Find a way of sitting that allows you to be relaxed and comfortable and at ease.
Please put your feet flat on the floor and adjust your position so that you can remain quiet in this position with a minimum of movement.
Find a comfortable way of sitting so that your back is tall and naturally straight.
You are aligned upright yet relaxed.
Take a few moments to relax into your breath.
It helps to take a few deep breaths.
Inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth.
Let your breath have its natural rhythm.
Our breath is the thread that ties all together.
Quiet your mind.
Relax your shoulders.
Relax any tension in your neck and any tension in your face.
I invite you to close your eyes and take another full breath.
Give importance to this breath.
Take a breath in.
Breathe out.
And let go of any areas of tension.
In your imagination you see and sense that you are walking on a sandy path.
This is a journey you have taken in the past and you know it ends at the ocean.
There is no haste as you walk.
You know you are safe in the glory of God's beauty.
If you have difficulty visualizing the journey,
Please follow my voice and relax your body with each step as you listen.
The sand feels firm beneath your feet as you walk.
There is a breeze blowing gently that brushes your face.
Your body feels the warmth of the sun as you walk slowly down this path.
You are relaxed and your feet are planted firmly on the ground as you take each step.
With each inhale you breathe in the air of the ocean.
With each exhale you breathe out and let go of any tension or anxiety in all parts of your body.
With arms by your side you notice that the tension in your shoulders relaxes and your shoulders drop lower.
Your hands are open by your side and all tension is released from each finger as you walk.
Your legs support this journey down the path and with each step you feel more and more relaxation moving through your thighs,
Through your calves,
Through your feet as you release all anxiety into the sand of the path.
You are totally relaxed and at peace as you continue slowly walking this short path.
You let your breath of life live through you.
You may have an awareness of sounds that are passing.
Come back to your breath and listen to the space in the room.
You can listen to and feel this moment in this room right here and now.
You rest in the natural presence that recognizes and allows life to live through you.
If you notice you are lost in thoughts,
Pause and recognize that you are thinking and listen to the sounds of life here and now.
Notice what it feels like to be outside of thought,
To be here and now.
You may have rounds of thinking.
Please go back to the presence of here and now and listen to these words as I speak and to the spaces between the sounds.
Notice what happens when you allow everything to be as it is.
This is the presence of this moment.
The only time we live is in this moment.
As you look towards the end of the path,
An expanse of sandy beach appears before you.
You step from the path onto the sandy beach and breathe deeply of the ocean air.
You see the crashing waves.
They fill your senses and create a rhythm in your ears.
You see the ocean stretching out before you on your left and on your right.
The water sparkles as each wave arrives to the shore and with its arrival releases from your body any last bit of tension or anxiety.
You decide to rest and sit for a while and watch the waves as they build and move along the ocean length and crash to the shore in front of you.
You know the ocean is vast and deep.
The ocean demonstrates the energy of our creator.
You sense the essence of the ocean and the essence of our creator.
You know you are made with the same energy.
Your essence is as deep and vast as the vision of the ocean.
You know you are part of the ocean.
Each wave is part of the ocean.
Each drop of water is part of the ocean.
No separation exists between the drops of ocean water and the wave and the ocean.
Each wave does not believe it is alone but knows it is part of the ocean.
Each is part of the whole,
Not separate but part of the larger expanse of all that is life.
We are all part of the body of God.
Become identified not with the wave but with the ocean.
Rest in the knowledge that you have found your way home.
You have come from a separate self to a place of belonging,
To a place of wholeness.
Rest in this place that contains all of life,
All living things,
This vast universe that contains the mountains,
The moon,
Stars,
Clouds,
The ocean and waves.
Here we stand outside of time,
Breathe the peaceful harmony of home,
United with all,
Part of God's creation,
From separate self to belonging,
To a place of wholeness.
Here in this place is love and acceptance and the healing process of presence.
Rest in this space and be open to natural presence.
All sense of separate self is dissolved.
You are peaceful with your place in this journey of your life.
Breathe again the wisdom and harmony of all.
Continue breathing in a natural fashion.
All sounds disappear as you rest in this place.
Breathing in the essence of which you are,
Breathing out all separation and fear.
As you rest here,
You dream a prophetic dream of loving presence.
In this dream you are in a field on a glorious spring day.
The air is crisp and the breeze touches your cheek.
The fragrance of Earth fills the air.
The sun's light is filtered through lazy clouds.
You reach into the pocket of your jacket and find many seeds.
Seeds are the keepers of the memories of the beauty of life.
Seeds are the keepers of the memories of love,
Life,
Creation of God.
The seeds in your pocket contain the memory of your true essence,
Your special gifts that you have arrived on Earth to plant.
The seeds contain the essence of your journey between what is and what is to be.
You place a seed into the Earth gently with no exertion.
Moving slowly through the field,
You place another and then another seed in the Earth.
Each seed is a symbol of your work and healing in the world.
You pause to gaze at the field.
You sense the multitude of healing seeds that you have planted.
Rest as you breathe the satisfaction of your work.
You know night will come and in the darkness of the night,
The seeds will expand as they wait for the sun and the rain.
The seeds of healing that you have planted rest in the darkness of night,
Waiting a time to bloom,
Waiting for God's hand to nourish the bloom.
You may not witness the fruit of your planting,
But you rest in the wisdom that knows that fruit will bloom from your seeds of healing work.
Just as you allow each seed to drop from your hand to the Earth,
You surrender each healing moment you have given.
You surrender to God's will and plan for all.
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I invite you to put one hand over your heart and open to this wisdom and to surrender to God's will and plan for all.
Now extend your hand into the world as a symbol to continue to do the work of your soul.
Goodness and healing flows through you from the place of all healing,
God.
This truth fills your heart and is the promise and completion of your soul's journey.
Remember who you are and where you are going.
Relax your hands and rest again.
Consider your healing journey as you heal others,
Grateful for your work and nourished by this wisdom.
You share hope where there is despair.
You share joy where there is sadness.
You bring harmony where there is discord.
You speak truths where there is doubt.
And you shine light where there is darkness.
Your journey in this meditation is now complete.
You are comforted with joy and the wisdom of your truth and essence.
You are ready to continue your work with compassion for yourself and love for others,
Letting go to God's will and plan for all.
You are part of the light of the Earth.
You are ready.
Open your eyes.
Gently come back into the room.
You are ready.
You are ready.
You are ready.
