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Guides Meditation (Internal Family Sytems)

by Amita Schmidt

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A meditation on accessing your Guides. These are supportive beings that can be a resource to us. They are part of our support system in Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS). The Buddha had a connection with Guides, as did/do other great spiritual beings. Please listen to the "Introduction to Guides Meditation" first for more of an explanation about Guides.

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Transcript

Meditating with guides,

Closing your eyes,

And feeling your body sitting.

And you might notice that around your body,

In the space around your body,

There's kind of an energy field.

Some people might call it an auric field.

It's just mainly the space around your body.

It could extend just out a few feet,

It could extend out 20 or 30 feet,

It really depends on the person.

But feeling this energy field around you,

Like I said earlier,

To make sure you're in wise self when you connect with the guides.

So extending some kind of calm and curiosity into this energy field around you.

This curiosity is anything here.

And you're not necessarily going to get vivid visuals of a person or an animal,

Although some people might.

But it's more just you might get kind of a subtle energy sense,

Energetic vibration,

A wiggle here or there.

So you're just asking,

Is there anything here?

You're sensing,

Is there any kind of wiggle or nod or energetic nod or vibration in this field around you?

And if there is some kind of energetic nod,

And just try to feel where it might be.

It might be to the left,

Or to the center,

Or to the right.

It's kind of inclining your curiosity and calm and your attention in that area.

And then just inviting whatever's here further in,

Invite it in closer,

Almost like you would invite a friend to come closer.

Let it know you're curious.

If you want,

You can invite it even closer still,

And see if the felt sense of this presence gets any stronger when you invite it closer,

Inviting it closer,

Remembering that nothing you feel has to make sense and you don't have to figure it out or have anything be clear or direct.

Often our first contact with guides is kind of vague and ambiguous.

Just letting it be whatever it is,

And just trusting and continuing to follow along,

Making sure you keep breathing and listening.

And in this area where you might feel the presence of something,

Just asking this presence,

Is there anything that you want me to know?

And is there more to that,

More that they want you to know about that or something else?

See if there's anything they want to show you.

If you have a specific or direct question for this presence,

You could ask that now.

You might have a specific question about your life or something you're going through,

Asking them that question,

Seeing if there's more and listening with the ear of your heart and seeing if there's anything they want to show you about your life or their perspective on your life,

Staying open.

They want you to know about how they see how they see your life.

Guides don't have any burdens from the human realm,

But we have burdens and our parts have burdens.

So really checking how they see from their unburdened perspective,

How they might see what you're going through or how your life looks to them.

And lastly,

Is there anything they want to say about their purpose here in your life,

Why they might be here to help you and then thanking them,

Thanking them for showing up and responding to our questions,

Sharing their wisdom.

And every day you might want to check in with them or at least once a week,

Again,

Like you would a wise elder or a mentor.

You want to check in every so often because the guides do have a different perspective that's not of this world and they can be quite helpful.

And it's good to utilize their support.

Some people find it quite essential to check in with the guides on a regular basis.

And certainly when something's difficult and we can't kind of see or feel our way out of some quandary,

Make sure you check in with these wonderful beings or being that's here to help you and wants to help.

But we have to ask first.

We have to humbly request their perspective,

Their wisdom,

And then they will show up even if it's in a very,

Very gentle,

Hard to feel way that they are here.

They do want you to ask.

They do want you to come to them like any wise elder and utilize their wisdom.

That's why they're here.

So please check in with your guides regularly and respectfully and enjoy hearing their perspective.

Meet your Teacher

Amita SchmidtHawaii County, HI, USA

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