Hello and welcome to your meditation.
First,
Let yourself find an environment where you will not be disturbed or distracted.
Turning on your do not disturb,
Closing the door,
Drawing any blinds,
And giving yourself a private space for your practice.
Finding a comfortable position,
Either lying down or seated upright,
Where you can be comfortable enough so your body won't send you any need for adjustment or discomfort.
Finding and settling into your position,
Allow all your muscles to relax.
Shifting your focus into a soft gaze,
Releasing muscles as you notice their tension,
Softening your shoulders,
Opening your hands,
Releasing your jaw,
Allowing your head to fall back,
Legs to fall open,
Anything that allows you to fully relax.
Allowing your breathing to keep in its natural rhythm and allowing your soft gaze to move into eyes closed.
Taking an intentional breath inward and outward,
In through your nose and out through your nose.
Now we're going to take a look inward and tuning in to you.
As we gaze inward,
I want you to allow your inner child to surface.
Vision what they appear,
How old they are,
What they're wearing,
Maybe even where they are.
If there's an environment or surrounding that you're noticing,
Allow your vision of them to become a little clearer.
No need to change or adjust the vision.
If it's foggy or dark or unclear,
That's fine for now.
Allow yourself to just study.
If they're making eye contact,
Don't break focus.
If they're doing their own thing and they're not making eye contact or acknowledging,
Just notice,
Just watch.
An acceptance and even admiration as if you're gazing upon someone who is cherished.
Watching them play or talk or dance or sit quietly.
Whatever they're doing,
Just notice and then gently imagine yourself as an adult in this vision,
Drawing nearer to them and finding yourself sitting on the floor next to them.
Noticing how they respond,
If they acknowledge you,
If they moved away from you or toward you.
Respond to this with a welcoming,
Accepting and inviting energy that wherever they are,
Whatever they're feeling and thinking,
That is okay.
And shifting your body in this vision to allow your arms to open,
Raise your inviting,
Welcoming energy a little bit more,
Allowing whatever response you're finding to be okay.
And then imagine allowing yourself to increase the love toward this child as if you can turn it up like a light or a temperature.
And now love,
Acceptance and a welcoming invitation is being sent to this child.
Now take your hand and I'll stretch it.
We don't have to say anything with words.
Allow your eyes to focus on this child's face.
Allow nothing but warmth and love and acceptance color your face.
Imagine the small hand as the fingertips make contact.
And even if there's hesitation or slowness,
Continue to hold the welcoming,
Inviting energy.
Now imagine this child climbing into your lap,
Noticing how small,
How precious,
How innocent they are.
And slowly closing your arms around softly to embrace and hold and a gentle hug.
Now slowly notice your body start to sway a comforting,
Loving rock.
And close your eyes and just feel all of the love that you feel for this precious child.
If you have any messages or thanks,
Apologies or promises,
Imagine even without words you are able to relay this message to them,
Thanking them for their protection,
Their innocence,
Their beauty,
Their creativity,
Apologizing for any time you are too intimidated to listen or too sure you had the right idea.
Anytime you have shut them out or kept them quiet when they needed to be heard.
And with your presence letting them know that you are here now,
Continue to rock back and forth with them.
Notice as they respond with their little body softening,
Softening in trust.
And again without words,
Promising this little child that you are here for them,
That you now see them.
And moving into asking them to forgive you for making them run,
Making them chase,
Making them avoid,
Making them balance and spin plates of approval and trying to keep everything together.
Or keeping them hidden from being themselves and assure them that you are there now.
Gently taking your hands and softly stroking the sides of their shoulders,
The sides of their head,
Continuing to rock,
Continuing to hug,
Continuing to hold warmly.
Sending so much love.
Allow yourself to energetically flood this little child with so much love.
Sending an energy to them,
Welcoming them back home.
Take a deep breath in and out.
And after sitting for some time,
Invite this child to return home to you.
To come back home within you and make themselves at home in the big room,
In your mind,
In your heart,
In your day-to-day and not hidden away.
And ask them if they would like to join you there again and remaining with you.
And in doing so,
Imagine yourselves standing up together,
Holding hands face-to-face.
And now imagine that the edges of them are starting to turn luminous,
Almost like a white light.
And picking the child up and embracing them close to your chest so much that they go within you again.
Making home in the main part of you,
The real you,
The whole you.
And now you are carrying them with you.
And then looking within and seeing their smiling face as they make themselves at home.
And take another deep breath in and feel the ease of being fully embodied and home and whole again.
Complete and at peace.
One more deep breath in and out.
And closing the door behind them,
Right at your chest,
Knowing that you are home.
Take one more breath in and release.
And when you're ready,
You can open your eyes to the room.
