Releasing Shame, Guilt & Worry

This is a mystical meditation for releasing shame, guilt, and worry, created and led by spiritual coach Jennifer Scott. Jennifer guides you through a sacred and powerful visualized fire ceremony for letting go of these unsupportive emotional states. She supports you in replacing the old thought patterns with new more positive and effective affirmations to anchor your transformation in the subconscious and conscious minds.

Transcript

Welcome.

I am Jennifer Scott and I'm honored to be here with you to guide you through this sacred ceremony for releasing shame,

Guilt,

And worry.

So I invite you to begin by finding a comfortable seated position and close your eyes.

Take a slow,

Smooth,

Deep breath in,

And then breathe out and sigh it out.

Good.

Let's repeat that.

Take a smooth,

Deep breath in,

And sigh as you breathe out.

Now arrive right here in the generous present moment.

Continue to melt into relaxation as you listen to the sound of my voice.

Shame and guilt and worry are part of the natural palette of human emotions.

We all experience these states at one time or another,

But what I know to be true is that these states can be immobilizing and unproductive.

I love the way the Buddhist tradition characterizes the emotional states of shame,

Guilt,

And worry.

It says that these states of emotion are not bad or wrong,

Just unskillful.

I love that.

This is such a wise and neutral way of understanding these states of mind.

Simply unhelpful.

They are painful,

They drain our energy,

And yet produce no real improvement or valuable result.

They are the emotional equivalent of quicksand.

So next time,

Instead of drowning in shame over some way that you behaved or that you realize is out of alignment with your true self,

You have the opportunity to be honest and take responsibility,

And then simply make a shift and affirm clearly and deeply how you will choose to be differently next time.

Or if you are stuck in guilt over how your choices or actions have or will impact another,

Then instead of staying stuck,

You can ask yourself this.

Are my choices and my actions in alignment with my heart and soul?

If the answer is yes,

Then you must release the guilt,

Stay strong and courageous in your heartfelt resolve,

And trust that the universe has your back.

Now if you know in your heart that your choices and behavior feels out of alignment,

You must again release yourself from the guilt,

Find freedom in sharing openly and honestly,

And simply affirm a new direction going forward.

Now worry is always about the future,

The unknown,

And we sometimes find ourselves envisioning the worst case scenario,

Negative future fantasies I call them.

So instead of staying paralyzed in the chaos of worry,

We have the opportunity to be curious and embrace the divine unknown,

To get clear about our heart's desires and intentions,

And then to take meaningful action in the direction of our highest dreams.

Take that all in for just a moment.

Now,

As you continue to relax and breathe softly and deeply,

Allow me to guide you into a sacred ceremony for releasing the energies of shame,

Guilt,

And worry.

I invite you to imagine that you are sitting before a great sacred fire,

And gathered around this fire with you in a great circle are all of your spirit guides,

Your angels,

Your ascended masters,

And perhaps even your spirit animals.

They are all here in support of your trends,

Your desires,

And your desires.

They are here in support of your transformation.

As you gaze into the great fire,

You become mesmerized by its strange,

Ethereal beauty.

See the vivid colors,

Wild oranges and golden yellows,

And the movement of its dancing flames.

And now hold your hands in a cupped position in front of you.

Take a few moments and place all of the feelings of shame that you can bring to mind into this cup.

Now,

As I and all of the spirits around this circle witness you,

Release the contents of this cup into the fire.

Watch them burn,

And eventually rise up as black smoke that disappears into the night sky,

And back into the nothingness from where it came.

Rising,

Rising up,

Back into the nothingness.

Back into the nothingness.

Beautiful.

You have released the energies of shame.

Continue to gaze into the fire.

Now,

Again,

Make a cupped position with your hands,

And place all of the feelings of guilt that you can summon forward into the empty cup.

And then once again,

Release the contents of the cup into the fire.

Watch as they burn and transmute,

And eventually rise up as smoke back into the nothingness.

Good.

You have released the energies of guilt.

Now,

Create another cup with your hand,

And this time allow all of your worry to empty into the cup.

Let all of that worry pour out of you and into the cup.

Now,

Throw the worry into the fire.

Do it with passion.

And watch as it burns away,

Burning away all the worry.

And again,

See that black smoke rise up into the starry night sky,

And back into the nothingness from where it came.

And back into the nothingness from where it came.

Beautiful.

You are feeling lighter than before.

As you continue to relax deeply and breathe slowly and smoothly,

I invite you to repeat the following affirmations after me in the quietness of your heart.

It is okay to make mistakes.

My challenges are gifts that allow me to grow.

I am forgiven.

I have done nothing wrong.

I am enough.

I follow my heart at all times.

I listen deeply to my intuition.

There is power in my vulnerability.

I have the courage to change.

I am gentle and compassionate.

I am gentle and compassionate with myself.

I choose to fill my life with joy.

I am loved.

I am whole and complete.

I embrace the divine unknown.

I follow my dreams.

The divine unknown is the sacred realm of infinite possibilities where all my dreams come true.

Beautiful.

So as we bring this sacred ceremony to a close,

Let us give thanks to all the spirits that joined us here.

Your spirit guides,

Angels,

Ascended masters,

And spirit animals.

Join me in saying thank you,

Thank you,

Thank you.

With your eyes still closed,

Bring your hands into prayer at your chest and take a moment to close your sacred ceremony.

Good.

Then begin to rub your hands together,

Cup your hands over your eyes,

And open your eyes to begin to get used to the light again.

Then lower your hands down and rest for just a moment before continuing on with your day.

You can do this meditation as often as you need to release the energies of shame,

Guilt,

And worry.

I acknowledge you for taking part in this sacred ceremony to raise your consciousness and come back into alignment with your peace and your loving.

It has been a celebration and an honor to guide you today.

I am Jennifer Scott.

Namaste.

Reviews

Thank you for making me burn my guilt,shame .that was really worth.i am thankful deeply for this.bcoz i am in search for such a one today

So glad I stumbled upon ur work and blessings, I really needed this today and it was a beautiful healing experience.. Thankyou

This is what I needed this morning. Thank you. The visualization was very effective to help me release and settle into a sense of peace.

Thank you so much that was so beautiful i will save for sure

This was so helpful. I especially love the part of throwing our shame, guilt and worries in to the fire! Thank you! I need this today.

So good I'm in the process of healing from addiction which I'm doing pretty good but sometimes I have slip.ups this should help tremendously

That was amazing! I really needed that! I had an encounter with someone where I felt shame come up & felt it somehow debilitate me & I found myself isolating & it didn’t feel right. Being here I realize I’ve somehow absorbed or assumed the pain or stories of shame of many projected on to me or everywhere & I was able to reclaim my love for joy, fun & adventure in life! That that is who I am and all I want! To live a life of passion, discovery & adventure with people of like mind especially desiring a tag team partner to share all those joys with - to live a really awesome wonderful & great life now - owning & enjoying it without shame! I am so grateful for you! Thank you for this!! I love you!! I feel excited again!

So helpful! ❤️

This has been helpful many times for me. Thank you for this.

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Wonderful!

Very powerful and enjoyable. Great ceremony and choice of words. Thank you

Thank you!!🙏☀️

Beautifully presented and just lovely 🥰 thank you 🙏

Good quidance. Clear and helpfull.

Loved this one🤗💕 A keeper❤️🙏

Deeply powerful, I will repeat this often for my toxic guilt and shame that doesn't serve me, as I am working on self-healing. Thank you 🙏

Yes! So wonderful - thank you 🙌🏼💕

Bookmarking this! What an incredible journey 💕