This is a meditation to help you find your spirit animal if you don't know what your spirit animal is.
So I invite you to just drop all expectations,
Let go of any ideas about what it might be,
Just forget that that is what we are doing right now and just bring yourself completely into this present moment.
Closing your eyes,
Bringing your awareness to your breath,
Feeling the breath go in,
Feeling the breath go out,
Bringing yourself into your own little world away from anything else that is going on outside of this room or in your life and just be.
As you continue to focus on your breath,
Just feeling more relaxed,
Like any tension is just melting away as you exhale.
Any thoughts that might be arising,
Just being sent out on your exhale breath out into the room where they can float away just for this time that we're here.
I invite you to visualize yourself standing on a path.
This path can take on any form that you wish and whatever comes to your mind is perfect.
And as you look around,
You notice that the path is surrounded by a dense forest.
And then you turn and look down the path and notice that it extends down off into the distance within this lush forest.
You feel a sense of curiosity,
Excitement,
As well as presence and ease.
So you start to walk down this path and as you walk down the path,
You notice the scent of the trees,
The plants,
The flowers,
If you can see any.
Just taking in all of the sense of this forest and then noticing the sounds of the forest.
All of the nature that lives within this forest,
Birds,
The bees,
And other small animals scurrying about.
Butterflies.
You notice a gentle breeze and how it causes the leaves of the trees and plants to sway and dance and rustle.
And how it changes the light that's coming through the canopy.
As you visualize yourself continuing to walk down further into this dense forest along this long narrow path,
You become aware of your own footsteps.
Enjoying taking in all of the sights,
All of the sounds,
All of the sense of being fully immersed in nature in this present moment.
You continue to walk down the path.
You start to hear somewhere off in the distance the sound of water flowing somewhere beyond the trees.
Continue to walk and you come across a huge clearing.
The sun is shining down into this clearing,
Illuminating a stone bridge ahead of you.
Below the bridge you see the source of the sounds of water as a calm shallow stream that runs from the right to the left.
You notice the sun shimmering on the surface of the clear water and the rocks underneath the surface.
The bridge itself is wide and you have plenty of room to cross.
And as you do so you notice that at the opposite end of the bridge you see some steps leading up to a stone archway that is covered in beautiful green vines and leaves.
At each side of the archway is a stone wall that is covered in beautiful green vines and leaves extending in both directions.
Whatever is beyond the archway is not yet clear to you but you feel like it is safe and that that is the direction to move towards.
And as you approach this archway you feel a distinct sense of peace and love come over you.
And with each step you feel any worries,
Any anxieties,
It's fading away and you feel that you are on a journey,
A journey where there is no time and that time doesn't matter because all you have is the present moment and you are able to be completely in the present with everything that you are experiencing on this walk.
And as you approach the archway you start to climb the steps and as you do so your view of what is beyond the archway shifts and changes but in a way that sparks your curiosity.
You feel a sense of familiarity and belonging.
And as you step through this arch you feel a warmth coming over you like a cozy blanket that you can feel from the inside out.
And find yourself on a wide path that is completely covered in flower petals of every colour that you can imagine.
And on each side of this path there is thick vegetation,
Plants,
Grass,
Trees and different flowers of all descriptions.
There's the most beautiful display of colour and nature that you have ever seen.
The air is fragrant and ignites your soul with a remembering.
It feels like the flowers come alive with your presence and you stop and admire their beauty taking the smell of the earth and the sounds around you.
Just breathing in and taking it all in.
You hear a rustling coming from the bushes but you don't feel alarmed.
You feel safe and at ease as you become aware that there is an animal moving towards you.
Curious you wait to see what happens.
From between the dense green plants you see movement and catch a small glimpse of its form.
As it approaches you you are able to make out more of its shape,
Its features,
Its body,
Its form.
Fur,
Feathers,
Scales,
However it appears.
The animal has now fully emerged and you can see its entire body.
It's now drawn in with its penetrating gaze.
It feels safe and familiar to you and you know that it brings reassurance not harm and you are in awe of its majestic presence and form.
Spend a few moments locked in this gaze taking it all in,
Feeling safe and supported.
The animal turns and walks back into the forest.
You feel grateful for this encounter.
Your heart feels full and light and your head feels clear.
You feel called back onto the path that you came from and turn back towards the archway,
Passing the flowers,
Taking in their scent one last time.
Walking through this archway,
Down the steps,
Across the bridge,
Over the stream,
Watching the sun shimmer on the surface,
Taking in the smells of the fresh water in the forest and continuing back down the path.
As you start to reach the end of the path where you entered the forest,
You turn back for a moment,
Remembering that this magical forest,
This encounter with your spirit animal,
Knowing that it is always there to guide you and will stay with you in your heart forever.
Out.
