Welcome to this guided meditation.
This practice will allow you to comfort,
Reassure,
And heal your inner child.
As you let go of the emotions and heaviness that are associated with any negative childhood experiences,
You will be able to recapture the innocence and joy of your childhood.
Begin by giving your body permission to guide you into a place of comfort.
Settle into your space to spend some well-deserved time for yourself.
Relax your shoulders,
Hands,
And all the muscles in your face.
Relax the space between your eyebrows.
Loosen your jaw.
Allow your tongue to drop down from the roof of your mouth.
And when you are ready.
Gently close your eyes.
Let's take a couple of deep breaths.
Breathing in through your nose.
And breathing out through your mouth.
Take a deep breath in through your nose.
And breathe out slowly through your mouth.
With every new breath,
Allow all tension to leave your body.
Even slower now.
Take another breath in,
Filling your lungs with air.
And exhale slowly,
Steadily,
Release the breath completely.
Imagine the feeling of tension leaving your body,
The sense of ease relaxing all your muscles.
Gently allowing the breath to return to its natural soothing rhythm.
Just simply observe the breath.
Noticing how your belly rises on the inhale.
Comes to stillness.
And falls back down again.
As you breathe out.
Noticing how the abdomen expands with the in-breath.
And contracts with the out-breath.
Allowing the breath to flow freely.
It is relaxing you.
Bringing you back into a place of total stillness.
Where you can be yourself.
Be with your mind.
With your thoughts and your body.
There is no rushing.
Just being with the breath.
Following the breath.
Observing the movements of your belly.
As the air flows in through the nose and comes back out through the mouth.
Allowing any thoughts that come up to be acknowledged in a friendly and non-judgmental manner.
The inner child exists as the childlike aspect within your unconscious mind.
They are autonomous and hidden deep within us.
And this inner child reflects the child we once were.
In both the positive and negative aspects.
Your inner child has always been a creative,
Curious,
And playful being with a true desire to belong.
And they may have some unmet needs and suppressed childhood emotions.
The reprised emotions refer to all of the things you were taught as a child.
Not to feel if you wanted to receive love.
Only being offered attention when you obeyed.
It's common for children,
And indeed,
Many adults,
To contain their feelings and suffer in silence,
Not wishing to impose themselves upon others.
Constraints and limitations are important.
In order to understand boundaries and grow as human beings.
But when parents,
Teachers,
And society impose rules and standards to help socialize us into becoming functioning human beings.
It is almost inevitable that we will experience feelings of insecurity and inadequacy in our adult life.
Your inner child within you may still hold on to the sadness,
Rejection,
Or shame you have experienced.
And healing your inner child allows you to bring these feelings to the light of your consciousness so that you can find the root causes of the challenges you face as an adult.
So how may you know if your past trauma is affecting you deeply right now?
Is your trauma connected to your inner child?
So if your inner child is suffering,
You may be experiencing anxiety.
You may not have a strong sense of identity.
You consider yourself a people pleaser.
You experience feelings of inadequacy.
And you have a hard time forgiving.
All of us,
No matter how small or insignificant.
Have traumas from our past that need addressing.
Inner child healing is the process of contacting,
Understanding,
And embracing your inner child.
Your inner child represents your first original self that entered the world.
Your inner child contains your capacity to experience wonder,
Joy,
Innocence,
Sensitivity,
And playfulness.
And this reconnection allows you to access the wounded parts of yourself.
So that you can discover the root of your phobias,
The root of your fears.
And the root of your insecurities.
Healing your inner child.
Will allow you to go right to the core of your problems and attend to them from a compassionate and loving space.
So now it is time to go back in your mind to begin to heal all negative feelings and emotions that your inner child has suffered.
So begin to bring to mind yourself.
As a little child.
Perhaps 3 or 8 years of age.
Allow your mind to wander gently back in time.
Shifting carefully through memories.
As though there is no such thing as time.
Sense yourself becoming smaller and younger.
It may feel as though you are swirling through a long dark tunnel or traveling over a bridge of time.
Imagine as if you were watching a movie.
You are standing there in the house where you live.
Notice the home that you knew as a very young child.
Look around the room.
Notice how it looks.
See the window,
The table,
The door,
Perhaps some shelves or a cupboard and other furniture.
See yourself as a small child.
Notice your hairstyle and see what you are wearing.
Perhaps you have a toy or a favorite game.
Or maybe you are with someone else.
If so,
Notice this other person and know their relationship to you.
How do you feel?
Are you upset or happy?
Scared or excited?
Nervous or joyful?
Identify a time when something bothered you,
But you had to suppress your feelings or emotions.
And as you watch your child's self on the screen,
Know that during the whole of this experience,
The you that is here in this room at this present moment in time will not experience any distress at watching your inner child.
There will be feelings of calm and curiosity as you want to learn more about your inner child.
And how to help them.
As you see yourself at the time when something really bothered you.
Perhaps you are experiencing strange feelings.
Rest in this awareness.
You may be frightened or upset.
Or there may be other,
Deeper emotions.
But know that you are supported.
You are safe.
And you are okay.
I invite your adult self to go back and visit that young,
Innocent child.
See yourself stepping forward to meet your younger self.
Introduce yourself to your inner child.
Embrace them warmly.
Listen to your inner child's concerns and tell them that you understand.
Tell them that you know they did their best.
Tell your inner child that from now on,
You will be there for them.
Whenever your inner child may need you.
You will be there to calm and comfort.
Offer reassurance and guidance.
You will only allow safe,
Trustworthy people into your inner child's life.
And tell your inner child what you think they need to hear right now.
Allow them to hear the words they needed to hear and just connect to them in this beautiful and serene moment.
Say what you need to say to your inner child right now.
Now,
As you rest here peacefully with your inner child,
Feel the loving energy between you.
Listen gently.
Without any judgment.
And if anything should start to bother you again in the future.
Whether it is in your dreams,
Your daydreams,
Or thoughts.
Know that you can go back inside and contact your inner child.
To find out exactly what the problem or problems might be.
Creating a beautiful harmony of joy.
Contentment and peace.
Notice how you feel after approaching your inner child.
From now on,
You are reassured that everything will be okay.
Everything will work out for the best.
As your subconscious mind continues to protect you in a way that allows you to develop your full adult potential.
Before you say goodbye.
Agree upon a symbol of your inner child's freedom.
Something for the child to summon up whenever it feels the need to escape.
And be alone with their thoughts.
This might be a ladder.
A floating bubble.
A hot air balloon.
Anything that comes to mind that you and your inner child can associate with release and freedom.
It is now time to say goodbye to your inner child.
Kindly assure your inner child that you will come back and visit,
Just like your inner child can visit you.
And as you return to normal awakening consciousness.
Bring back with you new learnings,
New possibilities,
And new avenues for you to explore.
As this practice draws to an end,
Gently begin to return to your surroundings.
Stretch your body.
Wiggling your toes and your fingers.
Move your head from side to side.
And when you are ready,
Open your eyes.
