Good morning,
And welcome to the artist's morning.
My name is Darius,
And I'm so grateful that you and I get this time together.
Let's begin our practice.
If your eyes are open,
I'd like to invite you to close them now.
As we begin to go inwards together,
Nice and slow,
Wherever you've been,
Whatever you've been through,
You made it.
You made it to here and now.
Not everyone makes it to here and now,
But you did.
Just take a moment,
Take one moment just to reflect on that.
Now where we go from here and now is up to us.
With your permission,
I'd like to guide us through a little journey today,
A little guided experience.
Today is the spring equinox.
Today is the new year,
According to many cultures,
A fresh new year.
I'd love for us to go on a little adventure on this new year,
This fresh new 365.
Let's start by grounding a little bit,
Taking longer,
Deeper breaths,
Allowing new energy in.
Old energy leaves with our exhales,
New creative grounded energy in with our inhales.
We are here now.
We are here now.
Feel your feet beneath you,
Perhaps against the floor,
Solid and stable,
Sitting with a tall,
Gentle spine.
Let's take a nice deep breath together.
Big exhale out.
Here now.
I've never been here now.
I have never been here now.
It's new,
It's fresh,
It's unknown,
It's magical.
I want you to imagine we are walking out of a cave.
For many of us,
Winter can be a little gloomy,
A little dark.
As we walk out this cave,
We begin to feel the sun,
The warm,
Gentle sun.
We allow the light to hit our being.
Can you feel that warm light from the sun?
With each step we take outside of this cave,
We begin to feel renewed.
We begin to feel refreshed.
We begin to remember what it feels like in that spring experience,
The blossoming,
The possibilities,
Each step getting stronger,
Each step getting healthier,
Each step getting more confident.
And take a moment to feel your feet against the grass.
So simple,
Yet so profound.
Contact with earth,
Contact with mother nature,
It's fresh,
Clean,
Healthy grass.
With each step,
We can feel things we no longer need leaving our body,
Being absorbed by the grass,
By the earth.
Let's take a nice deep breath here,
Big exhale out,
As we continue walking out into this beautiful field,
We hear the birds,
We feel the wind.
Do you remember what it was like experiencing spring as a child,
Experiencing the possibilities of a new season,
Experiencing the blossoming of new flowers?
Can you feel that youthful vibrance inside you?
Can you hear the sounds of children playing and laughing?
There's something about this place.
It's waking something up in us,
It's reminding us of something profound,
Something perhaps we've forgotten along our path,
Something so simple.
Don't overthink it.
Maybe it comes to you in a message,
Maybe it comes to you in an image,
Maybe it comes to you in a breath,
A sensation.
Remembering now,
Continue taking deep breaths here,
Lightening,
Letting go of anything you no longer need to carry,
You can simply take it off your shoulders,
Off your mind and place it down onto the grass.
I'm taking off and letting go,
Self-doubt.
I'm taking off and letting go,
Being overly critical,
Especially of myself.
Deep breath here.
There's an incredible energy that's just come into the space.
It's as if angels,
Guides,
Unseen staff,
They are here,
Energies,
Ancestors.
They are with you,
They are supporting you,
They are loving you in incredible ways beyond our human brains and minds.
The wind has a message for you,
Dear one.
No need to overthink.
We are surrounded by so much love and support and guidance.
There's nothing you need to do.
There is nothing you need to do.
Just being here now will nourish and nurture your soul.
An amazing little journey we've been on.
The grass,
The wind,
The air,
The sun,
The angels,
The guides,
The memories,
The sounds.
Incredible,
Incredible.
I have never been here now before.
It's all brand new.
This is our last song this morning.
I'm going to leave some space for you to do anything you want to do.
If you want to lie down in the grass,
If you want to dance,
If you want to fly.
Anything you want to do,
You can do.
And let's take a deep breath here together to bring our practice to an end.
Big exhale out.
Thank you,
Dear one.
Thank you,
Dear artist.
Thank you,
Dear creator.
Thank you for getting silly with me.
Thank you for getting sacred with me.
Thank you for going on an adventure with me.
What a blessing to be able to connect in this manner together.
For those that are joining live at the artist morning,
I'm going to put 20 minutes on the clock and allow us to do some private personal journaling.
I'll share a journal prompt connected to our practice today.
And of course,
If you're catching us on a replay,
Perhaps on insight timer,
You can do the same.
Thank you once again for meditating with me.
My name is Darius,
And I will see you next time.
