The Lotus Meditation

The sacred lotus symbolizes spiritual consciousness. This meditation helps to facilitate the energy moving from the earth through the body.

Transcript

The Lotus Meditation.

Close your eyes and begin to focus inward.

Take the time to breathe deeply into your body,

Noticing how you're feeling.

Notice your physicalness.

Notice what's happening in your mind.

And then breathe.

Breathe in and out,

Lengthening your breath,

Deepening your breath,

Moving it slowly in and out of your body.

Once you have settled into a nice,

Long,

Slow,

Deep breath,

Focus on your heart center.

And breathe into your heart center,

Which is at the same level as your physical heart,

But in the very center of your body.

Bring your breath there,

Deeply,

Easily.

And be aware of how you experience that space inside of you,

With no judgment,

Just by paying attention and being aware.

Feel the energy of the heart through the connection with the heart center and the light extending the energy and the light from your heart center,

Now down through your body,

Through the diaphragm along the spine,

Through the belly along the spine,

All the way to the base of your spine.

Feel the connection now from your heart all the way down through your body to the base of your spine.

Now imagine that you are sitting or standing in a clear,

Shallow pond.

Continue to extend your heart light down through the water,

Through your legs to the very bottom of the pond.

And feel the soles of your feet in the mud,

Squishing a little between your toes,

Perhaps.

Perhaps a little cooler than the water.

Just notice whatever it is for you.

Feel that there are roots now,

Moving down from the soles of your feet into the mud.

These fine filaments of root hairs are working their way deeply into the body of the earth,

Helping to provide an anchor point for you that gives you a sense of being rooted,

Of having stability,

A sense perhaps even of safety and security,

Of being connected to and nourished by the earth.

Feel yourself rooted to her,

Held by her.

And notice that there is a strong,

Flexible green stem growing up from this intricate root system,

Up through the water,

Up through your legs to the base of your spine.

See it connecting the energies of the earth all the way up through your body,

Through your belly,

Through your diaphragm,

And up into your heart.

So this sense of being nourished by the earth,

Being held by her,

Which is creating a sense of safety and security,

Mixes with the light of your heart center,

At the very center of your being.

Take time to experience these energies coming together.

See how that is for you.

Now feel the flow of the green stem energy moving up along your spine,

Up through your chest,

Up to your shoulders,

And out through each of your upraised arms.

Your palms,

Which are facing the sun,

Become beautiful,

Round,

Green lotus leaf pads seeking the light of the sun.

Feel the radiant warmth and see the golden beauty of the sunlight reaching down to greet the radiant beauty of your leaf palms.

Drink in the nourishment of the sun.

Feel the strong,

Courageous energy that brings with it a sense of purpose,

Of direction,

Of empowerment.

Experience this flow of beautiful golden energy from the sun moving down through your leaves,

Through the stems and back into your heart,

Bringing the light of the sun into your heart to mix with the energies of the earth.

So you have this sense of being rooted and grounded and nourished,

Safe and secure,

Mixing with a new sense of being empowered by the light of the sun to be the best that you can be through your love of the earth and the sun.

And this empowers that stem to grow even taller,

Up through your chest,

Through your throat,

Through the palate at the back of your mouth,

Through your brain,

And up to the very top of your head where you once had a soft spot when you were a baby.

Take the time to experience this new extension of heart light.

So that now at the crown of your head,

You might feel the huge bud of a lotus flower beginning to emerge.

Gradually see it opening,

Petal by petal,

Warmed by the sun,

Inspired by the sun and the light.

A thousand petals have opened,

One after the other after the other,

Drinking in the light.

And finally,

The funnel shaped chartreuse center of the lotus opens out and is revealed.

And this funnel shaped center holds at the top round magenta lotus seeds.

This centerpiece is surrounded at its base with lemon yellow fringes of stamen.

What a beauty to behold.

Feel that flower at your crown.

Experience its glorious light and beauty.

Drink it in and feel that light moving down into your body,

Down into your heart.

So that you gradually feel yourself slipping deeper and deeper into the luminous inner darkness,

Opening out now from the heart.

Opening,

Expanding,

Opening and expanding into the luminous darkness of time and no time.

Of space and no space.

Rest in this place with your mouth slightly open.

Holding no expectations but just being present to what is for as long as you can sustain it.

If your mind wanders,

Just bring it back to the lotus,

To the leaves,

To the heart,

To the earth.

Feeling it inside you expanding,

Opening,

Opening,

Opening.

Relax.

When you feel complete,

Gather your awareness back down into your heart center.

Take the time to pay attention to your heart center and your body.

Are you experiencing anything different inside of you from when you began?

Be aware of your whole body.

Be aware of your physical presence.

Be aware of your feelings.

Be aware of your breath.

And focusing once more on the center at your heart.

Bring the energy of the heart extending it upward behind your eyes and gradually open them.

Take the time to look around and bring your awareness into the world outside of you.

Extend the energy from your heart into your surroundings.

Be aware of how you are feeling and perceiving the space inside of you and your connection to the space around you.

Imagine what it would be like to take this experience to your family,

To your workplace,

To your community,

Into your day and into your life.

Be curious about it and allow yourself to be surprised.

Reviews

It was so lovely to experience the lotus light and love growing inside me. I love you Carol! I hope you are well

Interesting. Enlightening. Energizing. Thank you.

Abdolutely beautiful

Beautiful visualisation. Thank you 🙏❤️🙏

Very different but i really loved it and felt different in a good way and relaxed from the inside out afterwards! I will definitely come back more often to this one! 😊 Thank you for this beautiful experience! 😊💞

Fabulous content. Thanks so much.

Very nice meditation, gives me relaxation and energy at the same time. Nice voice to listen to😄

very detailed and descriptive visualisation. you become the lotus in this meditation.

Unbelievably relaxing, thank you

If you enjoy imagery this is a lovely meditation for feeling the connection with nature and your heart. Empowering and energizing. Thanks.

Beautiful and so clear and simple and strenghening -,thank you

I needed that. Thank you. The only suggestion is the sound quality, it sounds as if you're swallowing liquid throughout the meditation.

Thanks for such a peaceful and nourishing meditation

Fantastic visualization.feeling much stronger and rooted! Energy too!

Love how deep this takes you to your heart center. Thank you. Lovely.

Beautiful imagery. Thank you.

Loved the visualization. Beautiful meditation. Thank you.