Welcome.
For this meditation,
We'll be spending time in a sacred healing place.
So pick a place.
This can be real or imagined.
Make sure it's inviting,
Perhaps a little wild.
Might be a meadow or a place by the ocean.
You'll know the right place for you.
So I invite you to settle in,
To close your eyes if you wish,
Or rest them.
And in your mind's eye,
Start to unravel this healing place in all of its details.
You might notice yourself walking towards it or stepping into it,
And this place welcomes you.
You might take a breath,
Noticing that you've arrived.
In this place,
The air is the perfect temperature for you.
Any sounds you hear are here to soothe.
This is your healing space.
Nothing to do here.
This is a place to be and be nurtured.
Looking around,
What do you see?
What is underfoot?
A comfortable place for your rest shows itself.
As you sink into this place,
You might also begin to rest into your heart center,
Taking the attention that is normally directed outwards to the world and gently guiding it inwards.
Whatever is felt in the heart center,
See if you can offer it some kindness,
Patience,
The way you would to a small child.
This healing space is a protected space where the idea of a gender binary doesn't even exist.
This place is wise,
Ancient,
Knowing,
And loving.
Your light now can be exactly as you are.
In this place,
The volume of who you truly are is turned up so loud that it's all that can be heard.
Hearings clear in the air.
It is all that there is.
This place knows who you are.
This place holds and protects the truth.
In this place,
You are seen clearly.
You can see yourself clearly.
Just notice that you are here.
You exist.
You are real.
Pay attention to how this feels in the body.
What images come to mind?
What happens in the heart?
Perhaps place a hand on your chest.
I and other non-binary people are here with you in knowing that we exist.
We are important.
We are precious.
We are loved.
Generations past are here too to testify to the truth of your being.
In your thousands of ancestors,
There is someone,
If not hundreds of someones who know and recognize you for who you are.
We have always been here.
You are a part of a family,
Part of a long story of lives.
In this healing place,
Put your feet on the ground and sense into your connection with the earth.
Feeling now what is it that this healing place offers you?
What do you see or feel that you needed to?
What are one or two words or phrases that summarize this for you?
Now intuitively,
What symbol represents the healing or the validation that you can receive from this place?
This symbol could be an object,
An animal,
Real or imagined.
This is your symbol to help you anchor into this place,
To remember it and connect back with that healing.
Now I'm going to invite you to gather everything that this healing place has given you.
Take your word or phrase,
Your symbol,
Any insights or powerful sensations.
The more you visit this place,
The stronger this relationship between you and it is.
Remember that every time you remember your word or phrase or your symbol or you bring yourself back to the sights and sounds of this place,
You're strengthening the healing place inside you.
You can take one last look around and thank the healing place for being here.
Make sure to thank yourself for being here.
Your healing is a gift to the world and a gift to other gender minorities.
So I want to thank you for doing this too.
And to shift out of this place saying goodbye for now.
Let it say its goodbye to you.
And when you're ready,
Give your body some movement.
Open your eyes and come back to this room.
Wonderful work.
There will be additional parts to this meditation to deepen the healing.
So please stay tuned.
Thank you for practicing with me today.
