And as you close your eyes,
Allow yourself now to rest.
Rest your mind.
Rest the busyness of your body.
Rest all the parts of you that have had to be on the go today and allow yourself now to come back into alignment with your spirit.
Inviting your spirit to come out and play.
To come out and explore a whole new adventure during this meditation.
So I invite you now to take yourself out into nature on a beautiful warm sunny day.
And even though it is nearly the beginning of winter,
This is one of those rare late autumn days where the sun is full,
The breeze is soft and there actually is a warmth emanating from that Sun.
So find yourself walking along a path.
And we're walking up a hill now upon which stands a hot air balloon that will be taking us on an adventure.
And as you make your way along this footpath,
Be aware that this day is only just beginning to dawn and even though there's a promise of warmth from that Sun,
There's still a bit of a briskness to the air.
But we're all beautifully rugged up,
Scarves around our necks,
Thick coats on,
Warm boots,
Maybe even a hat or a hood on our heads just to keep us warm.
And as we approach this hot air balloon we can hear that the the operators are already starting the hot air balloon up.
They're firing it up and you can hear the air of the gases emanating in the air.
And you feel as you walk towards the hot air balloon a sense of great excitement and maybe not even having felt this for many many years.
So find yourself now,
All of us are now standing outside the hot air balloon and there is a ladder being extended outside the balloon,
Outside the basket.
And each of us are being invited into the large basket which will carry us on this journey.
And as you take your turn to step up onto the ladder find yourself becoming even more relaxed,
Relaxed into the energy of this meditation and this adventure.
And you take another step up and another step up and another step up until you reach the top of the basket and the operator extends his hand out to you to help you over the edge into the basket.
And as you step in you feel yourself deeply relaxed even though there's a sense of anticipation and curiosity,
There's a sense of adventure,
There's a relaxed anticipation and any nervousness you may have experienced prior to getting in is just evaporated and gone.
And as we all step into the basket and look out over the side hearing again the gases switched on,
The hot air,
The fire beneath the balloon ready to bring this balloon up into the air.
You can look up now and see that the balloon is full and as the anchor is released we're gently ascending,
Ascending up.
And as we now journey upwards into the open air we start to look out to the horizon and we can see that the Sun has cast a beautiful glow of colors bright on the horizon,
Deep orange merging into red and a golden glow.
It's as if the earth and the sky are waking up together and there is a slight breeze on our faces but there's a enormous smile on our lips as again we continue to rise higher and higher from the ground heading further up and up up into the sky.
And as we look down towards the earth the ground seems to be further and further away and it's if our spirits are rising with the height of this balloon and any troubles,
Any concerns that we've had prior to entering into this basket and this balloon are forgotten,
Left behind.
We've let them go.
It's as if time doesn't exist,
Only this very present moment.
And as you gaze out,
Out towards the sky and the earth that is even further from our view there's a sense of wonder,
A sense of great appreciation for the beauty of this beautiful planet that we live on called Earth.
And as the air balloon continues to travel further across the sky and you look down and see beautiful hills and green grass and trees and you see meandering roads through the valleys and you may even see the odd car or two in the great distance and you see many houses with their lights coming on in the early morning and you see a sense of wonder when you see birds appearing to fly along with us and you wonder why they would be flying at such a height.
But there's one particular bird and a bird that resonates with you that is directing this balloon,
Guiding this balloon.
And you see its wings expanded wide and you too feel like that bird.
You feel weightless and you feel as if you're soaring in the air as well.
And if you were to close your eyes you may even feel that you have become that bird.
So feel yourself as if you're flying now,
Flying through the air,
Going on an adventure to a destination unknown.
And there's no fear as you fly because this is you in your spirit form.
This is you who knows that there's no need to know the destination but rather to experience the joy and the wonder in this very moment.
Every part of you is awake and aware of the frequency and the vibration of light,
Sound and air.
It's the air that's transporting you.
It's the air that is awakening your sense of curiosity and wonder.
And it is the air that clears all the debris of past experiences and allows you to transform into spirit.
Where are we flying to?
Where is the air taking you?
Where is spirit taking you?
This is your experience.
This is your destination.
This is where your soul is calling you.
Just for this moment.
Just for this time.
Allow yourself to just be.
Just fly.
And just rejoice in the experience,
The adventure,
The sense of wonder.
So I'll leave you now to enjoy this exploration.
Flying as spirit.
And I'll call you back when it's time.
So enjoy.
You may have found yourself arriving at a place that you've not seen or been before.
And there may be things here in this environment that are unfamiliar.
Sounds that are unfamiliar.
And yet there's such a feeling of connection here.
Even though it's a place that's unknown to you.
It's a different vibration.
It's a different frequency.
But it doesn't really matter.
Because every new experience we have is a part of our evolving,
Our evolving spirit,
Our evolving soul.
And we chose to have those experiences to awaken us to a newer consciousness.
Notice how it feels to allow yourself to be free.
Free of all expectations.
Free of all thought.
Free in all senses of the word.
And know that everything you've experienced during this particular time has cleansed and cleared you.
Healed you and soothed you.
And grown you.
In ways that you can't even imagine.
And now you find yourself back.
Back inside the basket of the hot air balloon.
And you find that it's descending now.
And you find that it's descending now.
And you find that it's descending now.
And you find that it's descending now.
Back to the place that we began.
It's slowly descending.
Descending back to the earth.
And as it does,
There's a great sense of lightness in your heart.
Joy and wonder.
And a greater appreciation of the beauty of all that this planet earth has to offer.
So it's time now to bring that sense of joy,
That wonder,
Curiosity and appreciation back.
As the basket and the hot air balloon descends.
So too do you find yourself back.
Inside your body.
So as you gently now arrive back on the earth.
Become aware of your own body now where you're sitting.
And bring your awareness to your breath.
As you take a gentle breath into your belly.
And breathing out.
Bring your awareness down to your feet and toes.
And gently give your toes a wriggle.
Bring your awareness to your breath.
Bring your awareness down your arms and your hands and fingers.
And gently wriggle your fingers.
And I invite you now to gently place your hands over your heart.
And as you take a breath in now.
And breathe out.
Gently open your eyes.
And bring your awareness back.
Back to the room.
Welcome back.
