Good morning and welcome to the artist's morning.
My name's Darius and this is a special meditation for me.
This meditation is going to be different than the ones I've made in the past.
This meditation is intended for anyone who has aspirations to one day write a book,
Whether that's your first book or your next book.
Even if you currently have no desire to write a book,
This meditation will help you access a deeper level of creativity.
Let's begin our meditation this morning.
Find a nice comfortable seat with an upright and alert spine.
Sitting with ease and calm,
Your eyes are open.
I invite you now to close them.
As we go inwards together,
Just feeling what's here.
Beginning our meditation,
Beginning your day,
Letting the world,
Letting the universe know.
You are giving yourself full permission to be and feel as you are.
Taking a moment to perhaps feel gratitude that we get to be ourselves this morning.
Whatever you're feeling,
Wherever you're at,
You are welcome here.
Starting to take deeper breaths.
Starting to find simple pleasures.
Accessing joy.
If you pay attention,
A nice deep breath can bring peace and joy to your nervous system,
To your mind.
So simple.
Allowing the breath to renew you.
Allowing the breath to refresh and replenish you.
Slowly gently falling into a beautiful rhythm.
A trance set by your own heart,
Your own lungs.
Falling deeper into the rhythm of the rising and falling,
The rising and falling of your chest now.
Allowing a beautiful softness to spread through your body,
Through your mind.
Allowing it to soften your neck,
Your forehead,
Your shoulders,
Your arms.
Feels like a hug from someone you love.
This softness,
This warmth wraps around your body,
Your back.
Allowing the energy of a smile.
What would it feel like if your heart was able to smile?
Allowing this gentle softness to work its way all the way down your legs,
Your feet,
And into the ground.
Allowing the connection we have to the earth,
The stability available to us here.
Just taking a moment to feel the electricity inside your body,
The energy around you,
Inside you.
Might be subtle,
But I promise you it's there.
Taking a nice deep breath now.
Wherever you're at,
Whatever you're feeling,
There is always the potential to access your higher self.
I want us to begin getting closer and feeling into this version of ourselves.
This version that has absolute confidence.
This version that is deeply grounded.
Chest is open and expanded.
Eyes and chin are pointed forward.
Strength radiating through your body.
Before we go further,
I want you just to start by imagining you can feel this version of yourself at 1%.
Just 1%.
Don't do more than that for now.
Imagine your higher self at 1%.
Take a moment to feel that energy inside your body,
Whatever it feels like.
Don't overthink,
Rather just feel the sensations of a version of you that is confident,
Grounded,
Strong,
Focused.
Now I invite you to access 2% of that energy.
That feeling you felt,
Allow it to double inside your body now.
This version of you can access joy and play instantly.
This version of you has a smile because they know you are incredible,
Brilliant,
Amazing.
They have no doubt.
Remember you just need to feel it 2%,
That's it.
Now I invite you to go from 2% to 4%,
Doubling,
Doubling your access to your higher self.
This infinitely creative version of you.
What does it feel like in your body?
Now dear artist,
Dear creator,
I want you to imagine in your hands there is a book.
Don't look at the book.
Don't worry about that right now.
Just feel it in your hands.
Feel the texture,
The weight.
Don't worry about looking at it.
Your mind will try to get all those thinking answers and actions.
Don't worry,
Just feel this book.
This book is your next book.
Feel the energy of holding your next book in your hands now.
What happens in your body,
In your heart when you hold your next book in your hands right now?
Can you access joy?
Can you access excitement and even nervousness?
It's okay to be nervous.
This is your book.
Can you access pride and celebration?
You are worthy of celebration.
And if it's hard for you to feel what it's like,
That's okay.
You can come back to this meditation anytime even if you can access 1%,
2%,
4% of what that could be like.
That experience can easily grow and expand inside you like a seed even if it's a moment,
A spark,
A glimpse.
Soak it in.
Feeling the energy of this book one last time.
I know you want to look at the cover.
I know you want to read the pages.
That's not what today's meditation is about.
We just want to give you a glimpse,
A feeling of what it could be like.
And with this last song of our meditation today,
I just want to leave some space for you to feel what's here.
Whatever is here,
I promise you there is a gift here for you.
Whether you followed along or were resistant throughout,
I promise you there is something here for you.
I'll stay quiet and just let you feel.
Bravo,
Dear artist.
Bravo dear creator.
Wherever you went,
Whatever you felt,
Whether you fully leaned into today's meditation or you checked out,
Either way you made it here.
Either way you carved out some time for yourself.
Even if you have no aspirations of ever writing a book,
The act of exploring will open you up to more creativity in your life.
I intentionally wanted to leave it open-ended.
That's why we did not look at the cover of the book.
That's why we didn't think about all the logistics,
That's not what this was about.
And the 15 minutes of private personal journaling that we're about to do now,
For those of you that are joining us live,
Could be a really rich place for you to explore your creativity and the idea and the concept of sharing it through a book one day.
If you are catching us on a replay,
Of course you can put 15 minutes on your own clock and do some journaling.
Either way,
Thank you for meditating with me this morning.
My name is Darius and we'll see you next time.
