountain range and there is this Sun light that is beginning to creep over the peaks of the mountain and that's where we affix our gaze to bathe in the Sun light.
We begin to feel our connection to the earth,
Sensing anything in our body and settling down and relaxing wherever we can offer up just a bit more.
The Sun settles just above the peaks and begins to cast its hue of golden light all upon your face,
Your body,
Feeling its warmth,
This perfect balance between cool and heat.
And it says if every cell begins to turn on and turn towards this light,
As the light enters through the skin,
It begins to charge up every cell,
Fueling it,
Nourishing it,
Connecting with it.
You begin to notice the breath coming in through the nostrils,
Moving through the body making waves with each inhale and each exhale.
As you breathe in,
You are breathing in the sunshine and sending it throughout the body to transform each cell with its powerful light.
Breathing in sunshine,
Exhaling and dissolving.
Keep noticing each movement,
Expansion of ribs and belly as the sunshine fills our core.
And swirls around,
Illuminating.
Our solar plexus,
This chakra that sits in this core center of our body,
Is a chakra that stands for power,
Its golden hues.
Like the Sun,
It is our source of our own light.
So imagine with each breath charging up this light and the sunshine joining this powerful center of our being.
As thoughts arrive or distractions come in,
Imagine shining light on them so that they disappear like shadows and the sun shines upon them.
Staying with this for just a few more moments.
Begin to imagine this light has filled every inch of you inside.
And the center of your being is this sunshine,
This brilliant ball of fire and warmth and power and energy.
And after you've filled yourself up completely,
Begin to shine your light outwardly from the center of your being with each breath.
Imagine casting your own light upon all that is around you.
Your light has the power to transform both self and others.
When we take the time to fill up our light,
Our energy,
Recharge,
We then have the capacity to share this,
To share our light.
May you stay deeply connected to the center of your own power,
Your own sunshine,
Your sunlight within.
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