Welcome to this guided meditation for self-protection and rejuvenation called the shield.
It's a lovely meditation for when you're feeling exhausted or overwhelmed,
Especially with other people's problems.
It's also helpful if you feel very influenced by some energy that's not yours,
Perhaps a critical friend or family member or even just the stress of the daily news.
Take a tall seat for this meditation if you can.
You may like to sit up on a cushion so that it's comfortable for you to sit tall and breathe deeply.
Close your eyes and turn your palms to face down on your lap.
Take a few deep breaths,
Clearing whatever's been going on today so that you can focus on how you feel right now.
Notice what's going on in your body,
How you feel around your head and behind your eyes.
Notice how you feel around your heart,
The weight on your shoulders,
Your belly,
The weight of your lower body connected to the earth.
Take a moment to notice the residue in your body of the energy of other people,
Or perhaps there's one particular person you felt influenced by lately.
Take a deep breath in and as you exhale,
Imagine that energy running down your body,
Through your palms and into the earth beneath you.
Say out loud or silently to yourself,
I release any energy that is not mine to hold.
You may like to repeat that a few times.
I release any energy that is not mine to hold.
I release any energy that is not mine to hold.
I release any energy draining down out of your body into the earth beneath you.
The earth is incredibly capable of taking on all kinds of energy and transforming it back into the nourishing energy of love and life.
The earth welcomes whatever you do not want to hold.
When this feels complete to you,
Say out loud or silently to yourself,
Thank you earth for taking this energy that is not mine.
Now we're going to build up your energetic shield.
All around you,
Imagine a sphere.
It will protect you from any energy that is unwanted,
Anything that is not yours.
It will retain the energies of love,
Healing,
Care and protection,
And it will keep out whatever you do not need to take on right now.
The sphere is flexible.
It can grow to hold others that you want to keep within it with you.
It can also shrink to hold just you,
Keeping everyone else at bay.
It can open when you want it to and become very soft and flexible.
And it can grow thick and strong when you need that kind of protection.
What does it look like to you?
Perhaps it's glowing.
Perhaps it has a pattern to it.
What color or colors do you imagine?
Build up your sphere in your mind's eye with as much detail as you can.
You are now held within your energetic shield.
It will stay with you,
And when you feel you need it most,
Simply close your eyes and call it back with your imagination.
Whenever you're ready,
Go ahead and open your eyes and move on with your day.
Enjoy the protection,
And thank you for listening.
