Hello and welcome.
This is Teresa Desterbeck,
Founder of the Merge Book Circles.
Today I have a special gift for you,
And it is a guided visualization in which you will go on a journey to meet your future self.
This proves to be a very wonderful exercise when you are feeling stuck,
When you're feeling unsure about what decision to make,
When you're not sure about what the next year or three years or five years or ten years is going to be all about.
So find a quiet place where you can be alone with yourself for about ten minutes without any interruptions.
Ideally you'll find a place where you can feel grounded,
Where you can feel connected to the earth while also able to feel connected to the sky.
Your back should be supported and your head free.
So we're not lying down.
This is not an opportunity for you to get some sleep.
This is an opportunity for you to connect with your subconscious and with your intuition so you can really get in touch with what it is that you want for yourself,
For your future.
Okay,
Let's get started.
So gently close your eyes.
Now I'd like you to take a couple of slow,
Deep breaths so that you can activate your parasympathetic nervous system.
Take one nice long,
Deep inhalation.
Hold it at the top and then a nice slow exhalation.
A little bit longer than your inhalation if you can.
I'm going to take another nice long inhalation.
Hold it at the top and a nice slow exhalation.
Now I invite you to just breathe at your own pace.
Let the breath breathe itself.
No controlling,
No manipulating.
Just let your body and your lungs do the work for you.
Now I invite you to imagine yourself going on a walk in your favorite place.
You could be outside your front door,
You could be at the beach,
In a crowded,
Noisy city,
A forest,
A meadow,
Anywhere you choose to be.
As you walk,
I invite you to take a look around.
What do you see?
What do you hear?
What do you smell?
What do you feel in your skin or underneath your feet?
Maybe you can reach out,
Touch something.
And lastly,
Is there anything that you taste?
This is such a beautiful walk,
Isn't it?
As you're walking,
You start to feel a pull to go in a certain direction.
Follow that pull.
Follow your intuition because we are going to the home of your future self.
You have the opportunity to sit down and talk with and meet with your future self.
Follow that pull.
Follow your intuition.
You may have noticed that your environment may have shifted.
You might have new surroundings,
A new environment around you,
And that is totally normal and okay.
Let your intuition guide you.
Be with whatever you see.
As you get closer to the home of your future self,
That pull becomes even stronger.
What do you see before you?
What kind of home does your future self live in?
Where is it located?
Again,
Focus on your senses.
What do you see?
What do you hear?
Do you smell?
Do you feel?
Perhaps what do you taste?
As you approach the front door,
It swings wide open.
There is a warmth,
A glow,
And there you are,
Your future self.
Welcoming you in,
Embracing you.
Feels like home.
There is so much love,
Warmth,
Joy,
Peace.
You have barely crossed the threshold.
When you release from this embrace with your future self,
You step in a little bit more and you take it all in because you are here to learn from yourself,
To understand,
To get advice,
And to be with you and your true desires.
Your future self is here to guide you,
To answer any questions,
To give you any advice.
Make in your surroundings.
What do you notice about your home?
Allow your future self to take you on a tour.
Release all the details,
Or none of them at all.
Reach out and touch things.
Look at the walls.
Look at the art,
The photographs,
The titles of the books,
The knick-knacks,
The photos of furniture,
The carpet,
The kitchen,
The living room.
Be in this space.
Don't forget to look out the windows.
What do you see?
Do you hear?
Do you smell?
Do you feel?
Perhaps,
What do you taste?
After you take a look around,
I invite you to have a seat.
And there in front of you is a photo album.
Open it up and look at all the memories that you have created.
What have you been up to?
Take some time to page through this photo album and ask questions of your future self.
They arise.
Welcome to thisPieural And now,
Come to the end of the photo album.
Your future self says,
Wait,
There's more.
So she continues to take you on a tour of the rest of your home.
All over.
Pay attention to all that you see.
What do you notice about your life?
The life that you have created for yourself.
What have you been up to?
So much has happened for you.
How do you feel?
Now is the time for you to let your future self go.
It's time for you to come back to the here and now.
So if you can create that future.
Make your way back to the front door of your beautiful home.
Embrace your future self one last time.
As you release your future self will hand you a gift,
A token,
A remembrance.
As you make your way across the threshold,
Know that you can come back any time.
Your future self is here for you whenever you need to remember.
Make your way back down the path that brought you here.
Away from your home.
Back into the here and now.
You may want to turn back over your shoulder and look back one more time.
Wave to your future self.
Remember,
She or he is always there for you.
You can come back at any time.
And as you continue to walk.
You can come back over.
I invite you to start to wiggle your toes.
Wiggle your fingers.
Make small movements with other parts of your body.
You are ready.
Open your eyes.
If you're anything like me,
That is probably a very powerful experience.
I encourage you or invite you to take out a notebook and write down anything that you don't want to lose.
Any words,
Any feelings,
Any sensations,
Anything at all that you want to hold on to.
