Forgiveness For Self And Others: Ho’oponopono Prayer

This meditation guides you through the Ho’oponopono prayer: an ancient Hawaiian practice for cultivating forgiveness. Ho’oponopono roughly translates as: “cause things to move back in balance.” Working with the 4 simple phrases of the Ho’oponopono prayer, we gently cleanse feelings of guilt, shame, & negativity toward ourselves, others, ancestors, the earth, or any other relationship where we want to direct healing. Enjoy this practice as a tool for cultivating self-love, forgiveness, & balance.

Transcript

Welcome to your practice.

Taking a moment and letting yourself get comfortable.

You can be either seated or lying down for this practice.

If lying down,

You might place a folded blanket or pillow or even a bolster beneath the knees to support the low back.

And you might place something such as a folded blanket or a thin pillow beneath the head.

If seated,

Simply finding a position where the spine can be straight.

And letting yourself get settled in.

And taking a nice full breath in through the nose,

Pause at the top of the inhale.

And then gently opening the mouth,

Exhale,

Softening through the muscles around the forehead and the eyes and the jaw.

Even softening the tongue.

Taking another slow,

Steady,

Full breath in through the nose,

Expanding through the diaphragm and the chest and then pause.

And gently open the mouth and sigh.

As you slowly exhale,

Softening through the shoulders,

Arms and the hands and the whole upper body.

And one more breath like this,

Full,

Steady inhale through the nose,

Expanding through the heart and then pause.

Open the mouth,

Exhale,

Sigh.

As the body softens,

You sink into the support beneath you.

Feeling fully supported.

Feeling fully supported as the breath finds its natural rhythm,

Each breath flowing fluidly one after the other as the body finds a state of ease.

And from this easeful state,

Gently scanning the body from head to toe and toe to head,

Just noticing what is present here with you today.

Noticing if there is any tension or contraction in the muscles.

And if so,

Simply notice this and allow the breath to move into the space and then exhale,

Inviting a gentle softening.

Noticing any emotions that may be present with you.

Welcoming each one.

Saying,

Ah,

Thank you,

Emotion,

For being here and letting me know that there is something to pay attention to.

And gently redirecting your attention to the flow of the breath,

Breathing in with each exhale,

Allowing the body to soften just a little bit more.

As you now begin to connect with your focus for this practice today.

Bringing your awareness to a relationship where forgiveness is ready to be invited.

This might be with a friend,

Family member,

Colleague,

Loved one,

Or perhaps a more subtle relationship such as your inner child,

The body,

Money,

Or God or the divine.

Connecting to the essence and quality of this relationship and holding that in your heart for a moment.

So allowing space for the quality of that relationship to settle into the heart as you begin to direct these phrases here.

I'm sorry.

Please forgive me.

I love you.

Thank you.

I'm sorry.

Please forgive me.

I love you.

Thank you.

I'm sorry.

Please forgive me.

Thank you.

I love you.

I'm sorry.

Please forgive me.

Thank you.

I love you.

I'm sorry.

Please forgive me.

Thank you.

I love you.

I'm sorry.

Please forgive me.

I love you.

Thank you.

I'm sorry.

Please forgive me.

I love you.

Thank you.

Now continuing with these phrases at your own pace for the next three minutes.

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You You You You You I'm sorry Please forgive me I love you Thank you I'm sorry Please forgive me I love you Thank you I'm sorry Please forgive me I love you Thank you Thank you Now pausing for a moment I'm taking in the stillness and the vibration of these words I'm taking in the stillness I'm taking in the stillness Feeling the echoes of the tones move through the body through the heart And allowing one final full breath in through the nose chest and then pause and open the mouth gently release,

Sigh and let go.

You gently tuck the chin to the chest and pause here.

Inviting a soft grin to form on the lips.

A soft smile that welcomes you back into your day as you gently blink open the eyes.

Thank you for your practice.

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Enjoyed the minutes at my own pace, drifting out and back

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