Welcome back dear hearts,
Sensitive souls,
Intuitive beings,
Welcome back to the channel and yet another guided journey from my empathic heart to yours.
Today's experience and meditation is all about shadow work,
The practice of mindfully,
Lovingly,
Intentionally meeting all parts of yourself,
Including those that may feel hidden,
Uncomfortable or even that which we label as wrong.
For many of you who have done shadow work before,
Today we're not just going to focus on connecting to our inner child or even a part of our light,
Our higher self.
Today is more about connecting and speaking to every facet of our being,
The critic,
The doubter,
The mother,
The father,
The protector,
The rebel,
The wounded,
All the parts that may feel unseen or rejected.
So when you're ready,
Get comfortable,
Drop into your nest of meditation and ease and close your eyes with me,
Taking one deep breath in through your nose and out through your mouth.
Good and one more in through your nose into your belly and slowly out through your mouth.
Continuing this connection,
This opening with your breath with ease and grace,
This gentle movement of breathing in and out into your nose through your mouth,
Allowing your body to soften with each breath,
With each allowing in of source energy through your being.
Feeling the weight of your body,
Noticing the texture of your muscles,
Space between your bones,
The physicality of you that always grounds you into space and time,
Allowing that to be your foundation as we begin to go deeper and deeper to meet your inner parts.
Now with me in your internal mind's eye,
I invite you,
Beautiful heart,
To imagine a safe,
Quiet space inside of you.
This could be a room,
A garden,
A place that feels both sacred and welcoming.
As here in this space,
I create the space for you now to invite the various parts of yourself to come forward.
Not just the light,
Not just the playful or innocent,
Invite forward maybe a specific part that you're already working with,
If you're familiar with the parts work and internal family systems,
Or here in this moment,
Invite forward the angry,
The anxious,
The fearful,
The critical,
The sarcastic,
The judgmental,
The annoying one,
All of them.
Using your internal knowing and guidance,
See them,
Imagine them,
Name them,
The rebel,
The critic,
The doubter,
The judger,
Sarcastic one,
The mother,
The father.
As you do,
As you start to connect and relate,
Bring your beautiful awareness to them,
Notice how they express and show themselves in your body,
In your physical vessel.
Perhaps this is a tightness in your chest or throat,
Butterflies in your stomach,
Tension in your shoulders,
A tingling sensation on your forehead.
And it is here,
We do not push or ignore or run from these parts and their sensations,
It is here we lean in gently,
We lean in with curiosity.
And we lean in asking,
Repeating after me to each part,
What do you need from me?
Why are you here?
What are you trying to protect?
With your heart beating,
Listen without judgment,
Listen with the unconditional presence that is you.
You may feel discomfort,
Resistance,
Or even an opening of release.
Know,
Dear sensitive heart,
That whatever response,
Whatever sensation,
All of it is valid.
All of it brings guidance from the beyond.
And continuing to observe,
Continuing to create space for each part to speak,
Continuing to respond with compassion,
Knowing that nothing here needs fixing,
Nothing needs silencing.
All that is needed is your beautiful witnessing,
Acknowledging,
Presence,
Holding space.
Space.
I now invite you to imagine a beautiful circle and field generating from your heart center,
From your heart chakra,
From your heart portal.
And in this circle,
In this field,
See all of your parts gathering,
Coming even closer.
See them soften as they feel witnessed.
Feel them and their energy blend with you,
Blend with your breath.
Flowing in and releasing out.
Feeling your heart field generating acceptance,
Generating understanding,
And whispering to yourself,
Every part of me is welcome.
Every part of me has a purpose.
Every part of me connects to my wholeness.
And continuing to feel and sense your heart field and your parts softening,
Integrating.
And in this opening now,
Out of all the parts you have met in this journey and connection,
Bring your awareness and attention to one.
Specifically one part that holds a gift.
A gift of an insight.
A gift of a piece of wisdom that can support you in your life exactly where you are right now.
Exactly with a specific challenge,
Specific pain,
Specific relationship upheaval.
Perhaps it is courage,
Creativity,
Honesty,
Playfulness.
Take a slow,
Mindful moment to imagine yourself drawing this gift in.
Drawing it into your heart space,
Your heart portal,
And letting it flow throughout your body,
Your mind,
And your spirit.
See it settle naturally.
See it integrate seamlessly.
Becoming available for you to use anytime you need.
Available to you anytime you feel disconnected from this part,
Disconnected from your whole.
A reminder that even the parts you may have resisted,
Judged,
Suppressed,
And ignored,
Always hold power.
Breathing all of this in and integrating.
If our hands are not on our heart already,
You can place them there.
And we will close this part work,
This shadow work,
Connection with some affirmations of gratitude.
Repeating and feeling after me.
I am grateful for my willingness to meet all my parts.
I am grateful for my honoring of all of my shadows.
I am grateful for my ability to hold space for my inner world without judgment.
And I am grateful that I am safe within myself.
Breathing one more deep time with me into the nose.
And breathing out,
Letting all of this truth move through you.
Soaking up any final teachings and lessons from your internal family system.
Parts and then with ease,
Grace.
You can bring your awareness back to your body,
The weight of your arms,
Wiggling your fingers and toes.
Intentionally carrying this sense of wholeness and the gift from your parts and shadow with you into your day as you open your eyes.
