Welcome to today's Forgiveness Wounded Inner Child meditation.
Before we begin,
Let's take a moment to allow yourself to relax into a comfortable position,
Whether that be seated with your legs crossed,
Lying down,
Or any other position that you feel comfortable in.
Today is a time to get vulnerable.
To allow yourself to kindly remove the barriers you have put in place over the years,
To protect yourself from the hurt and the pain you are subjected to growing through life.
To ask the protective parts of yourself that have endeavoured to help you to manage situations as they arise,
Or to firefight,
To kindly take a break,
So that you can create a dialogue with the wounded inner child that often feels neglected,
That doesn't feel heard or understood.
For the wounded child is not acting out,
It is reaching out.
To be heard,
To be understood.
To understand not only why you do the things you do,
But also to have their voice heard.
To be comforted and soothed.
To share with you when your actions may be more harmful than helpful.
Today we create a space for our wounded inner child to heal.
To understand what they are trying to ask for and to teach us.
To honour their thoughts and feelings.
And to seek forgiveness for not allowing them to be heard.
As we go through this guided meditation,
I will hold this space,
The silence between prompts,
For you to create and nurture a dialogue with the wounded inner child.
Let's begin by bringing up in your mind's eye your wounded inner child,
That younger version of yourself who is reaching out to you.
That's it,
Just allow yourself to envision yourself sitting alongside them.
That's it,
Just listen,
Just notice.
Letting them know,
I am here,
I am with you,
I am listening.
If you notice yourself at any point drifting away from your wounded inner child,
That's okay.
Just notice and kindly bring your mind's eye back to the image of you sitting alongside your wounded inner child.
Ask your wounded inner child now what it would like to share with you.
And hold space to listen without judgement.
To understand,
Not respond.
If your wounded child has finished,
Ask them if there is anything else they would like to let you know.
For you are here,
You are with them,
You are listening.
If you need to pause this guided meditation to continue the dialogue,
Please do.
If your wounded inner child has shared all they needed to,
Create a space to allow the following words to be spoken directly to them.
Thank you,
Not for calling me out,
But calling me in.
Calling me in to understand how you feel.
I see the pain I have caused you by not listening to you.
By assuming I am protecting you.
By trying to manage and control the situation.
To protect you from being hurt when in fact I am inflicting more hurt on you.
By not understanding what you need or sharing what I am doing to support you.
Thank you for showing me a better way and allowing me to learn what you need.
As we continue with this guided meditation,
I want to introduce an ancient Hawaiian practice that combines love,
Forgiveness,
Repentance and gratitude in four simple yet powerful phrases when said reflecting to yourself.
They are,
I'm sorry,
Please forgive me,
I thank you,
I love you.
By showing love to our wounded inner child,
You help to improve yourself and as you improve yourself,
You will begin to improve the world around you.
If you aren't already doing so,
I want you to close your eyes and take two deep breaths.
That's it,
And let's release a little more with this next exhale.
Now envision even yourself,
Or if needed,
A person that created pain in your life.
I want you to really see them and feel the pain you felt as if that image were real.
And once you have that feeling,
I want you to repeat the following with me.
I'm sorry,
Please forgive me,
I thank you,
I love you.
I'm sorry,
Please forgive me,
I thank you,
I love you.
I want you to feel and mean each word you say with conviction.
True apology,
True forgiveness,
True gratitude and true love.
Let's try the mantra again.
I'm sorry,
Please forgive me,
I thank you,
I love you.
It will take multiple times saying it for it to resonate deeply within you.
When you think the wounded child inside of you,
Or person you've envisioned,
Is ready to accept these words,
Imagine them embracing you with a wave of angelic light and love that merges you both into one.
Let's say the mantra one more time before I hold space for a couple of minutes for you to repeat the mantra.
I'm sorry,
Please forgive me,
I thank you,
I love you.
I thank you fellow companion for taking the time today to seek forgiveness from your wounded inner child with this guided meditation and wish you well with your onward journey.
If you ever need to check back in with your inner child,
You're always welcome to come back and join us in this guided meditation to reconnect.
Namaste.
