Hello and welcome.
If your heart is feeling heavy,
Heartbroken,
Or filled with grief,
This process will offer you the opportunity to connect with your grief and offer it what it needs.
Acceptance,
Allowing,
Compassion,
And comfort.
So let's begin.
Make sure you're in a comfortable position and allow your body to settle into the surface underneath you,
Whatever surface you're sitting or lying on.
And notice all the places that surface is holding you up and see if you can really let your body sink into all that support.
And now notice your body breathing.
You may be aware of your breath moving in and out of your nostrils or your mouth.
Or you might be most aware of your chest or your belly rising and sinking.
Really notice your breath wherever it's most evident to you right now.
And now I'd like you to see if you can get an image of the grief inside of you.
There's no right or wrong here.
Your grief might look like a specific image or shape or it might feel more like a sensation.
Just go with whatever comes up for you.
Get an image of your grief right now.
What does it look like?
And remember to keep breathing.
And we'll be coming back to this image in just a moment.
Now I'd like you to tune into your heart.
Tune into the loving,
Compassionate,
Wise part of you.
You could even put your hand on your heart if you'd like.
And if you can't connect with your heart right now,
You can imagine another person or being that is totally loving,
Compassionate,
And wise.
And from that loving,
Tender place in your heart,
I'd like you to return to the image or sensation that you had of your grief and connect with that part right now.
See if you can look at your grief with love,
Tenderness,
And compassion and get a sense of what it needs right now.
It might need to cry or sob or rage or express some other emotion.
Your grief might need to be held or rocked.
It might need to hear soothing words.
It might need warmth or protection.
It might just need to be really seen and honored.
So see if you can get a sense now or even ask your grief what it truly needs and then offer it.
And now see if there's anything else that your grief wants to say,
Ask,
Or receive.
This is just about allowing,
Allowing it to be,
Allowing it to express itself.
And now see if there's anything else you want to say,
Ask,
Or offer your grief.
And before we sign off,
See how you would like to complete this process.
You may want to imagine setting the grieving part of you in a safe,
Comforting place.
You might want to imagine placing it in your heart or simply holding it in your arms.
Just see whatever that part of you or your intuition guides you to do.
Grief needs acceptance,
Soothing,
And comfort just like all our feelings do.
So you can repeat this process any time you feel grief arising in you.
And now once again,
Bring yourself back to the surface underneath you.
Just notice all the places your body is being supported.
And notice the environment around you.
And take in a nice deep breath.
If you'd like,
You can give your body a little stretch as we prepare to complete this process.
Thank you so much for joining me today.
And I wish you much kindness,
Compassion,
And comfort.
