Welcome to this meditation session.
My name is Annie and I am totally honored to be here with you.
Just giving yourself a moment to find space,
Stillness in your body,
Whether it be on a chair or on the ground,
Letting the earth beneath you just hold you,
Bringing softness into your body,
Becoming aware of your feet and your legs,
Your hips,
Bringing your awareness up your spine,
Down your shoulders and your arms,
Letting them hang heavy,
Resting your hands in your lap,
Bringing your awareness up your neck,
Over your skull,
To your face,
Bringing softness to your eyes and your jaw,
Then bringing your awareness to your breath,
In your nose and out your nose,
And just letting your breath continue in this way at your own pace,
In and out.
And in this session we are cultivating feelings of connectedness.
So by using the mantra,
So,
Hum,
Meaning I am that.
I am that which is in everything,
Each other,
The earth,
The water,
The trees.
And we are connected on a deep level from the same source of energy.
And so we repeat this mantra,
So on the inhale and hum on the exhale,
Meaning I am that,
So hum.
And when we continue to repeat this mantra over and over,
We begin to feel feelings of oneness and connectedness,
And often a feeling that is indescribable with words,
But it is a feeling that rests in our hearts.
And we realize that we are far more connected than we are separate.
We realize that we are far more the same than we are different.
And we realize that we are supported endlessly by the universe and everything in it.
And so we continue so hum with our own breath,
In our own bodies,
Being gentle when thoughts arise,
And just coming back to so hum.
So hum,
I am that,
You are that.
And we are that,
That is in everything and everyone.
We are connected beyond words.
And like so many magical and deep feelings,
This feeling of oneness and connectedness is hard to explain.
But when we begin to feel it in our bodies,
Maybe in our heart center or deep in our belly,
We begin to feel what it means.
We begin to love unconditionally and more deeply.
We forgive more easily.
We smile more freely.
And when we look at people,
We see their souls instead of their bodies.
And we know that we are one,
One with the universe and all that is in it.
And we know that every one of us deserves compassion and love and that we are all doing our best because we are all connected and we are all supported endlessly by each other,
By the universe and by this connecting love that is indescribable yet beautiful and precious.
And we breathe in together and out together.
We know that we are the trees and the ocean,
The birds,
The soil,
The people on the other side of the earth who may need our love,
Our neighbors,
Our children,
Our parents.
And we are one.
We are love.
And we are that.
Breathing in together and out together.
In oneness,
We bow.
Namaste.
