Welcome.
This is a receiving meditation.
Using the breath.
And some visualisation.
For the next few minutes,
There's nothing to give.
And nothing to do.
This is time for you to receive.
Find a comfortable seat and let yourself settle.
Close your eyes if you'd like.
Rest your hands open in your lap.
Palms up.
As if you're about to be handed a gift.
Take a few unhurried breaths.
Notice how the breath comes in by itself.
Without you having to reach for it.
We often rest our attention on the exhale,
On letting go.
This time,
Let the inhale leave.
Receiving and giving are like breathing in and breathing out.
One cycle,
Not two.
As you breathe in.
Imagine each in-breath.
Bringing you something you've been keeping at arm's length.
He's abundance.
Joy.
Love.
You don't have to earn any of it.
You might notice something soften.
Or a gentle warm.
Spread throughout your chest.
Let each exhale simply go.
Stay here for a while,
Receiving with every breath.
Now bring to mind one good thing on its way to you.
Are already here.
A kind word.
An offer of help.
A moment of comfort.
As you picture it,
You may notice a small urge to brush it off.
Play it down or give something back straight away.
See if you can feel where that urge sits in your body,
Perhaps a tightening in the chest or throat.
Let the tightening ease and let the good thing land instead.
Your hands are open,
Ready to receive.
Feel it reach you.
And let it stay.
As you rest here,
Remember.
To receive is to let life love you back.
When you're ready.
Take a slow breath.
And gently open your eyes if they were closed.
Thank you for taking this time to receive.
