Welcome,
Sister.
I highly recommend if you can find a quiet refuge in nature to practice this meditation there in direct connection with the Earth.
Otherwise,
Find any spot that speaks to you and feels particularly grounding and supportive.
And then,
Sit comfortably or even lie down as with this bleeding cycle,
Let yourself curl into your inner winter and find that sense of rest in your body's position,
Utilizing how you position yourself,
How you support your body as a way to find this sense of rest,
This sense of relaxation.
As we begin this meditation,
Begin to become aware of your breath.
Allow yourself to breathe deeply and fully,
Feeling your belly and womb expand with each inhale and empty with each exhale.
Notice any heightened sensitivity at this time.
Raise this sensitivity fully.
Perhaps as we meditate and begin to guide that attention inwards,
Slowing down from the external world,
You can begin to see how this sensitivity is a divine blessing which opens you up to perceiving at incredibly subtle levels,
Enhancing your inner sight.
Your period is a time to slow down and honor the natural ebb and flow of your body.
So as you continue to breathe,
Embrace this inner season,
This cycle within you and bring your attention to your pelvic area.
You can begin to tune into the physical sensations that are present here.
You might feel warmth,
Tingling,
Pressure,
Or any number of other sensations.
Again,
Allow yourself to simply be with these sensations without judgment or resistance,
A time to explore them as a portal,
A divine blessing,
Bringing you deeper into yourself.
As you breathe in,
Imagine that you are drawing in a sense of sensuality and sacred feminine energy,
The essence that your menstruation is connecting you to,
This wisdom,
This intelligence,
This sensitivity.
As you breathe out,
Begin to share your heightened awareness and sensitivity with the earth beneath you,
Using your breath and the sensations inside of you to come in contact and deeper relationship to what is within and outside of you.
Your body comes from this soil,
The air,
The cosmos,
And as you menstruate,
You are releasing in your soul's intuitive rhythm,
Your own timing,
Your shedding and giving back,
A direct connection,
Cyclical,
Giving and receiving,
An intimate relationship,
You and the form and the formless,
The cosmic mysteries moving through you.
Now,
Visualize yourself surrounded by a lush,
Green forest.
You feel the softness of the grass beneath your feet and the gentle breeze on your skin.
The air is sweet and fragrant,
And you are entirely immersed in the beauty and abundance of nature,
Connected so intimately,
Mother and daughter,
Fed with her blossoming,
Bathed in her waters.
You see a beautiful stream,
Sparkling and glistening in the sunlight.
Without hesitating,
You walk towards the water and step in.
The water is cool and refreshing.
You feel an instant sense of connection to your body,
To the earth,
And to the divine feminine.
You sink deeper into the water,
Feeling it embrace you in such a nurturing way.
The water is healing and cleansing,
Washing away any negative energy and tension from your body.
You surrender to the flow of the water,
Feeling a direct,
Deep sense of connection to the source of love.
It is so safe to surrender fully,
To let yourself empty and rest.
As you allow yourself to be held by the water,
You feel a deep sense of gratitude for your menstrual cycle.
It is a time for you to slow down,
To listen to your body,
That brings you in direct contact with the natural cycles of life.
You are in a state of deep connection with the earth,
A time of primal remembrance,
Intimacy within your own body,
And with the divine feminine.
Take a few more deep breaths,
Feeling the peace and serenity of this sacred space.
Notice the buoyancy of your in-breath and out-breath as you are held in the soothing water.
Now let us offer this prayer as a blessing to yourself,
Your womb,
And the earth.
I honor my bleeding body and the divine wisdom it holds.
I release all that no longer serves me,
Pouring out my cup to make space for new growth and new life.
Feel any tension or stress releasing from your body,
Pouring back into the earth.
Anything that has been stuck inside,
Has felt overlooked,
Or has been held in,
Surrendering to the divine connection that is flooding through you.
I release all that no longer serves me,
Pouring out my cup to make space for new growth and new life.
I am held by the mother,
Supported by the earth,
And connected to the divine cycles.
Allow the heightened sensitivity you are experiencing to guide you toward a deeper state of insight,
And take this time as an opportunity to reflect on anything you may need to set down before entering the next season of your life.
As you come to a close with your meditative contemplation,
Take a deep breath,
Softening into this body,
Noticing any pulsations in your womb,
And feel yourself held by the divine mother,
By this body's karmic tie to the earth,
The moon,
The cycles,
The feminine wisdom.
Let the divine move through you,
Breathing in and breathing out,
Softening into the flow of wisdom moving through you from the celestial into your womb and back into the earth.
Take a few more deep belly breaths,
Feeling the connection between your body and the earth.
When you feel ready,
Begin to leave this stream,
Walking back onto the soil,
Feel the support of the sturdy earth beneath you.
Let yourself rest here,
Breathing in and out,
Rock solid motherly presence beneath you,
And with another deep breath,
All the way in and all the way out,
And slowly,
Let your eyes begin to blink open.
Take a moment to acknowledge the beauty in the space around you,
The essence of nature weaving through every part of the external and moving through you.
Thank you sister for joining this time with me today.
You have a giant circle of women supporting you,
For paving this path of conscious connection to your womb,
To your femininity,
Your body,
Your heart,
And reclaiming the sacredness within yourself.
You bring it forward for each one of us,
And each step you take into yourself,
You bring it forward for you.
