Today we will be going on a journey,
A journey to meet our inner child,
A precious and tender part of our being,
Memories of our past that are weaved within our heart that continue to influence our life today.
Often the place of our most authentic joy,
Inspiration and creativity as well as the vulnerability,
Insecurity and fears that we sometimes experience.
By bringing the presence of our inner child to our awareness,
We allow this precious part of our being to feel held,
To feel heard and to feel seen.
Becoming more whole,
Happy and honest with the deepest parts of ourself,
Revealing those whispers from our hearts,
Taking a moment to mother and father ourselves.
So finding a comfortable seat to begin this journey,
Let's use our breath to open this sacred space of self-discovery.
This breath is called straw breathing.
Breathing in through lips as if you are sucking through a straw,
Exhaling through the nose.
So let's take a long deep inhale through our tight lips,
Exhaling through the nose nice and slowly.
Inhaling through tight lips,
Exhale through the nose.
Inhaling through your visible straw,
Take another sip,
Exhaling through the nose.
Inhaling through your tight lips,
Take another sip,
Take one more sip,
Holding nice and full and exhaling to release.
Inhaling one last time through the mouth,
Taking another sip,
Taking another sip,
Holding.
Exhaling through the nose to let go.
Now finding the natural rhythm to your breath,
Breathing naturally.
Finding a graceful posture for this journey ahead,
Whether that's a meditation posture or lying down.
Closing down your eyes if you haven't already.
Feeling relaxed and awake,
Peaceful and poised,
Bringing your awareness within.
Now visualize yourself walking within an ancient forest.
Noticing the smells,
Clean fresh air,
The moist earth beneath your feet as you walk.
Notice how tall the trees are,
The light glistening between the leaves.
Walking further into the forest,
You see a large wise old tree.
As you come closer to the big tree,
You notice your five-year-old self with a big smile on their face.
Feel this smile ignite,
Big smile in your own heart.
See the innocence in their eyes.
You embrace them for a moment.
As you both release,
You ask,
Is there anything you have to tell me?
Anything you would like me to know?
As you fully receive them and open to listen to what they have to share,
Thank them for what they have shared with you.
They now look up to you and ask,
Is there anything you would like to share with me?
Anything you would like to share with this five-year-old version of yourself?
As you finish,
You give them a big cuddle,
Stroke their hair and express your gratitude and understanding for who you are.
You hold their hand and carry on walking through the forest.
You hear the flow of water,
The sound of a bumbling brook through the forest.
As you come close to the stream,
You notice the 11-year-old version of you sitting by a rock with a big smile on their face.
Feel this smile ignite,
A big smile in your own heart.
You feel and understand the look in their eyes,
Embracing them for a moment.
As you release,
You ask,
Is there anything you have to tell me?
Anything you would like me to know?
As you fully receive them and open to listen to what they have to share,
Thank them for what they have shared with you here today.
Now they look up to you and ask,
Is there anything you would like to share with me?
Anything you would like to share with your 11-year-old version of yourself?
As you finish,
You hug them deeply,
Stroke their hair and express your gratitude and understanding for who you are.
You keep walking through this ancient forest,
Crossing the stream,
Feeling the fresh water cleansing your feet as you walk.
You find a soft green mossy fallen tree to sit on for a moment as you integrate what has been shared with you by you.
Suddenly,
You notice yourself 15 years in the future from now walking towards you,
Your future self with a very big smile on their face.
You feel this smile ignite a big smile in your own heart.
You feel and understand the look in their eyes as they understand yours.
You embrace them for a moment with a big warm cuddle.
As you release,
You ask,
Is there anything you have to tell me?
Anything you would like me to know?
As you fully receive your future self,
Open to what it is they have to share with you.
Give your gratitude for what they've shared with you.
Then they look up to you and ask,
Is there anything you would like to share with me?
Anything you'd like to ask me?
As they stop and listen,
As you finish,
You hug them deeply again.
They stroke your hair and they express such gratitude and understanding for all that you are and ever becoming.
Walking further through the clearing of the forest,
You find another beautiful old tree.
You take a moment to sit with your back resting against the trunk of this tree,
Just allowing the feelings,
The insights,
The love and the wisdom of your inner child and future self.
Allowing it to integrate fully into who you are now,
All that you are.
You can rest by this tree for as long as you wish.
