This Too Shall Pass - Meditation For Your Dark Night

I originally created this meditation for a dear friend, and now I’m offering it to anyone who might need the same loving support. So if you’re in a hard place right now, this meditation offers comfort and a gentle reminder that you’re not alone in what you’re feeling. Even if it doesn’t seem like it yet, things can and will begin to shift.

It’s here to help you make sense of what you're going through, and to reassure you that there is a purpose and a way forward.

Transcript

Take a breath with me,

Just breathe in and breathe out,

Slow and easy and as you keep breathing let your body be heavy,

Let the ground hold you,

Go within and find that part of you that's feeling overwhelmed right now.

Not to fix it or change it,

Just notice it.

I know it feels like things are dark right now and at times you might feel a little scared or hopeless.

It can seem like you're stuck in a void and you can't move forward.

But stuck doesn't mean broken,

It just means you can't yet see the door that's already opening and that door is there.

What if this is all happening exactly as it's meant to?

Even though it's painful,

Even though it sometimes feels like too much,

There's a purpose to all of it.

Something is being released or even stripped away.

Something that you don't need anymore and underneath it something new and greater is being formed.

If you could hear your soul speak to you right now it would say keep going,

I'm still here and everything's okay.

So even though this might feel like one of the hardest times you've been through,

You're actually just evolving into a new way of being,

A new level of connection and awareness.

And soon this dark feeling,

All this heavy energy will become the fuel for what's wanting to come through you now.

And when you look at your life again,

Very soon you'll start to see possibilities where it felt like none existed.

A spark of a new idea,

Like a little flicker of light,

You'll see it.

Maybe no grand shifts just yet,

But those tiny glimmers are the way it begins.

And they're enough.

Your soul knows what it's doing,

Even now,

Especially now.

It knows the greater plan for your life and this is part of it.

This may not feel meaningful yet,

But it will be.

It's part of the new strength you're building.

How can you guide someone else through their dark night if you've never experienced your own?

But right here,

In this moment,

Remember this.

You don't have to carry this all by yourself.

Even if it doesn't feel like it,

You're more supported than you know,

Because you were never meant to go through this alone.

And just for now,

You don't need to try to be okay.

To try and keep going.

You just need to keep breathing.

Keep trusting.

Now bring your attention back to this moment.

Feel the breath in your body.

Feel the ground beneath you.

And know that even now,

Better times are on the way.

And that the light within you is getting brighter.

You are safe.

You are loved.

You're not alone.

And this too shall pass.