In this meditation,
You are the lotus.
You will follow your journey out of the mud and begin to blossom in the light of the sun.
As each petal gently opens,
You come closer to allowing the core of your being,
The center of your flower,
To be seen by the universe.
And it is from this place that you can live an intentional and empowered life that is in alignment with who you really are.
To begin,
Find a comfortable seated or reclined meditation posture.
Start following your breath,
Inhaling and exhaling through the nose,
Starting to draw the focus and the attention inward.
And now,
I invite you to take three healing breaths,
Visualizing a beautiful white light coming into your being,
Pausing and holding the light in,
And then slowly exhaling out.
Anything that no longer serves you at this time,
Take two more breaths in this way.
Feel free to resume normal breathing at this time.
Beginning now to soften your physical body,
Consciously releasing any tension or holding you may feel in the muscles,
Joints,
Or organs,
And now starting to let go of your mind and all of the different roles that you play in your life.
And as you start to release the roles of your life,
You start to let go of all of the stories that go along with those roles,
Allowing yourself to connect to the part of you that is infinite or eternal,
Your higher self,
That true essence of your soul.
And now,
I'd like you to see yourself as a seed of a lotus flower surrounded by mud.
You find it challenging to see your way out of the mud of materialism,
But something inside you whispers to keep growing,
Absorbing the nutrients from the moist earth.
You find yourself searching for more clarity.
There is a deep inner knowing that there has to be something more than this.
And then one day,
You start to notice the environment around you starts to change.
Your trust of the process of growth and expansion has brought you to the waters of experience.
It is here that you find more clarity,
And you are now able to see more than what is right in front of you.
You explore different ways of being,
And start making choices on which path you are going to take,
All the while catching glimpses of a faint light above the surface of the water.
Waters of experience for a season of your life.
Until one day,
You rise up out of the water and into the air.
There is an excitement as you start to experience air,
Space,
And light.
There is a sense of belonging,
A sense of home as the warm light of the sun shines down upon you.
And then a question arises.
You wonder,
Can I begin to show my true colors?
And then you hear that inner voice again,
Whispering a yes into your being.
And after some time above the water,
And feeling the constant and steady support of the sun,
The beautiful flower that is you begins to blossom.
You are cautious at first,
Gently allowing the outer petals to fall open.
Notice the color of your flower.
Notice how it feels to share your true colors with the world.
With time,
You start to feel more comfortable and confident showing your colors to the other flowers around you.
And so,
You allow more of your petals to gently open in the light of the sun,
Getting closer to the pod at the center of your flower.
The seeds in your pod contain the qualities of enlightenment,
Love,
Compassion,
Gratitude,
Peace,
Humility,
Patience,
And strength.
All of these qualities lie within you at your core.
Will you open the last petals and allow the light of the sun to illuminate them?
You say yes,
And with that commitment,
The final petals that protected the center of your flower blossom open to expose the vibrant golden yellow pod.
From this moment on,
You bask in the sunshine of enlightenment,
Open,
Strong,
And confident in the core of your being.
And now,
Starting to follow your breath again,
Becoming aware of the rise and the fall of your chest,
And starting to come back into your physical body,
Noticing your hands and your feet,
Your arms and your legs,
Your torso and your chest,
Your neck and your head,
And when you're ready,
Slowly and gently opening your eyes halfway first,
Before fully opening them,
Coming back into the present moment.
