Welcome to this creative river meditation to help you unlock creative flow through the river of abundance and creativity.
My name is Wenling and I'm your guide on this meditation.
I invite you to come into a comfortable position either sitting or lying down,
Whatever feels best for you,
Allowing yourself to be in a quiet safe space where you feel held and supported.
As you settle in,
Noticing the rise and the fall of your breath,
Inhale,
Feeling the full deep breath entering your lungs and exhaling,
Gently releasing this breath from your body.
For the next couple of breaths,
Allow this breath to deepen.
Inhaling,
Filling your lungs completely and feel that push down on your diaphragm,
Gently letting your belly expand.
And once you fill your belly,
Align this breath to be full and then breathing out,
Gently releasing and letting everything go.
With every breath that releases,
Drop further into your body,
Surrendering into a state of ease and relaxation.
If it feels good for you and if your eyes are still open,
Gently and slowly let your eyes close.
See and feel yourself in a place in nature.
You are close by a river.
As you're close to this river,
Feel this river as a connection,
Representing your fluidity and association with the water element,
Your pure source of creativity and inspiration.
Notice the landscape around this river,
The colors of the earth,
The trees reaching towards the sky,
The soft movement of the rustling leaves in the wind and the quiet whispers of potential.
Allow yourself to walk closer to this river and as you approach the river,
Feel and see,
Sense and hear the water's flowing qualities,
Its fluidity,
Its potential,
Its hidden depth and the quiet inspiration waiting to emerge from the depths of you.
As you connect with the water element,
You gaze upstream and notice how the river finds its path.
You see how it navigates around rocks,
How it creates its own direction.
This is the wood element,
Your creative clarity,
Your ability to grow,
Define and find your unique path.
See the trees that line the sides of the river,
Their branches reaching towards the river,
Creating natural pathways.
Sense and feel how both the branches and the river moves with purposeful direction,
Working with the natural landscape and abundance of nature.
As you continue along the river's path,
You notice how the sunlight dances on the surface of the water.
The water begins to move more quickly,
Catching the light,
Sparkling with energy.
This is the fire element and as you watch the light reflected on the surface of the water,
See and feel your glimmering creative passion,
Your bold and authentic expression of yourself,
Like the energy of the sun.
Feel the warmth of inspiration.
See how the river's energy intensifies.
Notice the bright,
Dynamic movement of the light on the water and feel the warmth of the water.
Know that the river is no longer simply flowing,
But it's dancing,
Singing,
Declaring its presence,
Just as you are,
Dancing,
Singing,
Expressing all of you authentically and confidently to the world.
As you continue this journey along the river,
Watch and feel how the river spreads out,
Touching the surrounding landscape.
See and feel how it nourishes the earth around it.
Observe the greenery that springs up where the water meets the land.
This is the earth element,
Your ability to share,
To nourish and to create meaningful connection.
Feel that the river within you doesn't hold back its waters.
Your river gives generously.
Your river creates life wherever it touches.
Your creativity is like this.
It is shared.
It feeds and nourishes the world around you.
As you continue along this journey,
Feel the river narrowing,
Its waters becoming more and more and more clear.
See the water becoming crystal clear.
Watch how it polishes stones,
How it distills its own essence.
This is the metal element,
Your capacity for discernment,
For refining your creative expression.
Feel the water within you becoming so clear that you can see straight to the bottom,
To the essence of you.
Feel your creativity being refined,
Made pure,
Brought to its most essential form.
As you continue on this river journey,
Feel the river looping back to where you first began.
You are back where you started,
Yet everything has now changed.
Your river flows freely,
Without limits.
Your creative energy moves with ease.
All you desire deeply is moving towards you,
Flowing through you.
As you continue to receive,
You allow yourself to surrender to this flow and pulsation of the river of life.
You trust each breath you take.
You flow with the rhythm of day to night.
You slowly let yourself surrender with each exhale.
And you gradually let yourself transition your awareness,
Coming back to the room and space that you are in,
Following the flow of your breath,
Following the trust inherent within you.
Knowing that this river,
Your river,
Is always there within you and all around you.
Gently and slowly,
When you feel ready,
Allow yourself to move and stretch and slowly open your eyes.
Feel your creative flow as it continues to move and let it continue to bring you as you flow with the rest of your day.
