Sunrise with the ancestors.
I'd like for you to lie down comfortably or get in a comfortable seated position.
Let's begin by taking a few deep,
Big belly breaths.
In through the nose and out through the mouth.
Really filling those lungs with the breath.
Allow your chest to rise and your belly to expand as you breathe in.
And your chest to fall and your belly to sink in as you exhale.
Let's do this a few times together.
Take a deep breath in.
Allow that chest to rise and that belly to expand.
And exhale.
As the chest falls and the belly sinks in as you squeeze all of that air out.
Allow yourself to take in all the breath that you can.
Exhale.
Take another deep breath in.
And drop your consciousness down to your heart space.
Exhale.
Really focusing on this breath.
Really being anchored in this heart center.
Take a deep breath in.
Exhale.
Move your awareness up to your mind's eye or your third eye area,
Which is slightly above the center of your eyebrows on your forehead.
Really settling into that breath now.
With your mind's eye,
You notice that you're in a hallway.
And in the hallway,
There is a door.
You walk up to the door and place your hand on the door.
And it opens just for you.
You make your way through the door and it closes.
You are now in your sacred sanctuary.
You move through the sanctuary to an open area that leads out to a hillside.
On the hillside,
You notice there's a place just for you.
This place for you has a sitting cushion,
A blanket,
And a hot beverage.
You make your way over to the cushion.
Sit down and settle into it.
Feeling a slight chill in the air,
You wrap the blanket around your shoulders.
You look up and notice the sun is about to rise.
Taking a deep breath,
You feel a presence around you,
Glancing to the left and then to the right.
You notice your ancestors are there with you.
One by one,
They approach you and welcome you to the hillside.
Once they all greet you and welcome you,
You all sit facing east,
Watching the sunrise.
As you watch the sunrise,
You remember how long you have watched the same sunrise.
Each lifetime,
You have seen the same sight.
Each of these ancestors has seen it as well.
You can feel your lineage throughout the ages.
As the sun's rays start,
You notice it comes alive.
You notice birds chirping,
Animals moving about,
And a stirring inside of you.
Feel how ancient and healing this tradition is.
You begin to feel the heat of the sun on your face and your body.
As the sun peaks a little bit higher and a little bit higher over the horizon,
You feel the bond with your ancestors.
You feel your ancient lineage.
You look around at all of your ancestors,
Watch them gazing at the sunrise.
You have this feeling each time you watch a sunrise.
Your ancestors are watching it with you.
They're all here to support you in everything you do.
As the sun gets higher and higher over the horizon,
You feel that it's time to go.
You stand up and bid farewell to your ancestors.
You turn and leave the hillside to your sacred sanctuary.
You walk through your sacred sanctuary to the doorway.
Place your hand on the door and it opens just for you.
It closes behind you.
You find yourself back in the hallway where you began.
As you take a deep breath in,
You find yourself in your mind's eye.
As you take another deep breath in,
You find yourself back in your heart space.
Exhale as you move your fingers and toes to the side.
Rise and become reacquainted with your ancestors.
I encourage you to visit with your ancestors every day as you watch the sunrise,
Sunset.
Each time you look at the sun,
Your ancestral ancestors did this meditation often to strengthen this connection.
Blessings.
