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 go inwards together.
Nice and slow.
Softening your forehead,
Your jaw.
Allowing a gentle softness to work its way down your neck,
Your shoulders.
Down,
Down,
Down your arms,
Your back.
It almost feels like A hug from someone you love,
Someone you care about.
Continuing to take longer,
Deeper breaths,
Gentle,
But intentional.
As this warm,
Soft energy works its way down your hips,
Your thighs.
.
.
Down your knees,
Your shins.
Tops of your feet,
The bottoms of your feet.
Sometimes I like to take a deep breath and make some noise on my exhale,
Just sort of signaling to my system that I'm allowed to let go.
Take a deep breath in.
And a little sigh.
Something happens when we sigh.
You are allowed to let go.
You are allowed to rest.
You are allowed to replenish,
To recharge,
To refresh.
You are allowed to let go.
You,
My dear,
Are allowed to rest.
You are allowed to recharge,
Refresh,
Replenish.
Wherever you've been.
Whatever you've been through.
Whatever's happening,
Whatever's happened.
You and I are here,
Now.
You and I are here now.
We've never been here before.
And we can bring all of the past here with us.
Or for a short moment,
We can put all that on the shelf.
And just be here now.
Breathing into here,
Now.
And you can't get this wrong,
You don't need to.
Fully.
Forget and let go of what was,
It's always there.
Don't be so hard on yourself.
Every time it comes back into here now,
You gently say,
Hi,
Hello.
Going to put you back on the shelf temporarily.
And even if you can be here now for a moment,
What a juicy,
Yummy moment it could be.
Come back to your breathing.
And if it helps,
You can repeat.
The affirmation.
I am here now.
I am here.
Now.
You are here now.
I am here now.
We are here now.
I want to invite you to breathe into your heart.
I want you to imagine.
.
.
The universe has a heart.
There's a heart in the sky that you just know is the heart of the universe.
And there is a golden beam of light from the heart of the universe in the sky that shines directly onto your heart.
Can you feel the energy?
Can you feel the love?
Energizes you.
It awakens you.
I want to invite you to place one or two hands on your heart.
Make contact.
And remind your heart that you are here.
Remind your heart that you have your heart's back.
You love your heart.
You support your heart.
And that the universe and the universe's heart is here too.
Placing your hands down.
Feeling that golden ray of light from the sky.
Awakening Awakening your heart,
Awakening your spirit,
Remembering.
How much love and support and belief is here for you always.
We are going on a journey today.
From a place of rest and refreshment.
We are resource.
We are present.
We are here now.
From this place,
We open our hearts and allow the heart of the universe to recharge us,
To bless us.
And now,
Dear one,
I'm curious.
I'm curious from this place,
What's here for you?
What's alive for you?
What are you able to see,
Feel?
From this place.
Here.
And now.
What did you notice?
What is here now?
What's come online for you?
Was it more joy?
Was it more play?
Was it more.
.
.
Focus,
Was it more curiosity?
What has come online for you?
You cannot get this question wrong.
You cannot get this question right.
Let go of right and wrong.
Play Dear One.
Play.
Dance.
Move.
What's here now for you?
What's here now in service of your highest good?
This is our last song this morning.
Gonna leave loops open.
You get to decide which path you want to venture down and explore.
Remember.
There is no right,
There is no wrong,
There is just adventure and exploration.
You Bravo,
Dear artist.
Bravo,
Dear creator.
You made it to the end of this meditation.
Maybe you went on an adventure.
Maybe you resisted the whole way.
Wherever you went,
Whatever you did or did not do,
I am grateful for this sacred time together.
Truly grateful.
For those that are joining us live at The Artist Morning,
I'm going to put 20 minutes on the clock share an optional journal prompt and allow us to continue this exploration together in community.
Of course,
If you are 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.