Envisioning Our Fantastic Future: A Meditation Of Joy

You are invited to envision and celebrate your Fantastic Future in this healing, powerful and gratitude-based meditation. Based on the impactful work of Professor Laura King, this visualization will lead you into the far future where you will connect deeply to the amazing life that you have lived. After this meditation, it is suggested that you journal about your experience to better understand and internalize what you learned.

Transcript

Welcome.

I'm so happy that you're here to experience this powerful meditation with me.

Together we're going to help you envision your fantastic future.

A little bit of background.

This is thanks to Professor Laura King from the University of Missouri.

Professor King is a researcher and she has shown how impactful this visualization is on well-being.

So get ready to settle in and journey with me.

Feel the breath,

Fill the belly.

And through the mouth just sigh out the breath.

Wherever you are,

Allow the body to relax down.

Feel how everything is just letting go and becoming soft.

Inhale.

And exhale.

Letting the mind's eye drift.

Feeling the heart soften and open.

And with this drifting mind's eye,

I invite you to journey into the future.

Keep journeying forward until you land in this amazing space.

As you come into this body,

You realize that you are 100 years old.

You have arrived at your 100th birthday party.

See yourself in this space.

Maybe you're in your beautiful home.

Maybe you're out somewhere special that means a lot to you.

Wherever you are,

Take a few moments to really visualize this place.

See how it's decorated.

Feel yourself landing there in this body of yours which is suffused with a sense of well-being,

Peace,

Gratitude,

And joy.

Take time to connect to the details.

What do you see here in this celebratory space?

What do you hear?

What do you feel?

What is the environment like?

What do you smell?

Is there a particular food,

A celebratory food that might be cooking?

Or do you smell the fresh air if you're outside?

Is there a particular taste in your mouth?

Have you maybe just taken a sip of champagne?

Land here in this body.

And then take your time to look around you.

Maybe you're sitting at the head of a table and you're looking around the table at all of the people who are here to celebrate you.

Meet their eyes one by one.

Sense their joy and happiness in celebrating your amazing life.

There might be people here at this table whom you've never met before in this current reality because maybe they haven't been born yet or you haven't met them yet.

But still you feel the connection,

Soul to soul.

Feel gratitude for these people who surround you.

Open your heart and let them in.

Their smiles,

Their gentle voices,

They encourage you to share your story.

What has been most meaningful to you in this life,

This fantastic life that you've lived?

And as you're casting your gaze back,

I encourage you to envision a life where you have worked hard and you have accomplished all of the goals you've set out for yourself.

So as they encourage you to raise your glass and celebrate this amazing life you've lived.

What do you share with them?

This amazing meandering life of yours.

What were its highlights?

Sharing those with your loved ones,

Family and friends with a celebratory attitude,

I invite you to settle into silence and take time to envision those now feeling gratitude,

Joy and pride.

In this incredible,

Fantastic life that you have lived.

All Continuing to melt the heart open.

What else is there to share about this rich and abundant life of yours?

What will you be remembered for?

What mark have you made on the world?

And gently coming back to the body as you're ready.

How was that?

If it was juicy and rich and easy.

Congratulations.

That's wonderful.

If it was hard,

You felt stuck and maybe things didn't flow.

You are entirely normal.

I hear that all the time from my students.

So you're in very good company.

My invitation,

No matter what your experience was,

Is to do this again at least three or four more times.

And as you do each version of this meditation,

I invite you to journal about what you envisioned after you're done and then compare your findings.

Was it always exactly the same?

Was it different,

But maybe there were themes?

Or was there a wide variety of fantastic futures that you would love to explore?

Any and all of these are perfectly fine.

If you really felt stuck,

Please know that I have a course here on Insight Timer,

Which is all about helping you live a happier,

More meaningful life.

So maybe that would be something that would help you dive into what your fantastic future might hold.

Another invitation.

Comment on this meditation and let us know what your fantastic future looked like so we can celebrate with you.

Wherever you are on your life journey,

Please know that I am here wishing you well.

May the life path that you're on unfold with richness,

Abundance,

Gratitude and joy.

Namaste.

Reviews

Loved this! I was in a beautiful valley where our society used an advanced system of sustainable agriculture based on an Atlantean circular gardening technique! I was being honored for my work in connecting people with their connection to the Earth and plant spirit Medicine. I currently work as an herbalist and this felt very powerful for me!

Fantastic! I envisioned my self with my kids, my grandkids, a kind and loving partner. A highlight of my life, my legacy was: " be true to your self, live an authentic life, be joyous, amd happy, be THE LIGHT!".

Wonderful thank you will use again 😍

LOVED/LOVE this, thank you🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻I always wanted to turn 100, yet when getting older, I was not really sure whether I truly wanted tha. In this exercise however, there was none of that, just absolute knowing of total fulfillment and a feeling of “nothing could make me any happier than I am right now in this moment…”🙏🏻🌟✨🌟💫🌟🙏🏻

Wow! That was divine 🧘🏾‍♀️✨💕🙏🏾 I visualise a wise old woman, beautiful and content. Loved and honored 🌸

Thank you. Brightened the beginning of my day.

So surprised by the place this meditation took me. Thank you, Laura, I will follow your recommendation and practice it a couple more times. I’m very intrigued by the place and people I saw. Thank you 🙏🏼 💚😊

Thank you 💕😊

What an amazing journey I experienced listening to your soothing voice and spaced powerful instructions 💖 at first I couldn’t stop the tears and smiles followed 🥹I absolutely loved every step of the way and was fulfilled with joy. Much gratitude 🙏🏼 Laura for this precious gift 💝