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The concept of the inner child goes back to the psychiatrist Carl Jung.
He described a child archetype in his work.
He associated this inner child with past experiences and memories of innocence,
Playfulness,
And creativity,
Along with hope for the future.
The inner child is seen by others as a source of strength,
As it can shape us as adults.
In this meditation,
We aim to get in touch with and appreciate the life force of our inner child By accepting all of his aspects,
Both positive and negative,
We can appreciate and love ourselves.
However,
As there's always more than one way of looking at an experience,
We want to reinterpret the negative aspects positively.
It can also help us to dissolve the relationships with those people that are not good for us.
Taking care of the body.
Find a position where you're at ease.
Allow your body and breath to relax.
Feel that you are really present in the here and now.
Feel the sensations in both your feet,
Both legs,
Both hips,
And the upper body.
Feel the sensations in both shoulders,
Arms,
And hands.
In your neck,
Jaw,
Eyes,
Forehead,
And scalp.
Feel the whole body at once,
The whole body.
Feel the positive sensations and feel connected to the body.
Notice your body breathing all by itself.
Allow your body and breath to relax and soften further.
The Vietnamese meditation teacher Thich Nhat Hanh reminds us,
We pause,
We calm,
We rest,
We heal,
And we transform.
To do this,
We must listen to the wounded child inside us.
Sometimes the wounded child might emerge from the depths of your consciousness,
Asking for your attention.
If you're mindful,
You will hear his or her voice calling for help.
At that moment,
Instead of paying attention to whatever is in front of you,
Go back and tenderly embrace the wounded child.
Talk to the child lovingly.
In the past,
I left you alone.
Now I am very sorry.
I am going to hug you.
If necessary,
You can cry together with that child.
And whenever you need to,
Sit and breathe with the child.
Breathing in,
I'm returning to my wounded child.
Breathing out,
I'm taking good care of my wounded child.
Breathing in,
I'm returning to my wounded child.
Breathing out,
I'm taking good care of my wounded child.
Remember the people who loved and supported you as a child.
Take some time to let memories from your childhood rise up.
Welcome them lovingly and allow them to come alive.
Use all your senses to help you feel love and joy in your whole being.
The energy of loving kindness is solely directed towards yourself.
Let us go deeper.
Allow this loving attention to spread throughout the body.
Did you feel safe as a child?
Did you feel as if you belonged to your family?
Were you allowed to be yourself?
How do you feel with this part of you right now?
Think of a difficult situation.
Remember something challenging,
But not the worst situation you suffered and endured as a child.
How old were you?
Were there other occasions when you felt threatened?
Where was this?
Who was involved?
Let us re-envision this situation.
Take this scene or another difficult situation from your childhood.
Decide to change the memory as you would have wished it to be.
Let your awareness become wide and still.
And imagine the revised scene as clearly as you can.
Feel that you are entering the scene in the desired revision.
Let go of the image.
Don't think about it anymore.
How do you feel now?
Remember something positive.
To develop self-love,
Remember people,
Places,
Pets,
Special occasions in a positive way.
What did you love doing as a child?
What made you laugh?
Remember jokes,
Songs,
Facial expressions and body movements.
What did they feel like?
What kind of fun and joy would be good for your inner child today?
Let us observe the breath with Thich Nhat Hanh.
Breathing in,
I know that I'm breathing in.
Breathing out,
I know that I'm breathing out.
Breathing in,
I'm aware of my whole body.
Breathing out,
I'm aware of the body here and now.
Breathing in,
I see myself as a child,
Fragile and vulnerable.
Breathing out,
I smile to myself as a child.
Breathing in,
I'm aware that the child is within me.
Breathing out,
I hold this child tenderly.
Notice how holding this child gently soothes our difficult emotions.
We can begin to feel at ease.
Take your time to experience these feelings and be patient.
Try to welcome the inner child and connect with it.
By seeing ourselves as children,
We realise how easy it is to hurt someone.
There is great strength in our vulnerability.
Get in touch with it.
It is a powerful way to heal our being.
Only when we're in harmony with ourselves can we live deep relationships with others.
Let's dedicate this meditation with a wish.
May all beings be healed and live in peace and harmony.
