Turquoise Christian Meditation

This Christian meditation focuses on God’s rainbow of healing light regarding the color turquoise which is associated with refreshment, calmness, and confidence. Initially, scripture readings are recited as reminders of God’s Word and promises followed by a total body relaxation exercise in preparation for an ending visualization with Jesus.

Transcript

Welcome to the Christian Meditation Turquoise.

Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior,

Almighty Physician and Healer and Ruler of the Universe,

Came to heal and not destroy His people.

If we believe and call on Him,

He will answer.

We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them.

God's promise of non-destruction is symbolized by the colorful rainbow comprised of healing light in red,

Orange,

Yellow,

Green,

Blue and violet hues.

God's rainbow of light brings different facets of healing through each of His colors,

Especially the color turquoise.

Although turquoise is not known as one of the colors of the rainbow,

It is derived from the combination of the rainbow colors blue and green.

Turquoise provides a mild tonic of refreshment,

Making you feel fresh and young in times of mental strain or frayed nerves and feeling fatigued or drained by relaxing the mind because it is so cerebrally calming.

Turquoise,

Although calming,

Is also elevating and renewing.

Fresh starts are aided,

Confidence is instilled,

And powers of concentration,

Speech and communication are strengthened by the color turquoise.

Lonely people and those who are over-concerned for the welfare of others could benefit from a turquoise tonic.

Physically,

Turquoise helps ward off and heal infections,

Especially respiratory ailments and burns,

By strengthening your immune system and nourishing and repairing cells and acute disorders.

The Bible says in Psalms 36,

7-9,

How precious is your unfailing love,

O God!

All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of your wings.

You feed them from the abundance of your own house,

Letting them drink from your rivers of delight.

For you are the fountain of life,

The light by which we see.

And in Song of Songs 4.

15,

You are a garden fountain,

A well of living water,

As refreshing as the streams from the Lebanon mountains.

And in John 4,

13-14,

Jesus replied,

People soon become thirsty again after drinking this water,

But the water I give them takes away thirst altogether.

It becomes a perpetual spring within them,

Giving them eternal life.

And in Romans 12,

2,

Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world,

But let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.

Then you will know what God wants you to do,

And you will know how good and pleasing and perfect His will really is.

And in 2 Corinthians 4,

16,

That is why we never give up,

Though our bodies are dying,

Our spirits are being renewed every day.

Now in preparation to open yourself to receive within you God's healing turquoise light,

Lie or sit with your spine erect,

And preferably with the back of your head supported in a quiet,

Relaxed place,

Stilling your mind and soul and opening your heart to His will.

With your legs uncrossed,

Arms by your side,

And palms facing upward,

Close your eyes and begin to breathe deeply through your nose,

Expanding your stomach muscles as you breathe in and slowly contracting your stomach muscles as you exhale,

Much like an infant breathes in and out rhythmically,

Taking long,

Soft and smooth breaths.

Visualize that each breath fills you up like a balloon,

Allowing you to feel lighter and lighter and more buoyant.

Continue to breathe slowly and deeply throughout this relaxation period,

Letting your body soften and open.

Tune out all other thoughts.

Feel yourself settle into your body,

Breathing in relaxation and breathing out all tension and mental activity.

Now I will guide you through various muscles in your body,

Asking you to tense and relax those very same muscles.

Keeping your eyes closed during the entire relaxation exercise,

Begin by squeezing your eyes shut and wringling your forehead tighter and tighter,

Holding the tension and feeling how uncomfortable the tension is.

Now release the tension in your eyes and forehead and feel the warmth of its smoothness and allowing your eyes to remain gently and softly closed.

Notice the difference between the previous tension and soothing relaxation.

Next,

Glance your jaw,

Holding the tension and noticing the tightness it produces.

Feel the discomfort.

Continue to hold the tension in your jaw.

Hold it,

Hold it.

Now release and drop your jaw and feel the tension turn into relaxation.

A soothing warm sensation spreading throughout your entire face.

Become aware of how wonderful it feels to relax your jaw.

No tension,

Only relaxation.

Deep relaxation.

Now purse your lips tightly,

Squeezing them together,

Tighter and tighter.

Hold the tension.

Continue to hold the tension,

Feeling the tightness of your lips.

Now let go and relax your lips completely.

Notice how your entire face feels more and more relaxed,

Tranquil and smooth,

Remembering how uncomfortable tension is.

As you completely let go of the tension in your face and experience the warm,

Heavy feeling of deep relaxation,

Press your head back as far as it can safely go and experience the tension in your neck.

Slowly roll your neck to the right and notice where the tension is located.

Now slowly roll your neck to the left and notice where the strain is produced.

Next,

Straighten your neck and bring your chin forward,

Touching your chest,

Holding it there and feeling the tension.

Hold it,

Hold it.

Feel the tension in your throat and the back of your neck.

Now return your head to a comfortable position.

Feel the comfort of relaxation and how good it feels to let go of all your tension and allow your relaxation to deepen.

Next shrug your shoulders,

Bringing them up towards your ears.

Hold the tension,

Feel the tightness and discomfort increasing.

Now drop your shoulders and let all your tension go.

Feel the soothing effects of relaxation.

It feels as though you have been relieved of a heavy burden.

You can finally let go,

Allowing your muscles to release their tightness and relax.

It feels good to allow yourself to relax.

Now go deeper and deeper into relaxation.

Go with it.

Feel the warmth spreading down your arms to your elbows and then to your hands and fingers.

Now clench your fists.

Clench them tighter and tighter.

Hold it,

Hold it.

