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Healing Painful Memories With Water Meditation

by Denzil Oconnell

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Part of the 5 Elements Series in this Water Element Meditation. We use a visualisation of Water, the only element that absorbs memories. Immersing ourselves, we heal memories of the past, releasing them, cleansing and purifying us of past hurt and pain and loss. In this meditation, you are guided to connect with the fluid energy of water — allowing it to wash through your inner landscape, dissolve old emotional memories to restore harmony within. You will visualize water flowing through every cell, carrying away pain, judgment, and stagnant memories. In ancient Indian wisdom, water is seen as a living consciousness that holds the memory of creation itself. Just as it purifies rivers, it can purify our mind, body, and soul. Let this be your time to flow, feel, and be free — as you return to the original purity of your being.

MeditationHealingVisualizationEmotional ReleaseNatureSelf PurificationStress ReductionSpiritualityWater ElementMemory HealingCellular CleansingVisualization TechniqueNature ConnectionStress And Anxiety ReductionGuided ImagerySpiritual Cleansing

Transcript

Thank you for joining me on this meditation.

This is a meditation,

Part of the series of the five elements and cleansing and healing that we're doing.

And the element of water has memory.

Now remember water is the only element of the five elements that has a memory.

And therefore,

When we cleanse ourselves with water,

We're healing our memories,

We're giving our memories back to the water to take it away.

So if you want to heal yourself of a memory,

Say you're going through pain,

Say you're going through grief,

Say you're going through a heartbreak and you want to heal yourself,

This is the meditation to do for yourself.

Why?

Because all of the water within you is healing when you do this meditation.

So every single cell is getting energized,

Every single cell is getting cleansed,

Every single cell is getting purified,

Every single cell is getting healed.

Isn't that beautiful?

So let's quickly start this meditation.

I want you to sit up straight,

Keep your spine straight and stretch out a little bit.

Yes,

Stretch that spine as you breathe in.

Your feet are on the floor without footwear and apart.

I just want you to breathe in nice and deep.

And this meditation is a visualization.

We're taking a walk on a beautiful summer's evening that's kind of bothering on the winter.

Everything is quiet.

The sun is shining,

It's getting a little bleak,

But it's shining.

And we're traveling down,

Down to the water.

And we sit by the shore and we breathe in the freshness of that water.

So if I were to ask you in this moment,

What does water mean to you?

It means the word fresh.

It means the word satiate,

To quench your thirst.

It means the word purify.

It means the word cleanse.

It means the word flow.

So as we sit down by the water line,

I want you to breathe in nice and deep.

And just slowly and gently exhale and feel the shimmer of that water,

See the shimmer of the water.

It's a beautiful expanse of water,

A little stream that's just flowing by,

Gurgling along,

Happy,

Contented,

Joyous.

There's a certain energy of life to that water because water is life.

Without water we have no life.

And so as you sit by the water line,

You venture to put one foot into the water.

It's warm and yet cold.

And as you put your foot into the water,

It kind of envelops you,

It kind of hugs you.

That's the beauty of water.

And then you put your self into the water.

Second foot into the water.

And you breathe in nice and deep and that water is flowing and you can feel it on your feet,

You can feel it on your calves.

And it tickles your feet just a little bit.

And it's a little cold and a little warm.

And you are happy.

When you put your foot into the water,

You are happy.

Now how much you'd like to immerse yourself in this water today is up to you.

But immerse yourself in the water you can,

Just to feel the water.

You are by the shore,

You've got your feet in the water,

You might have your body in the water,

Whatever it might be,

The water surrounds you in this moment.

And it gushes forth,

It travels on,

It never stops.

And so,

You bring the water to yourself today to just know that life for you is a flow,

That every day you flow on and this water purifies you today,

It cleanses you today,

It heals you today.

I want you to breathe that in for yourself right now.

As you sit in the water,

I want you to place your hands in the water as well and take a nice deep breath in.

And as you breathe in,

You breathe in the freshness of that water,

The experience of freshness.

And as you exhale,

Into this water you let go any stress,

Any tension that you might be carrying in this moment.

