Hi and welcome to your practice.
In this meditation session I invite you to practice lying down.
You may wish to be on a bed,
On a yoga mat,
On a blanket,
On a floor.
No matter where you are,
Layer up something on top of yourself in case you get cold.
And have a flat pillow under your head if you wish,
Making sure that the throat remains open,
That it doesn't bring your chin to the chest.
Open your palms,
Allow the feet to softly flop out to the sides.
If you wish,
Place something over your eyelids.
Begin to draw inwards.
As you sense the presence of your heart space set on intention,
I want to reconnect with my inner child.
I want to meet with any aspect of my inner child that may be stuck in the past,
That may be waiting for retrieval,
For reconciliation,
For an opportunity to be honored and brought back into the heart.
And as you relax your body,
Begin to breathe in any way that feels safe,
Nourishing,
Steady.
Knowing that you're welcome to stop this practice at any point if it feels overwhelming.
Knowing that your breath is a safe space for you to come into.
As you breathe gently and slowly,
Notice if you hold tension anywhere in the body.
And begin to become receptive of sensations,
Of your felt sense,
Of your somatic experiencing.
Notice if there is any area in your body that feels uncomfortable.
Tight,
Tense,
Painful,
Or perhaps frozen numb,
Tangibly unavailable.
Can you allow your awareness to arrive there?
Seeing you turn towards that part of your body.
Gently telling it,
I'm here,
I see you.
Does it intensify the more you pay attention?
Does it soften once noticed?
Stay with it,
Investigate,
Explore,
Be curious.
What is one word that comes to you as a way of describing this sensation,
This experience?
And as you keep your attention here,
Can you invite the intelligence,
The consciousness of your body to share a memory from your childhood that this sensation wants to remind you of?
Maybe asking your body,
When was the first time that I felt like this?
Move the mind out the way.
Stay with your breath and allow yourself to be an open vessel through which memories move.
Not drilling,
Not digging,
Not trying to find anything.
Allowing for the cellular memory of your body to speak.
When was the first time that you felt like this?
What are you reminded of?
Even if a memory comes up or a moment in time,
Can you picture the younger you?
Can you picture you as that child?
The way you dressed,
The way your hair was cut,
Your body movements,
The things you love to do,
The words you used.
And how can you place that younger you somewhere that feels safe for you?
Maybe your favorite place in nature,
Your favorite couch in your house,
Somewhere sacred and special,
Somewhere where you know you're safe always.
See them take it all in,
See them walk around,
See them touch,
Smell,
Interact with their surroundings.
And then see yourself as you are today enter the scene.
Wearing exactly the clothes that you're wearing right now,
Your hair the way it is.
Suddenly you are there with the younger you in your safe space.
Take slow,
Careful,
Gentle steps towards them.
Maybe suddenly the two of you sit down together or maybe you begin to walk hand in hand.
Can you ask your inner child if they have a message for you?
Can you ask them what do they need?
Be open to any communication,
Downloads,
Visions,
Further memories,
Emotions that may be coming through.
Allow the breath to keep flowing freely,
Anchoring you in your body as you travel deeper.
Knowing the moment in time from which the inner child comes,
Is there anything that you want to tell them?
Sometimes even simple,
I am so sorry that life was so difficult at that moment in time,
Can bring so much peace.
Sometimes you are loved,
That's all that we need to say and hear.
Allow the truth to pour out of your heart.
Maybe finding words for what once has been unnameable.
If you feel cold too,
You may wish to do this out loud,
Speaking,
Sharing,
Pouring out.
When you feel complete,
Maybe it feels right to wrap an arm around the little one,
Maybe give them a hug.
Together taking in the beauty of your safe place,
How nourishing and comfortable it feels to be here together.
And yet knowing that this aspect of you may be a fragmented part stuck in the past,
All it wants is to come home into the now,
To be present in your heart now,
To be included in your everyday life now.
So see yourself embracing them and sense how with every inhale you are breathing them and drawing them into you.
And the deeper you breathe,
The more clear it becomes that suddenly it's just you,
As you are right now,
Sitting with you,
Embracing yourself,
Silently telling yourself it is safe to dwell in my heart.
It is safe to find refuge in my heart.
I am no longer an adult,
I am no longer a child.
And as an adult,
I can take care of my child.
My sweet inner child wanting to be taken care of,
Wanting to feel loved.
It is safe to love.
It is safe to give and receive love.
And especially if it once didn't feel so.
Hold one palm over your heart.
Feel the presence of your inner child in there and tell them,
Right now,
As an adult,
You will take care of them.
You will show them that it is safe to give and receive love,
Fully and freely.
Begin to deepen your breath again,
Feeling the groundedness of the earth underneath you.
The true mother.
No matter our relationship with our family,
This mother has never not been here for us.
Let her hold you.
Let her hold your inner child.
Sensing how with every breath you relax into her a little bit more.
Sensing how with every breath you let go of weight carried.
The remnants of this journey traveled.
That's how you're breathing in love,
Support,
Nourishment,
Available to you for no other reason than the fact that you're alive.
That you too are part of the universe.
And that your past,
Your childhood doesn't define who you are.
It may have influenced your choices up to now,
But it is not who you are.
With the presence of your inner child reconnected to your heart space,
Sense the possibility of play,
Of more innocence,
More laughter,
More joy,
More childlike sweetness.
What would it be like to honor their presence,
To do the very thing they loved doing?
And what would it be like to,
At the end of this practice,
Spend a few moments and engage in whatever it is that you know they loved doing,
Dancing,
Running around barefoot,
Being silly,
Drawing?
Can you nourish your inner child and nourish yourself by remembering what it's like to be innocent?
For the next few breaths begin to gently move your body,
Wiggling your toes,
Moving your fingertips.
Maybe the rhythm of the music invites you to start slowly rolling,
Moving,
Twisting.
Gentle,
Playful,
Free movements,
Anything that wants to express itself.
And then take a big breath in through the nose and as you exhale,
Any sound that wants to come out is so welcome in this space.
Thank you for your softness,
For your vulnerability and for your innocence.
Namaste.
