Hello and welcome to this Summer Solstice Meditation.
I'm Aspen and I am so grateful to guide you today.
The Summer Solstice marks the longest day of the year.
This is a celebration of the light,
Of the sun that warms the earth,
And of our own inner light.
So finding a comfortable position to sit either on the floor or a cushion or a chair,
Relaxing yourself as much as possible while still staying alert and aware.
And if it's comfortable for you,
You can allow your eyes to close as you begin to take a few cleansing breaths.
Just allowing your body to arrive,
To let the world melt away,
Slowing down.
And perhaps sighing or making some sound on the exhale,
Breathing in whatever way feels nourishing for you.
Allowing your face,
Your eyes,
Your jaw to soften.
Arriving here in your body,
Gathering all the pieces that can become so scattered in our busy,
Crazy world.
Softening into this moment,
Right here,
Right now.
And letting the breath find a natural rhythm as you allow your center of gravity to drop out of the field of thinking and down into the aliveness of the body.
Just noticing what sensations are present.
Temperature.
Perhaps movement or pressure.
No need to fix or change or make anything better,
Just noticing what is alive in your body as you breathe.
And dropping your attention now into your heart's rhythm.
Breathing into that place.
Opening the back of your heart as you fill your heart space with your awareness and your breath.
Connecting and plugging into your heart.
Maybe even sensing your heartbeat as you connect into this space.
Beginning to imagine your own inner radiance and light in this space.
What sensations appear in your heart space as you begin to connect in to the light of your own being.
Breathing into your own radiance,
Your own heart fire.
Feeling it expand in your chest.
And what does your light feel like?
Letting it grow with each breath.
Allowing it to expand and move into your belly,
Your throat.
Just like the sun letting the rays of your light grow in your body as you breathe.
Allowing your light to grow,
To radiate.
Letting it fill you up.
And basking in your radiance.
Letting it reach all the way to your fingertips and your toes.
Feeling the radiance of your being.
From this place of openness,
Of light,
Of warmth.
Connecting to some gratitude for your life force.
For this incredible life energy that is within you.
Being grateful for your own unique light.
Letting the gratitude for your own radiance and light fill you up.
Breathing it in.
Letting the gratitude for your own radiance and light fill you up.
Breathing it in.
And feeling your heart space once again.
Maybe placing a hand there.
Feeling your own rhythm.
Your own energy.
The summer solstice is all about celebration.
So connecting here to one thing that you are celebrating.
Big or small,
Acknowledging it.
What are you celebrating,
Wild one?
Letting it fill your heart.
Breathing with it.
Really allowing yourself to feel it.
And gently bowing your head to your heart.
Honoring your celebration.
Honoring your journey.
Honoring your light and your life.
Taking a generous breath into it all.
The divine light in me bows to the divine light in you.
Namaste.
