Have yourself a merry little Christmas.
This meditation is designed to give you a beautiful Christmas experience,
Independently if you're spending Christmas by yourself or with your family and loved ones.
From time to time,
We encounter circumstances that make it impossible to spend Christmas together with everyone we love.
This can be hurtful and sad for many people,
And might evoke feelings of loneliness and separation within you.
Be aware that you're not alone with this feeling,
And that many people around the world go through similar experiences.
Others might have the possibility to be together with everyone in their family,
But may feel overwhelmed and stressed out by these big sort of family gatherings.
Many people can relate with these feelings too,
And would rather wish for an opportunity to be all by themselves.
Both ways,
Setting aside quality time for yourself will give you the opportunity to connect with yourself on one calming down to celebrate the true spirit of Christmas.
Love,
Appreciation and generosity Often we already are very loving,
Appreciative and generous with others on Christmas and during the year.
This year I invite you to a guided journey towards cultivating that love,
Appreciation and generosity for yourself first,
And then to share it with others if you'd like to.
So when you're ready,
Start by making yourself comfortable.
I encourage you to create a loving space for yourself,
Where you are undisturbed over the next minutes.
You can light up a candle,
Or spread your favorite Christmas scent in the room where you are,
Wrap yourself into blankets,
Or simply place yourself in front of your Christmas tree,
If you have one.
None of this is necessary,
But anything that supports your feeling of festiveness included into your meditation.
This is a time where you can celebrate yourself.
If you like,
You can pause this meditation here to prepare your space properly,
Or if you're happy with your surrounding,
Go on straight away.
Take a few conscious breaths by inhaling on the count of four and exhaling on the count of five.
Repeat this breath three times by yourself,
Of the air coming into your body and the air leaving your body again.
You might notice how the air coming in feels cooler than the air when you took your third conscious breath.
Allow your breath to get back to its normal rhythm.
I welcome you to follow my voice,
But if you drift off any time,
Feel free to do so.
This is your Christmas meditation,
And rest is always well-deserved.
Begin with imagining that it is already Christmas.
You've finished all your shopping,
Everything is beautifully decorated,
And you've wrapped up all the parcels you want to give away.
It is already prepared,
And you have nothing more to do in order to enjoy a lovely Christmas Eve.
Presents are mindfully organized and ready for their receivers.
When you inhale,
You can smell the fur needles,
A typical Christmas scent of cinnamon and dried oranges in the air.
Tensed muscles become a little looser,
And you can feel a loving energy surrounding you.
As you walk through the space you're in,
One last time to check that everything is in its place,
You suddenly discover four parcels that you didn't recognize before.
They are all beautifully wrapped and placed with the others that you put there.
As you get closer to the parcels,
You can see that all of them have your name written on them.
You wonder where they came from and who put them there.
At the same time,
Excitement and curiosity overcomes you,
Since you are all by yourself and still have time before the Christmas celebration starts.
You feel encouraged to use that time to have yourself a merry little Christmas.
You feel excited to unwrap these mysterious presents in stillness and peace.
The first parcel that you grab is wrapped into a night sky blue paper.
The parcel itself has a long and rather thin shape.
As you want to lift it closer to you,
You feel its weight and intuitively treated with caution.
You start unwrapping the parcel and discover an antique mirror inside.
You don't understand why somebody would give you a mirror as a present,
But out of reflex you look into it and look at yourself.
Imitated by the surprise,
You cannot resist but smile at yourself,
Even though you may have not wished for a mirror.
You feel that it has a deeper meaning and feel grateful for having received it.
You place the mirror beside you and discover a small card on its backside that says,
Look,
Speak,
And you will see.
You cannot make any sense out of this message and the whole experience feels rather magical to you,
Yet leaving you with more curiosity to open the other parcels.
The second one you see is covered in a glamorous red wrapping paper with a thick golden gift ribbon around it,
Meticulously bound together to a bow on its top.
You don't know what to expect from it,
But start unwrapping it slowly and carefully until you get to a big heart inside of it.
It has your name engraved in it,
And underneath your name you can read the words,
I love you.
Meanwhile you wonder who has sent you these gifts.
Your hands already grab the next parcel,
And you feel the urge to open it.
Driven by your desire to know what's inside,
You unwrap this parcel faster than the other two.
You tear away the greenish paper to satisfy your curiosity.
Parcel is light and shaped in the form of a square.
As you free it from its package,
A long rolled up letter presents itself to you.
All the people that you love,
And even the ones that you might have forgotten about,
Have signed it.
There is only one sentence within the letter that says,
Thank you for your being.
I appreciate you.
As you read this message,
You feel very moved and can feel the love and kindness of these words coming from all the people that you have met in your lifetime,
And the ones that still are very close to you.
A feeling of gratitude arises within you that spreads from your heart into your whole body.
After another deep breath in,
You still can help wondering who has prepared these parcels for you,
And what the last one may hold.
Approach the last parcel with great consciousness,
As you understand that its opening indicates the end of this magical experience.
Yet you want to solve the mystery of your gifts and understand what all of this means.
With certainty,
You take the last parcel and begin to unwrap its golden paper.
This time,
Your fingers move slowly and mindfully,
Revealing its inside without any hurry.
What you'll find is a box of delicious looking handmade cookies.
They smell so good that you simply can't resist but try one straight away.
The cookies include all your favorite ingredients and simply taste magnificent.
On the inside of the cookie box,
You find a small paper that says,
I share my love with myself and others.
You can feel the power of these words and its deep message.
It makes you feel all the love that you have shared with your loved ones.
Just as these cookies seem to be an invitation to share them with others too.
Feeling grateful and joyful with this magical experience,
You collect all the messages you received and put them into their order.
Look and speak and you will see.
I love you,
Thank you for your being,
I appreciate you,
I share my love with myself and others.
As you read these messages again and again,
You suddenly understand what it wants to tell you and see yourself in it,
Feeling encouraged to speak the words out loud that were brought to you for yourself.
You look into your own eyes and say to yourself,
I love you,
Thank you for your being,
I appreciate you,
I share my love with myself and others.
After saying these words to yourself,
You can feel how your energy has changed.
Your chest feels lighter,
Your heart feels brighter and an overall feeling of deep gratitude and love overcomes your being.
You understand that the love you cultivate for yourself this Christmas and for all times is the greatest gift that you can give to yourself.
Take one more deep breath in and allow yourself to really feel these words inside of your body and heart.
Linger a bit with the feeling of love for yourself.
Feel how the love spreads out in your whole body and is radiating around you.
Breathe your next inhalation and when you are ready,
You can slowly come back to the space where you are.
Start by moving your fingers and toes and when you wish,
You can open your eyes again.
I wish yourself a merry little Christmas.
