Hi and welcome.
This meditation is being recorded during what's known as eclipse season and it can be a helpful practice to really be with what's here now in a space of transition.
And so even though this meditation is specifically being channeled for this eclipse season,
It's a potent meditation to be doing during any time of transition.
Any time when you feel like you are arriving in a new beginning before you're fully ready or perhaps the old chapter doesn't feel completely closed.
So go ahead and make yourself comfortable.
I'll share just a little bit more about eclipses as you settle in and take this beginning as perhaps part of the meditation,
Something to tune into.
So this period between eclipses,
When eclipses are happening within the span of 30 or 35 days,
There's a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse.
The moon passes in front of the sun in the solar eclipse.
And in the lunar eclipse,
The sun is opposite the moon,
So the sun passing over the moon.
And this is often seen as a time to get into alignment,
But the space between one eclipse and the other,
Like the space between one chapter and the next,
It's a time when clarity feels hard to come by and can feel unsettling.
And emotionally,
Things might feel closer to the surface.
And so I want to normalize if in this time of transition,
Old feelings are coming up.
And it doesn't mean that anything is wrong,
And perhaps your system is finally creating the space to register these feelings.
When we move from one chapter to the next,
There's this closing of one chapter.
Or perhaps we're moving,
We've got a pack,
Or we're ending one job and there are so many loose ends to tie up that we don't create the space to let our inner experience unwind for ourselves to feel.
So that's what is happening in that space between.
So in the practice,
We're going to be mindful,
And the mindfulness isn't trying to figure anything out,
Or trying to force clarity.
It's about teaching our mind and body,
Our whole energetic field to stay present long enough for clarity to emerge on its own.
And that might be during the meditation,
Or most likely at some point after.
So if your eyes aren't already closed,
You can close them or soften them.
Feel the weight of your body where it meets the chair or the floor,
And take a long cleansing breath in through the nose,
Exhale,
Sigh it out the mouth.
If it would feel good to take one more like that to clear and make space,
Go ahead.
And then let the breath come to its natural rhythm,
And see if you can just notice the breath as it is.
See if you can release the need to control the breathing,
And for a moment just let the breath breathe you.
And if there's chatter in your mind,
That's okay.
We're actually not trying to quiet the mind.
We're just giving attention somewhere steady.
That's the breath flowing in and flowing out.
Now you can bring your attention to physical sensations.
You might notice the points of contact of your feet with the floor,
Where your hands rest,
The support beneath you.
Scan gently through your body.
If you notice tension,
See if you can soften around it rather than forcing it to release.
The jaw,
Shoulders,
Chest,
The belly.
And now turning to your inner experience.
You might notice emotions,
Thoughts,
Sensations.
Maybe you're noticing that they're moving even more than usual.
See if you can allow whatever is present,
Presenting itself,
To be here without labeling it good or bad.
If there's clarity,
You can notice it.
And if there's a lack of clarity,
You can simply notice that too.
The practice is staying present without needing resolution,
And if the mind starts to analyze or plan,
You can return your attention to your breath or your body,
Letting your awareness be steady,
Even if your experience feels unsteady.
And now you might quietly reflect,
Listening without forcing an answer,
Seeing if as I pose these questions,
If even a subtle sense arises.
What in my life feels like it's changing right now?
What feels less clear than it used to?
Is there something that feels like it's quietly emerging?
And taking another few moments to let the question rest,
And bringing attention to your breath.
And as you close the practice,
You can bring awareness back to the support beneath you.
Notice any sounds around you.
And remember that we don't rush clarity,
Especially in this time of transition.
We build the capacity to stay present while things reorganize themselves.
Less pushing,
More allowing.
Take one final breath in through the nose.
Exhale,
Release it out.
May you carry this steadiness with you as you move through the rest of your day and this time of transition.
