Welcome,
Whatever is going on for you today,
I'm so glad you're here.
This practice is not about finding answers.
It's not about fixing yourself.
It is not about knowing the perfect way forward.
This practice is an invitation to remember the compass within you.
The part that knows even when the mind is uncertain.
Take a moment now to let yourself arrive.
Feel the ground beneath you.
Notice the support of the chair,
The bed or the earth.
There is nowhere else you need to be.
Nothing else you need to do.
Just let yourself be here.
Breathe in and let it go.
Breathe in again and soften with the out-breath.
Your breath is not something to control.
It is simply something to notice.
The gentle rhythm,
The rise and fall.
The quiet reminder that you are alive.
With each exhale,
Tension begins to melt.
With each inhale,
Calm quietly returns.
Inhale here,
Exhale now.
Let the breath anchor you in this moment.
Let the body begin to soften.
Let the mind begin to slow.
Now,
Imagine within you a compass.
It does not point nor.
It points inward.
To truth.
To alignment.
To what matters most.
Perhaps it feels like a light in your chest.
Perhaps a warm in your gut.
Perhaps a steady pulse behind your heart.
It doesn't shout.
It whispers.
It leans.
It nudges.
This compass has always been here.
Not as an idea,
But as a felt sense.
Notice now.
Where in your body do you feel direction?
What softens when something feels true?
What tightens when something feels off?
Rest your awareness there.
No effort,
Just noticing.
The mind may try to interrupt.
It may bring familiar noise.
What if I get this wrong?
What if I fail?
What if I'm not enough?
You don't need to fight those thoughts.
You don't need to push them away.
Let them be like radio static.
Crackling in the background.
Not the signal you need to follow.
You are listening for the quieter frequency beneath.
The steady hum of truth.
The deeper knowing.
Bring to mind a small,
Simple choice.
Something light.
Perhaps how to spend the next part of your day.
Perhaps a direction you've been curious about.
Don't think about it.
Feel into it.
Imagine saying yes.
Where does that live in your body?
Does it feel open?
Light?
Expansive?
Now imagine saying no.
Where does that live?
Does it feel heavy?
Tight?
Contracted?
Your body is not rigid.
It is responsive.
It offers cues,
Not commands.
It speaks in subtle language.
This is the voice of your compass.
This is how it guides you.
Pause here.
Breathe.
Notice the space between one thought and the next.
Rest in that gap.
Even for a moment.
In that space there is no story.
No judgment.
No urgency.
Only presence.
Only awareness.
From a three principles perspective,
This is the nature of experience.
Thought creates the feeling of the moment.
Consciousness brings it to life.
Mind,
The deeper intelligence behind life,
Is what holds it all.
When we forget this,
It looks like clarity comes from figuring things out.
From working harder.
From solving every angle in our heads.
But what if clarity doesn't come from solving?
What if it comes from noticing?
From seeing that thought is always moving.
And you are not the movement.
You are the one who notices it.
This is the deeper role of your compass.
It reminds you that your well-being is not missing.
It is simply covered by the noise of thought.
Like a sky,
Hidden by storm clouds.
Now,
Turn gently towards your feelings.
You do not need to figure them out.
You do not need to manage them.
Simply notice.
Is there warmth?
Is there ache?
Is there tightness,
Tingling,
Pulsing?
Let them all be welcome.
Joy,
Sadness,
Uncertainty,
Anger.
There is no hierarchy here.
No right or wrong way to feel.
These are simply moments of thought.
Temporary weather passing through consciousness.
Your compass is not shaped by the feeling itself.
It is shaped by your willingness to feel,
To notice,
To allow.
Pause again.
Let the breath return.
Let the body soften.
Now imagine yourself walking through a quiet forest.
The ground is soft beneath your feet.
Tall trees rise around you.
The air is still.
The atmosphere is calm.
As you walk,
You come to a clearing.
In the centre is a small pool of water.
Still.
Clear.
Reflective.
This pool is your inner knowing.
When the surface is calm,
It reflects your truth.
When disturbed,
The reflection is cloudy.
Sit beside this pool in your mind's eye.
Let your thoughts settle like leaves drifting down.
Falling gently onto the surface.
Sinking below.
As the surface clears,
Clarity returns.
Stillness grows.
In this place,
You don't have to know everything.
You don't have to solve anything.
You only have to be with what is here now.
Now,
Bring to mind something you've been uncertain about.
A decision.
A situation.
A question.
Let it arise softly.
Don't chase.
Don't force.
Ask your compass.
What does this feel like in my body?
Is there openness or contraction?
Stay with the sensation,
Not the logic.
Stay with the body,
Not the story.
If clarity does not come,
That is okay.
Sometimes waiting is the gift.
Sometimes the compass speaks slowly.
Now imagine walking with this compass.
Step by step.
Not with certainty but with trust.
Trusting sensation over story.
Trusting stillness over noise.
Trusting that you are already ready.
That you don't need permission.
Say quietly within.
I trust the rhythm of my body.
I trust what I feel.
I trust what arises in stillness.
I trust myself to take the next step.
Even if it is small.
Feel those words as truth.
Let them settle into your heart.
Into your breath.
Into your being.
You are guided by something deeper than fear.
Something quieter than the mind.
Something steadier than any storm of thought.
You are not lost.
You are listening.
And that is enough.
Begin now to return to your breath.
Notice the air moving in and out.
Feel the points of contact with the surface beneath you.
Notice the sounds in the room.
Gently move your fingers and toes.
Roll your shoulders and stretch if that feels good.
Come back gently.
Present.
Softened.
Know that you carry this compass with you always.
Not just in meditation.
Not just in stillness.
But in every moment of life.
You can return here through breath.
Through body.
Through noticing.
This presence is your home.
This compass is your guide.
And you can trust it.
