In this meditation,
We will be connecting with our inner child.
We were all once children.
And that child within us is always a part of us.
It stays with us.
It's the part of us that wants to play,
To laugh.
The part of us that experiences wonder and amazement.
This child within us feels free and expansive.
It wants to explore.
It wants to create.
It wants to give.
It doesn't know the rules of the world yet.
It hasn't been so deeply conditioned by society.
It is free.
It is light.
It is playful.
It is fun.
It is open.
It is fluid.
It is in touch with the emotions inside.
When a child is sad,
They cry.
When a child is angry,
They scream.
They throw a tantrum.
They cross their arms and furrow their brow.
When a child wants to play and have fun,
Laughter is abound.
They'll get into all kinds of things.
When a child is amazed,
Their mouth opens wide and they take it all in.
So present.
So in touch with the magic and the beauty of life.
This is us in our natural element.
This is a part of our true nature.
Whatever you experienced within your childhood,
This is still within you even if it didn't have the opportunity to fully express itself through you.
It is still there.
It may be buried and suppressed.
You might have learned to do that early on or later in life.
But it is still ever present and it is an energy that you can nurture and tend to.
We are multidimensional.
This is a really beautiful aspect of self to connect to.
So pure.
So innocent.
Naive.
Open.
Vulnerable.
Curious and pure.
Closer to all that is.
To Source.
To God.
That divine presence that flows through everything.
When we talk about the inner child,
Often we are talking about the wounded,
Vulnerable part.
But it's important to acknowledge these other aspects of the child within that are light and pure and free.
We're going to create space to call our inner child forward.
To ask them to sit with us so we can be with them and get to know them better.
Before we do,
I invite you to take a nice deep breath in through the nose and out through the mouth.
Again,
A nice big deep breath in and out through the mouth,
Making the sound audibly if you wish to.
One more time,
We'll do it along with you.
What is their age?
At what stage of your childhood are you meeting them?
What do they want to do?
Do they have a question for you?
Maybe many questions as children often do.
Do they feel into the energy that they carry?
What kind of space are they in emotionally?
Is there sadness?
Is there anger?
Is there a feeling of unfairness or of not feeling seen or heard?
Is there any of that?
If so,
See how you can be there for them.
How you might comfort them.
What you might tell them.
Holding them tenderly in this moment.
Is there anything they want to know?
Anything they're curious about?
Anything you can teach them?
Anything that they can teach you?
What are you willing to learn from them?
What is the message that they have to share?
Taking a pause here to tune in for that exchange of where you can teach and where you can learn.
How does it feel to connect with this child?
How does it feel for you?
And how does it feel for them?
Is this something you do often?
Or have they been missing you and crying out for you?
Maybe you've needed them even more.
Is there anything that they're excited to show you or tell you?
Is there a passion of theirs that you've long since forgotten?
Anything that they're asking you to return to,
To spark your joy and your sense of wonder?
Something that helps you connect with the magic of life?
Is there an activity that they want to do with you?
Or one that you want to do with them?
Maybe something that you picked up as a teenager or in your adulthood?
Something you think they might enjoy?
Maybe they will help bring a fresh lens to what it is,
As you can do for them with what the child enjoys?
Allow yourselves to influence one another in ways that enrich both of your lives.
Knowing that you both have gifts to offer the other.
Feeling how beautiful it is to share them.
Now that you've had this sacred time together,
It's time to say see you later,
Not goodbye.
Knowing that you will return again when you feel them calling,
When you know that they need you,
Or when you wish to return to them because there's something that you need that they have to offer.
Allowing this exchange to flow in reciprocity,
Both as student and teacher.
Placing one or both hands on your heart.
Feeling your chest rise and fall as you breathe.
Noticing a deeper connection with your heart as a result of meeting with your inner child.
Knowing that that is one of the many gifts that they bring to you.
A deeper heart connection.
And with each inhale,
Breathing in that divine light that the child within embodies so effortlessly,
So beautifully.
Allowing it to fill each cell within your body as it cleanses away any rigidity,
Any stagnancy,
Any heaviness that comes with the responsibilities of adulthood.
Letting the breath bring in energies of regeneration and renewal.
And as you feel more deeply into your heart,
There's so much gratitude there.
So much love and compassion for the innocent child within you that just wants to be loved and accepted for who they are.
That wants to express themselves fully through song and dance and laughter and play.
Through art in all its forms.
Recognizing that this part of self that is connected to creativity is so sacred,
So divine.
And it's through expression that the magic gets to be shared with others.
That the world gets to see those gifts the child wants to express through you.
Give thanks to this child for their willingness to meet with you and put their trust in you.
And give thanks to yourself for being someone that they can trust.
May you continue to nurture this relationship in a way that blesses you both.
