Forgiveness allows for peace in your being.
When you forgive,
You heal.
I invite you to become comfortable either sitting down or lying down with a straight spine.
Close your eyes and focus your attention on your breath.
Just observing the breath and allowing it to relax your body.
Allowing each exhale to relax the entire body from the top of the head all the way down to the toes.
Now let's do some relaxation techniques that will open you into a state of forgiveness.
Notice how your body feels right now.
Notice any places that feel pleasant.
It could be as small as the tip of your nose or a much larger area.
Just feel these sensations of goodness and allow them to expand.
Perhaps these areas of nice sensations can communicate with those places in your body that feel stuck.
Just observe how your body reacts when you allow pleasant feelings to communicate with stuck ones.
Do the nice sensations hold a grudge against the areas of not so nice sensations?
No,
They simply hold space and communicate with openness how to let go.
Allow for more pleasant feelings to enter into your body now through the power of your breath.
Breathe in easily and consciously knowing that with each inhale you oxygenate your system and send goodness through your entirety.
And again,
Inhale goodness and exhale into an even more relaxed state.
Inhale supportive sensations and exhale into relaxation.
Inhale deeply the force of good and exhale into relaxation.
Continue this method of breathing in goodness and exhaling relaxation for five more breaths.
Inhale and exhale into a relaxed state.
Let's continue with our newfound relaxed state to a place of forgiveness.
This is a very important opportunity.
It will aid you in progressing towards personal achievement in all aspects of your life.
Visualize you are in a beautiful garden on a mild day with fluffy clouds rolling by in the sky.
The sun periodically warming your skin and nourishing the plants in this garden.
As you admire the beauty here,
The way the leaves of the vegetation are caressed by the wind.
There are many colors of flowers throughout the garden and their fragrance is sweet and welcoming.
You look down to see a small footpath through some flowering shrubs and it's an inviting and mysterious path.
So go down this way.
As you curve around the beauty of this garden,
You inhale the fresh oxygen that these plants produce.
You feel very pleasant and relaxed.
As you round a corner,
A small bench made of wood comes into view.
And you see the person you most need to forgive is sitting there.
They have been waiting for you because this is a very important encounter.
You sit down beside them because this place is very safe.
And there are some things that need to be said to this person.
With bravery and courage,
Look them directly into the eyes and say,
You hurt me and I have suffered for too long because of this burden I carry in the form of a grudge towards you.
I forgive you.
I forgive you not to help you but to better myself.
I forgive you and you will not enter my thoughts any longer.
I forgive you because forgiveness leads to openness in all aspects of my life.
You notice the darkness that was once in their eyes begins to lighten and you experience a lightness in your heart and soul.
Feeling healed and present in this very moment.
As you end this meditation,
Take in a beautiful cleansing breath,
Breathing in and exhale.
Gently and slowly open your eyes and return your awareness to this beautiful present moment.
