Welcome to this guided meditation.
New beginnings can gift us new opportunities,
Allowing us to experience empowerment.
When we let go of the past.
And embrace new opportunities.
We cultivate positive emotions.
And are greeted with a sense of direction and inner peace.
Find a comfortable position.
Allow your body and your mind to sink into complete stillness.
And when you are ready,
Gently close your eyes.
Slowly begin to deepen your breath.
Our breath is our life force.
Become aware of your breath flowing in and out through your nostrils.
Relax the muscles in your forehead,
Eyebrows and cheeks and allow your jaw to unhinge.
Give your body permission to let go and relax in this moment.
Remember,
There may be times when you are distracted by thoughts or sensations.
Don't worry or feel frustrated.
It's completely natural.
Just notice that your thoughts have strayed.
And gently bring your attention back to your breath.
Pay attention to where you notice you're breathing most easily.
Some people feel it at the nostrils.
Maybe as a cool breeze on the upper lips.
Other people can feel their chest rising and falling.
Others feel the breath most clearly in the abdomen as the belly expands with every inhale and contracts with every exhale.
Gently explore your body and discover where your breathing is easiest to notice.
Just feel your breath for a while,
The way it's relaxing you,
Soothing you,
And supporting you.
When you notice your mind has wandered.
Feel your breath again.
Allow your body to breathe you.
It does that naturally anyway.
Now,
Let's begin to deepen our breath.
Take a nice long deep breath in through the nose,
Feel your body lift upwards and release the breath out slowly and gently through the mouth.
Again.
Take another long deep breath in.
.
.
Feeling the body rise and expand.
In this gentle awareness.
And follow the breath all the way as you let go of all the air from your lungs.
Release and relax.
One last time.
Inhale.
Rise.
Expand.
Exhale.
Let it all go.
Allow your breath to return to its natural rhythm.
There is nothing else that you need to do right now.
Simply give your body the permission to be grounded in this present moment.
Allow your natural breaths.
To be soft.
And effortless.
Now.
As your body continues to soften.
Begin to feel appreciation for all the gifts in your life in this very moment.
Appreciating where we have been is a magical key to moving forward and starting anew.
Every situation and relationship from your past has taught you something valuable.
And has made you who you are today.
Notice those things that have outlived their usefulness.
Ask yourself.
What keeps you stuck?
What stops you from living your dreams?
Recognize the obstacles to achieving the changes that you choose for your life.
Begin to make mental notes of all of those things that you are ready to release.
Are you still holding resentment toward another?
Maybe even yourself?
Allow all your fears,
Worries,
Doubts,
Disappointments and anger to surface in your mind.
Envision them as a muddy stream which flows out of you as you exhale.
See yourself releasing old hurts,
Sadness,
Imbalance,
And injustice in your life from the past and present.
Feel them dissolving.
Pouring out of your body.
With compassion,
Let them go.
Little by little,
Release all that you wish to let go of in this moment.
See what items,
Relationships or situations you have outgrown or that need to shift in some way.
Take the time to express gratitude for the lessons learned and then visualize them gently leaving or changing to promote your new reality.
Allow the sense of gratitude to fill you fully as you take a deep breath in and release.
Extend your gratitude.
For your breath.
Extend your appreciation of being fully alive and present in this very moment.
Experience the warmth,
Love and compassion that gratitude brings into your heart.
Bring your awareness to your abundance,
Expansion.
Evolution.
Empathy.
And light.
Your ability to see growth and potential in every moment.
Feel more grace and ease with every breath that you take.
As you free yourself from the past.
You open up space for fresh,
Honest relationships and exciting new opportunities to easily flow into your life.
As the old energy flows out,
Experience a new lightness and feel a new power and vitality entering your mind and body,
Opening up space for compassion,
Forgiveness,
Health,
Prosperity,
And success.
Invite those who can respect and honor your growth and change.
It is the beginning of something new.
And taking in the lessons learnt from your past.
Open up your heart,
Maybe place both of your hands on your chest.
And feel the warmth.
Travel from your palms to your gratitude center.
Breathe in the qualities needed for this new part of your life.
Breathe in courage.
To be true to yourself.
Breathe in patience,
Discipline,
And love.
And spontaneity.
Anything you feel would assist you in this new beginning.
See yourself as strong and positive.
See yourself as joyful and content with this new reality.
As this practice draws to an end.
Slowly begin to return to the natural pace of your breathing.
Gently move your fingers and toes,
Sway your head from side to side.
When you are ready,
You may open your eyes.
Remember,
Trust the magic of new beginnings.
It is a blessed journey and you are on your way.
