Welcome to the meditation journey for becoming a compassionate alchemist.
Here we will journey together in the very heart of transformation,
Potential,
And hope.
As we learn to turn pain into possibility and fear into faith,
Our restful presence illuminates from within as the medicine for our soul's liberation.
And our tears change from waters of grief to sacred jewel drops of a truly boundless grace.
As we settle into this present moment,
I invite you to find a comfortable position and prepare to breathe naturally and with ease.
During this meditation,
As we focus with intentionality and grace on the sacred work of acknowledging the presence of pain,
Anguish,
Or grief,
We will also learn to recognize the presence and power of joy,
Which in every moment awaits the warm-hearted kindness of a truthful remembrance.
To live this life as a compassionate alchemist simply means to understand your unfathomable inheritance.
It means to understand that you are divinely capable at every moment of doing the gentle love that is required to transform any time you wish.
I invite you now to prepare for this journey by gently focusing your attention inward with kindness,
Presence,
And strength.
Let's begin.
As you gently explore and notice the presence of pain,
Anguish,
Or grief,
I invite you to hold this sensation with tenderness as if the soul of who you are is wrapping itself around you with its infinite luminosity,
Where the essence of who you are is held gently in the vastness of space and faith.
Your pain is welcome to breathe.
Your anguish is welcome to expand.
And your grief is fully awake.
As you invite your entire being to focus on accepting all the complexity of who you are,
What you know,
And how you wish to transform,
I invite you to join me in this awareness to practice the art of slowly inhaling and exhaling naturally with ease.
As you let your very own breath begin to breathe you,
As you let your very own light begin to shine as you,
As you embrace the very essence of your being and the elegant alchemy of your natural state to change what must be changed,
Even as it holds in quiet beauty every part of you that longs for strength.
As you gently bring your awareness to the feeling intelligence of your lungs,
As you inhale and exhale with your mouth closed,
Trust what you know to be the essence of who you are.
Soften into the sweet realization of who you may become,
And rest in deep self-love for who you have always been since the very beginning of time.
Now as you notice the healing presence stream of your very own breath moving through your body from your soul to every cell,
Feel the natural ease of your own presence.
Attune to your innermost strength.
Attune to the power of a truly infinite grace and a peace that only your spiritual essence can touch.
With every breath you breathe,
You are gently connecting with your heart.
With every breath you breathe,
You are safely settling into the center of your being,
Where here in this moment,
You are connecting with the flow of your streaming divine strength.
With this strength flowing through your body from the top of your head all the way to your toes,
Allow your heart to hold joy alongside grief.
Invite the presence of your own soul's healing to travel alongside every atom of anguish,
And give yourself permission to feel the power of passion resting alongside every sensation inside of every particle of rage,
Where the music of transmutation is shaping your vision,
And your breath is healing you in the center of your being,
Where all can exist at once.
With every inhalation,
The strength that is you is more and more awake,
More and more expansive,
And more and more attuned.
This is compassionate alchemy.
In this moment,
In the heart of your remembrance,
I invite you to recognize that regardless of the obstacles,
Flaws,
Or challenges you face,
In this moment,
You are free to expand.
You are free to be as cool and knowing as the moon,
Or as warm and luminous as the sun.
You are free to expand what is strong,
What is loved.
You are free to expand with all that is radiant with possibility.
Here in this moment,
You are safe.
In this space,
You are able to lean in and acknowledge that you are worthy of being the alchemist in your own life.
You are worthy of changing what you need.
You are worthy of turning pain into possibility.
You are worthy of turning grief into joy.
I'd like you to imagine a beautiful blue sky with clouds slowly drifting across the expansive canvas of the heavens.
See the gorgeous yellow afternoon sun,
Perfectly placed amidst the brilliant blues and wispy colors.
As you sit in the emerald green grass,
Imagine a delicate breeze,
Gently touching your skin,
Blending you with particles of light.
Notice this ease as you breathe in this open sky,
And notice as all of you becomes the sky,
Becomes the sun,
Becomes the breeze,
Merging with the very essence of this space,
This golden luminosity,
This kind,
Effortless warmth.
Notice how the feeling of presence and light is your presence and your light.
Imagine this warmth illuminating your being from within.
Imagine this warmth moving across your innermost spiritual landscape,
From the top of your head to your neck,
Filling your chest,
Moving out and into your arms,
Extending all the way into your fingertips.
This healing golden light is you,
And at the same time,
It is holding you.
You are light.
And as you hold your grief,
Your anguish,
And your pain,
There is this luminosity of grace,
This presence of joy,
This compass of compassion at the heart of your most radical,
Soothing self-love.
In this moment,
You are limitless.
You are expansive.
You are transmuting in this space of safety and hope.
You are becoming the alchemist at the center of your life.
You are becoming the dreamer instead of the one who is being dreamed.
And all of you is shimmering with a calm,
Natural ease in this vast awareness where your breath and the very essence of your breath is breathing you with tenderness,
With soulful realizations,
And with grace.
If you wish to rest here for several moments,
Now is a good time to relax into the depth of this new awareness where all of you is safe to feel,
To sense,
And to know the truth of who you are.
And from the soul to every cell,
You are well.
You are well.
You are well.
You are well.
You are well.
You are well.
You are well.
You are well.
You are well.
You are well.
You are well.
As we close this practice,
Feel the flow of this journey as you return to this moment just as you are,
As you slowly bring your awareness back to your immediate surroundings,
Back to your body,
And back into this life.
Know that you are beautiful.
You are loved.
And you are held always in the warmth of your very own soul.
Before you open your eyes,
Repeat after me.
I am a compassionate alchemist.
I am worthy of my own alchemy.
I am a compassionate alchemist.
I am worthy of my own alchemy.
Whenever you are ready,
Gently open your eyes.
Continue to breathe,
To stay centered in the heart of your remembrance as you explore insights and wisdoms you may be experiencing.
Allow yourself to sit and connect deeply with your newfound awareness and let the journey home to yourself be blessed.
As always,
Be well.
