Take a deep,
Rich,
Full breath in and let it out.
Take another deep,
Rich,
Full breath in and let it out.
Become aware of your energetic space.
Become aware of how you feel.
Become aware of how your body feels.
Become aware of the way your mind feels.
Become aware of the way your heart feels.
Just notice.
Notice yourself.
Take the moment to truly begin to see how you are.
And do so with a cultivation of deep,
Beautiful empathy for yourself.
Take another deep breath in and let it out.
Put your hand on your heart and start to connect with this heart space.
Shift the focus to the beating of your heart.
And if your thoughts are running,
Hold your hand over your heart and begin to hum.
Feel the vibration of the hum.
And imagine the humming sound descending into your heart.
And take another deep breath and let it out.
Shift your focus entirely to your heart space and continue to breathe.
Bring your attention to your breath and its natural movement.
It may feel shallow,
But like everything we focus on,
It will begin to expand as we place our attention onto it.
Inhale through your nose.
Exhale through your mouth.
Inhale through your nose.
Exhale through your mouth.
Feel your mind and your body beginning to let go.
Allow any outside sounds to deepen your focus and your awareness to yourself,
To your breath.
Take another deep breath and let it out.
Scan your body with your mind's eye.
Notice are there any areas of your body that are tight or weary or need attention?
Don't judge or overthink it.
Just notice.
Bringing awareness and paying attention to our bodies.
Honor our bodies.
And invite our bodies into the present moment also.
Continue to breathe.
Allow your body now the gift of relaxation.
Give your body permission to pause.
Remind yourself that it is safe to stop.
It is safe to pause.
It is safe to rest.
Allow your feet and ankles to relax,
To pause,
To rest.
Your legs and your thighs are also invited to rest.
Let your hips sink into the seat beneath you.
Let your stomach out.
Continue to breathe.
Give your neck and your shoulders permission to relax.
Your eyes,
Your ears,
Your face all letting go.
Allow the back of your neck and your spine and your lower back to rest,
To pause,
To be at ease.
Allow your entire body to soften and to feel at peace within its own physical governance.
You are safe within your body and you have permission to pause.
Continue to breathe.
And feel the peace and the contentment that has arrived for you right now.
Bring your awareness back to your heart space.
Pay close attention to your heartbeats.
Is there communication in the pattern?
How do you feel when you rest your hands upon your heart and listen?
Where in your body do you feel your heart?
The light,
The electricity,
The conversation of your heart.
Imagine that you are holding a small green wooden treasure box right over your heart.
As you run your hands over the soft wood of the treasure box,
You feel its intricate ridged inlays running along the sides.
It is solid but not too heavy.
There is a weight to it.
It feels a little guarded.
There is a gold lock connecting the lid of the box to one of its sides.
The lock is a cold metal.
It appears to have no key to open it.
Continue to breathe.
Breathing in.
Breathing out.
Inside of this box are contained outdated resentments,
Old anger,
Disappointments,
Doubts,
Fear,
Worry.
All the unsettling elements that have been stored away in the recesses of the heart are here in this box.
Any feelings outside of the realm of joy are in this box.
They live in this box as little black butterflies.
And now,
With your intention and your permission,
We are going to open the box to release the outdated weight of the heart.
It is safe to do so,
And you are ready.
Take another deep breath in and let it out.
In your mind's eye,
Allow the lock to open and see the lid opening as well.
As it opens,
You witness a number of black butterflies beginning to fly out of the box.
A few at first,
And then more.
In your mind's eye,
Trust the number of little black butterflies in all their shapes and sizes that you see now leaving this box,
Flying out of your heart now.
You are releasing the sorrows that you no longer need to carry.
You allow yourself the freedom to live with a light heart.
You give yourself permission to have the peace of a clean heart.
Allow yourself to release anything that needs to leave your heart space now.
And anything that needs to leave does so.
Allow yourself permission to feel whatever comes up for you now and to gently guide it to also be released.
Breathing in,
Breathing out.
Continuing to release.
Continuing to release.
It is safe to let it go.
It is safe to feel free in your heart.
Continue to release.
Continue to let go.
Continue to move in the direction of a free heart.
And continue to breathe.
As you begin to release these little black butterflies,
You notice a beautiful golden light beginning to take shape around you.
A light is beginning to swirl around your legs,
Your hips,
Your torso,
Around your arms,
Swirling around your head,
And moving in to your crown.
It's swirling in and around you and through you.
It is a delightful golden light.
And it is the energy of total peace and joy.
This gold is the joy that was depleted from your heart and is now replenishing your heart.
This golden joy is refueling your heart space,
Enlivening it,
Strengthening it,
Filling it with peace and kindness and contentment and love.
Allow your heart to fill up with the love you so deserve.
And continue to breathe.
This beautiful energy of love and kindness and peace is now overflowing from your heart space.
It's flowing in to you like a waterfall from your heart space,
Filling your entire body with this delicious gold light.
In your heart,
Your head,
Your neck,
Your shoulders,
Your ears,
Your eyes,
Your legs,
Your arms,
Your tissues,
Your organs,
Your cells,
Everything is emanating this golden light of love.
This loving beautiful light begins to settle in firmly and completely,
Making its home into your heart space.
And as it does,
You feel a profound sense of delight and renewal and the lightness of mind,
Body,
Spirit,
And heart.
Take another deep breath in and on the count of five down to one,
We return to our day rejuvenated and enlivened by the gold and the joy and the love that is now ours.
Five four three two one.
Welcome back.
Enjoy your full heart.
