This is Chelsea Cooper with a meditation on writing the waves of grief.
Find your way into a comfortable position of your choice.
Gently close your eyes,
Bring your awareness to your breath,
Allowing your breath to move you to slow down,
To expand and contract,
Allowing the energy to flow throughout your entire body,
Bringing oxygen and relaxation to all your muscles,
Being aware where you are holding tension and allowing it to melt away.
I want you to imagine that there is a rain cloud above your head as it gently releases rain drops of healing,
Falling over your body,
Washing away any worry,
Any tension,
Any distractions.
Allow this rain cloud to pour gentle healing raindrops that fall down your body,
Washing everything off,
Washing it down,
Releasing,
Letting go.
Allow the shower to overcome you.
And the rain gently begins to slow down,
Coming to a stop as we feel refreshed and lighter and completely in the present moment.
It is just you and your breath in this space.
You feel at peace and relaxed.
And I want you to imagine you're at the top of a staircase with 10 steps leading down onto a beach.
We will walk down together,
Taking our first step,
10,
Continuing down,
9,
8,
7,
Filling our bodies with more relaxation,
Continuing down,
6,
5,
4,
Melting into our relaxation,
Continuing down,
3,
2,
And you find yourself stepping down,
1,
Into the sand,
Onto the beach,
Feeling the sand beneath your toes,
Feeling a light breeze as you walk towards the ocean,
Allowing your feet to come onto the wet sand as the water comes up to your ankles,
Back into the ocean.
You feel at peace here and you allow for an inner knowing that grief is an emotion like any other and it has a place within your human experience.
And just like this ocean,
It comes and goes with the tides.
At times it seems closer and at other times it seems farther away in the distance and you are open to allowing all of it,
All forms,
Allowing it to come and go.
Just like the ocean,
We don't try to control it,
We don't try to get it to go away,
We understand its purpose on the earth and we allow it to be,
Allow it to have its own rhythm,
Coming and going,
At times the waves are large,
At other times they are smaller,
You are brave enough to ride the small waves as well as the larger ones,
Trusting yourself in the process,
Allowing the nature of your being and the emotion of grief to come and to go.
Come this moment forward,
You welcome your grief as a teacher,
As a part of your experience,
As a rhythm that comes and goes,
Sometimes in smaller waves,
Sometimes in larger ones and you understand that you are equipped to ride whatever form it comes in.
You have tools and inner strength to ride the wave of grief.
Your reactions may be different at different times in this ocean of grief and that is okay.
Allow your actions to be,
Allow yourself to feel what is there.
The ocean of grief may change over time,
Just be willing and open to flow with the change,
To bring awareness to the many forms,
For the many ways that grief may arise and trust yourself,
Trust the experience,
Trust the process,
Connect to your inner wisdom,
Know that you are supported,
That you are a loving being that is capable of welcoming grief into your life without fear or judgment.
You are whole,
You are free,
You may visit this ocean of grief at any time,
Noticing the waves and the tides and where they are in each moment that grief pays a visit.
Connect this ocean of grief,
Thank yourself for being here,
For taking this time.
I am going to count up from one to 10,
Bringing you back to the space,
To the here and the now,
One,
Two,
Three,
Coming back to your body,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Feeling so peaceful,
Feeling connected,
Seven,
Eight,
Allowing your body to move,
Opening your eyes,
Nine,
Ten,
Fully back in the space,
Feeling whole and connected to yourself and your emotion of grief.
You are strong and capable and willing and open.
Thank you so much for taking this time.
Stay in this moment for as long as you need,
Process,
Reflect,
And I am sending you so much love your way and I will talk to you soon.
