Hello.
Welcome to another meditation.
I'm really glad you are here.
And I mean that.
Out of everything you could be doing right now,
You chose to stop,
To slow down and to give yourself this moment.
And that's not small.
So just let yourself arrive.
You don't need to be anywhere else.
You don't need to figure anything out.
You just need to be here with me for the next few minutes.
Find a position that feels comfortable.
You can sit,
You can lie down,
Whatever you feel comfortable right now.
Just make sure that your spine feels open.
Like you're giving your chest a little room to breathe.
Let your hands rest softly and close your eyes.
And just take a breath.
Take a slow breath in through your nose.
And when you exhale,
Let that exhale be a release.
Like you're putting down something heavy you didn't even realize that you're carrying.
Let's try again.
Breath in.
And release.
Now,
Just let your breathing find its own rhythm,
Not forced,
Just natural.
Notice how your body knows how to do this on its own.
Your heart is beating,
Your lungs are breathing.
Your body is taking care of you right now.
Even when you're not thinking about it.
Isn't that kind of amazing?
Now,
I want you to bring your attention to the center of your chest.
Right there,
Your heart.
Place your hand there if you feel like it.
Feel the warmth of your own touch.
Feel it rise and fall with each breath.
Breathe into that spot,
Like your breath is going directly to your heart.
And as you exhale,
Let your heart soften.
Like you are unclenching something you've been holding for a long time.
Breathe in into your heart and breathe out and let it open.
Stay here,
Right here.
Your heart is ready now.
I want you to think of a moment when you felt completely loved.
Or when you loved something or someone so deeply that it almost felt like too much to hold inside.
Maybe it was a person.
A friend,
A parent,
Or a grandparent.
Maybe it was a pet.
Let that come back to you now.
Maybe it was a moment in nature.
The ocean,
Something so beautiful it made you feel small and huge at the same time.
Or maybe it was you,
A moment when you were so proud of yourself.
Whatever comes to you,
Let it come.
Don't judge it.
Don't overthink.
Just let it be there.
Now,
I want you to breathe that memory in,
Slowly through your nose,
Like you're breathing in that feeling itself.
Breathe all the way into your chest,
Into your heart.
And as you hold it in there for just a moment.
Ask yourself,
How does this feel?
Does it feel warm or soft?
Does it feel like something opening up in your chest?
Let that feeling grow.
You don't have to do anything except let it be there.
Exhale slowly,
And as you breathe out,
Don't let the feeling go.
Keep it for a little bit more.
Now bring that memory back into focus.
Really see it and feel it.
Where are you in that memory?
Who is with you?
What does it sound like or smell like?
What does your body feel like in that moment?
Let yourself be there again,
Fully,
Like it's happening right now.
Because to your heart it is.
Your heart does not know the difference between a real moment and a memory.
What you feel is what your heart responds to.
So feel it for real.
Breathe it in again.
Into the center of your chest.
And this time as you breathe in.
Imagine that feeling becoming a little brighter.
Like a light turning on inside of you.
Warm,
Glowing.
Hold it for a second.
And exhale.
Notice how your body feels different now than when we started.
Maybe your shoulders are softer,
Maybe your face feels more relaxed.
Maybe something in your chest feels more open,
More alive.
This is what love does to you from the inside.
This is your whole body shifting.
Your thoughts becoming clear,
Things that felt heavy beginning to feel a little lighter.
Breathe in once more.
Fill your chest completely.
Feel that warmth,
That light,
That love.
It's yours.
You made it.
You felt it.
It's real.
And exhale.
Let it settle in.
Now here's the fun part.
I want you to imagine that warm glowing light in your heart starting to grow.
Like a sunrise.
It moves from your heart into your whole chest.
Into your belly.
Into your shoulders and down your arms.
All the way to the tips of your fingers.
It moves up through your throat,
Your face,
The top of your head.
Down through your hips,
Your legs,
All the way to the bottoms of your feet.
Your whole body is filled with that light now.
This warm,
Loving energy.
Every single cell.
You're not just feeling love,
You're made of it right now.
Now let it grow a little more.
Let it expand beyond your body.
Into the room you're sitting in.
Let it touch the walls,
The ceiling.
The floor.
Let it move out through the windows into your home.
Into every corner,
Every room.
Your home is filled with this energy now.
Let it keep going.
Out into the street.
Your neighborhood.
The people near you who might be having a hard day,
Who really need this.
You are sending it to them without saying a word.
Let it keep spreading over your city.
Like a wave moving outward.
All the way around the world.
Imagine this love touching everyone who needs it today.
Every person,
Every living thing,
Everywhere.
You did that from your heart right here in this quiet moment.
Take a gentle breath in.
And slowly,
Whenever you're ready,
Begin to bring your awareness back to the room.
To your body,
The sounds around you.
Take your time.
When you open your eyes,
Carry this with you.
Not as a memory,
But as something still alive in you.
Because it is.
You are love.
You just felt it.
And you can come back here anytime you want.
I will be here.