Notice how that feels in your hands,

Wrists,

Forearms,

Elbows and shoulders.

Feel the tension radiate upward.

Now release your fists and feel the looseness relaxation brings.

Notice the difference between tight tension and loose relaxation.

Next bend your elbows and tense your upper arm muscles as tightly as you can.

Notice the feeling of tightness in these muscles and feel how uncomfortable it is.

Now relax and straighten your arms.

Feel the soothing sensation of relaxation.

Go deeper and deeper into the feeling of relaxation.

Remember how uncomfortable tension is and how wonderful relaxation is.

Imagine what it would be like to be relaxed all day and not tense.

Let the relaxation deepen more and more.

Now take a deep breath and hold it.

Notice the tension in your chest.

Slowly exhale now and let all the air out,

Allowing your chest to become very loose and feel its release from tension,

A soothing sensation.

Once more,

Take a deep breath and hold it.

Now slowly exhale and let go of all your tension and mental activity as you breathe out.

Repeat this deep breathing,

Breathing in relaxation and breathing out tension.

Notice the tension that is released as you exhale.

This allows you to become more fully relaxed.

Now tighten your stomach muscles and hold the tension.

Feel how uncomfortable it quickly becomes.

Now relax and allow your muscles to become heavy and loose.

Go deeper and deeper into the soothing sensation of relaxation.

Feel how wonderful it feels to be relaxed.

It's okay to be relaxed.

Now arch your back,

Tensing your lower back but keeping the rest of your body as relaxed as possible.

Notice how the tension feels in your lower back.

Feel and experience it.

While holding the tension in your lower back,

Squeeze your buttocks and flex your thighs by pressing them down on your heels as hard as you can.

Hold this tension and feel the growing discomfort.

Now let go of all rigidity and feel your muscles soften.

Allow your lower back,

Buttocks and thighs to completely relax.

Begin to feel the softness in your spine,

Buttocks and thighs.

Feel the radiating relaxation to your lower legs.

Now curl your toes downward.

This will tense your calves.

Notice how the tension feels in your calves.

Hold it.

Hold it.

Now let go and relax.

Feel the difference between tension and relaxation.

Feel the goodness of relaxation,

Its softness and warmth.

Now bend your toes toward your face.

Feel the tension in your shins.

Hold the tension tighter and tighter.

Experience it.

Now let go and relax.

Feel the relaxing warmth spread from your toes to your feet,

Your ankles,

Your shins,

Your calves,

Your knees,

Thighs and buttocks.

Let the relaxation soften your spine and total skeleton.

With each deep breath,

Draw in more relaxation,

Letting go of all unnecessary tension throughout your body.

Allow the soothing relaxation to spread throughout your stomach,

Your chest,

Your arms,

Your hands,

Your shoulders,

Your neck,

Your lips,

Your jaw,

Your eyes and forehead.

Your total body is deeply relaxed.

Enjoy the heaviness and soothing sensation of relaxation.

Simply think of letting go more and more and going deeper and deeper into the warm feeling of relaxation.

Feel the goodness of relaxation.

Feel your body quieting down and opening up.

Feel yourself settle into your body.

You are deeply relaxed.

Now while keeping your eyes closed,

Using your mind's eye,

Focus your visualizing attention on the upcoming scene itself.

Any attention to the body should be to imagine it calm and relaxed.

Imagine you are with Jesus and He is taking you somewhere to a welcoming beautiful garden,

Highly fragrant and full of blooming flowers of every color and lush green foliage.

As you look across the gorgeous garden,

You notice in its midst a rather large fountain.

You draw closer to the fountain and smell the light and salty scent of the flowing fountain's turquoise water.

You see and hear the sparkling crystal clear turquoise water spouting from its top and cascading downward to a pool of refreshing blue-green turquoise water.

You glance at Jesus and He is urging you to step into the fountain and join Him in the fountain's refreshing and cleansing turquoise water.

As you take your first steps,

You feel the tingling,

Cool turquoise water envelop your feet and then the coolness of the turquoise water.

Spring travels upward and gives you a sparkle of refreshment.

Next you see Jesus cup His hands and dip them into the sparkling turquoise water,

Drawing the water out and drinking it.

He motions for you to do the same.

As you drink the crystal teal turquoise water tonic,

You taste its saltiness and find it very satisfying as it trickles down the back of your throat.

Now Jesus guides you under the fountain's invigorating and revitalizing turquoise falls.

Feel the cleansing and refreshing fountain's turquoise water wash away any anxieties and tensions you may have as it flows downward over your head and face,

Neck,

Shoulders,

Arms,

Hands,

Chest,

Back,

Abdomen,

And legs,

And then rests in a pool of turquoise water at your feet.

Feel the healing turquoise water relax every nerve in your body into a much deserved rest.

As your nerves calm,

You feel a sparkle of vitality in the beginnings of a renewed mind,

Body,

And spirit.

It's a tingling sensation that replaces a tired,

Washed out feeling with youthful,

Nourishing,

And uplifting energy.

Feel the invigorating,

Iridescent turquoise water take your frayed and weakened self and begin to transform you into a new and strengthened person with a refreshed spirit.

A new beginning,

Let go and let Jesus transform you,

All of you.

Do not hold onto anything.

Let Jesus quench your thirsting soul.

Remember,

With Jesus you will never thirst again,

For he is your perpetual spring,

Your life-giving fountain.

Allow his spirit to be forever flowing in you.

Amen.

Whenever you wish,

Slowly bring yourself back and open your eyes,

Remaining calm,

Relaxed,

And renewed.