Welcome to the Inner Garden Meditation.
In preparation for your journey,
Make sure that you are nice and comfortable.
Make any last minute adjustments.
And take your awareness and your attention to your breath.
Taking in slow,
Long,
Deep breaths in through your nose,
And exhaling through your mouth.
Inhaling and exhaling all your anxieties away.
And each thought being blown away with the air that you breathe.
Inhaling a feeling of peace and tranquility.
And exhaling all your cares and concerns.
And with every breath,
Bringing yourself to a deeper place of stillness.
And now with your inner vision,
Imagine you are walking in the woods in search of a beautiful garden on a warm,
Bright summer's day.
You feel the soft,
Emerald green grass beneath your feet.
And you're dressed in simple,
White,
Loose clothing.
And as you walk along,
Each step takes you deeper and deeper into a gentle relaxation.
And then you become aware of a brown,
Arched doorway with a sign on it saying,
Your Secret Garden.
You are compelled to turn the handle and go inside.
And immediately you are filled with a sense of relaxation.
And you feel safe and at ease.
This is your sanctuary,
Your quiet space.
And nobody expects anything from you here.
To one side of the lawn in the cool shade,
You notice a comfortable seat.
And you walk over and sit yourself down.
Here you can escape from the demands of daily life and make some time just for yourself.
Feel yourself being bathed in that warm sunshine.
And this is your secret garden.
So let it be filled with the things that you'd like.
Whether it be sunflowers or roses,
Water features perhaps or any ornaments.
Just take a moment to dress your garden the way you choose.
You can feel a gentle,
Cool,
Summer's breeze.
And the temperature is just right for you.
The air is pure and fresh.
And looking at the beautiful array of colors around you,
You feel even more relaxed.
Your attention is drawn to the sound of the bird singing overhead.
And you simply let yourself feel more and more relaxed.
You become aware of the lovely fragrances in the air.
Maybe you can see a butterfly or two gently dancing around the flowers.
We begin to wander towards some beautiful flowers.
And as you approach them,
You drink up their beautiful,
Striking colors and take a nice deep breath.
And inhale the soft and warm and perfumed air.
And just be aware of your inner garden as you look around.
You begin to notice some fallen leaves and perhaps the odd weed here and there.
So you get the rake which is standing against the wall in the garden and start to rake all of the leaves together and pull out the weeds as you collect them all in a pile ready for you to build a small fire.
And as you bring all the leaves and the old twigs and all the old weeds,
You decide in your mind to label each of the leaves and the twigs and the weeds with things in your life that you might find difficult at this time.
Old negative grievances,
Old hurts,
Any old limiting thoughts,
Annoyances and relationships perhaps.
Anger,
Stress or even grief.
Take a moment in your mind just to label each leaf or weed or with one of these things or perhaps a regret or judgment of self or criticism.
Don't ponder on these uncomfortable experiences.
Just be happy at this moment that you are creating in space inside your mind and your soul for your dreams to become your reality.
And as you take a match and you light the fire,
You take a moment just to watch the flickering flames as all these old thoughts,
Regrets,
Grievances,
Limiting beliefs,
Old energy just burns and disintegrates.
Know that all the negativity in the fire is being released to make space for your dreams to come true.
You're burning all the negativity of your mind in all directions of time.
This is a special and sacred moment.
As the fire starts to settle down now,
You become aware of some magical seeds in your hands.
Each of these seeds represents positive feelings of joy and peace and passion.
They also represent a vision or a goal for your future.
And you notice that you are drawn to an area of fertile soil in your garden.
And you begin to plant these beautiful positive seeds of joy and purpose and passion and happiness.
And as you plant each seed with care,
You begin to notice that they start to grow before your very eyes.
And in amazement,
You see an array of beautiful flowers,
Plants and shrubs being created from your positive intentions.
You stand back and smile at this beauty and at your creation.
Now be aware that you have one seed left and think carefully of a goal that you would like to achieve in your life.
Maybe a new promotion,
Perhaps a relationship goal,
Whether it be a house or writing a book or even further education.
Whatever your goal,
In your mind's eye,
Begin to see yourself achieving it now.
See it as if it is already your reality.
You're almost imagining that you are jumping into the future and experiencing your dream as if it is already your reality.
Fully associate with the feelings of excitement,
The great sense of achievement.
See yourself and your family celebrating your success.
Feel that sense of pride within yourself for such an amazing achievement.
Notice the thoughts that you are thinking in your mind.
I did it.
I really did it.
Dreams really do come true.
You feel really happy and a pleasant wave of success and satisfaction flows through your body.
Imagine these beautiful feelings of success lighting up your mind and your soul.
As you plant that seed into the ground and water it with the positive energy that you have created in your mind.
Before your eyes you see the most beautiful flower.
Perfect,
Beautiful and strong.
Now with a few deep breaths you start to prepare yourself to leave your inner garden knowing that at any time you can return.
So the count of three will return directly to the room that we are sitting in and you feel wide awake and excited to embrace life.
So one beginning to sense your feet firmly on the ground.
Moving your fingers and moving your toes on number two and three fully present,
Excited and back in the room and you can gently open your eyes.