I breathe in freshness,

The freshness of the water.

And as I exhale,

I let go of any stress or tension or anxiety I might be carrying.

And I want you to breathe in nice and deep again and feel your body relaxing in the water right now.

If you are at home and you are sitting in a tub,

This is a beautiful way to do this meditation.

Right now know that the water surrounds you and the water is cleansing you cell by cell by cell.

If there is pain in your heart,

That pain is carried through the cells in your body.

And if you need to let that pain go today,

Let it go into the water,

Release the memory of the hurt,

Release the memory of the pain,

Release the memory of the guilt,

Release the memory of the fear.

You don't need it anymore and you are letting it go,

You are letting that memory go into the water,

From the water that is your body to the water that is my body.

At your feet,

The water that surrounds you.

The water that surrounds you is the water of the Mother Earth.

It can heal you,

It can heal the water within you.

And so,

In this moment let's spend a moment quiet,

Silent,

Quiet,

Respecting the water element within me.

And that water within you carries memories,

Happy memories,

Joyful memories,

Sad memories,

Painful memories,

Memories that hurt,

That water within you carries those memories.

And today you are letting those memories go.

I release the memories that are held by the water in my body,

I release them today and let them go into the water that is Mother Earth.

For Mother Earth can cleanse me,

Mother Earth can heal me.

Mother Earth has the power to wash away the memories of hurt and pain,

The memories of loneliness,

The memories of detachment.

The Mother Earth has that ability.

And so,

We surrender into the water and allow this water to heal.

Let's spend a few moments in quiet silence just feeling that release,

Feeling that release into the water.

The water is sacred,

The sacredness of Mother Earth.

She flows through water and carries away any hurt,

Any pain,

Any negative energies that you have,

Any negative energies that you might be carrying just now are carried away in the water.

I pay homage to this water.

Namah,

Apas Tattva Namah,

That's what it is in Sanskrit.

Water,

I worship you,

I respect you.

And now cell by cell by cell we are healed of any pain or anguish,

Any hurt,

Any time that we were not respected.

We are letting that go right now and the water carries it away in that merry dance to the ocean of eternity.

The water is carrying it away.

Today I am healed.

I mean,

If you like you could submerge yourself in the water right now,

For the water will heal you,

It has that power.

I am healed of any hurt,

I am healed of the memories that I have been carrying around for so long.

Today I am healed.

Just breathe that into yourself right now and know that your body is healing,

Know that the water element within you is healing,

Know that those memories that you have carried are being healed and cleansed,

And all blockages within you are removed physical and mental,

Because the water flows and that flow that is within you is in sync with the flow of the water outside.

I am healed all and complete today of any negative energies,

Of any blockages,

Of any fear,

Of any anguish,

Of jealousy,

Of hatred.

I am healed whole and complete as I submerge myself in the water.

It's like being born again and baptised again.

I am one with the water and the water is one with me.

And unto this moment I am healed all and complete.

I want you to breathe that in for a moment for yourself.

Unto this moment I am healed all and complete.

Say that to yourself right now.

I am healed of any pain,

Any anguish,

Any negative energies,

Any blockages that might be in my body or my mind.

I am flowing well.

And today I pay homage to the element of water within me and the element of water outside of me.

I am healed whole and complete.

Feel that lightness,

Feel that healing right now.

Feel that joy in your heart.

Feel the peace.

I no more carry those memories with me.

I've let them go.

I am at peace.

I am healed.

I am flowing.

I am flowing.

And as you breathe that in nice and deep a little shower comes about.

Just to announce that you are healed.

And there's a smile on your face as you emerge from the water.

Fresh,

Light,

Healed and in flow with everything around you,

Cleansed.

I am healed.

And I thank Mother Earth and I thank the element of water and I thank the Universe.

I feel lighter.

I feel fresher.

I feel at peace.

So be it.

So be it.

Take a nice deep breath in and whenever you're ready,

Rub your hands together,

Place them on your eyes and open your eyes with a smile.

Thank you so much for joining me on this meditation.

Meet your Teacher

Denzil OconnellNew Delhi, Delhi, India

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October 31, 2025

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