Send Love & Guidance To Your Younger Self (Inner Child)

Ideal for anyone looking to heal their relationship with themselves, this guided meditation will help you send love, advice, guidance, and compassion to yourself at all ages. Working from a baby all the way to your present self, we will sit with kindness, compassion, and patience to cultivate an environment of self-love and total acceptance.

It can be completed seated or lying down. No pre-requisites and perfect for beginners.

Transcript

Welcome to your meditation.

Take a moment and get settled in.

This meditation can be practiced in a comfortable seated position,

Whether on a cushion or a pillow.

You can sit in a chair or if you're more comfortable,

Feel free to lie down.

Wherever you are,

Just get settled in.

Allow your body and your mind to fully arrive.

Feel your body be supported.

Feel the earth come up and hold you.

And know that for the next few minutes,

You have nothing to do,

Nowhere to be,

That it is safe to be here with yourself.

Slowly,

Mindfully begin to notice the breath.

Breathe in through your nose,

Down deep into your belly.

And then slowly exhale through your nose or your mouth.

And mindfully just notice this breath as it comes in,

Feeling cool on your nostrils,

Pooling deep down in your belly.

And slowly being exhaled,

A little bit warmer as it leaves your body.

And allow this slow deep breathing to continue and ground you here.

I'm going to be guiding you through a short visualization.

Whenever you can,

Remember to come back to your breathing.

It is your anchor.

It is the thing that is grounding you.

Now imagine yourself sitting in a room,

A white room.

Maybe there's couches and chairs everywhere,

Bean bags.

Maybe the floor is littered with cushions.

The space is comfortable.

The space feels safe and warm.

You know that you're safe here.

You notice a door on the far wall.

That door opens and you see yourself step through.

And you are carrying yourself as a young baby,

Maybe about a year old.

As this baby is brought towards you and handed to you,

And you take yourself,

Your baby self in your arms and you look at yourself.

You know that love and that compassion and that joy overflowing.

How do you feel about this baby?

What do you want to say to this child in front of you?

This younger version of you who has not yet lived,

Who has not yet grasped what life is all about,

But is pure and innocent and quiet.

Your baby self looks back at you.

Just take a moment.

Send that small child some love.

And share anything that feels important to share.

And as this baby is picked up and carried away,

It's time for a nap.

You notice that door open again on the far side of the room.

And in comes you as a toddler.

Perhaps you are two or three years old,

Big grin on your face.

And as toddlers do,

This little one just comes running towards you and just throws themselves right at you.

This little one is so full of joy and so full of life.

So innocent.

Take a moment and look at this toddler,

This younger version of you.

And that feeling that you feel in your chest.

Feel that love,

That compassion,

That kindness well up inside your heart.

And transmit all of that positivity to this younger you.

And tell this younger you whatever feels important.

What do you wish this toddler version of you could know?

And as happens with toddlers,

It's time to play.

That little one gets up and runs off and starts playing quietly in the corner.

Happy as can be.

And you look back up and that door opens again.

And in comes you as an older child,

Perhaps six or seven.

And this child is joyful,

But has learned to be a little bit wary.

Looks at you and you put your hand up.

You beckon this younger version of you older.

You welcome this child to come over.

They come over with a big grin on their face,

Recognizing you,

Knowing that you are a safe place.

Feel this love,

Compassion,

Kindness for this younger version of you well up inside your heart.

Feel it overflow.

And gently pass this loving feeling on to this child version of you.

And anything that feels important to say or teach this child,

Anything you wish the younger version of you had known,

Please say it now.

And as this child smiles and looks at you knowingly,

Gets up,

Time to go outside and play and runs off joyfully.

Take a look back at that door.

And in comes you,

Your preteen,

Maybe 11 or 12,

Definitely has learned some life lessons by now.

And you watch this younger version of you come in and look around and you make eye contact.

They smile,

You welcome them over.

Give them a big hug.

Feel that love,

That compassion,

That kindness for this younger version of you.

Feel that well up in your heart.

Gently give it to them.

And anything that feels important to say,

Any lessons you wish to pass on to this younger version of you,

Allow those to come up now.

Anything that you wish you had known when you were 11,

12 years old,

Please say it now.

This younger version of you smiles and says thank you.

It gives you a great big hug.

Then goes over and flops on a nearby couch and starts reading a good book.

Recognize what kids do.

You look back up at the door,

Teenage you comes through that door.

15 or 16.

Little bit of a smart ass.

Little bit wary of what's coming.

You make eye contact and you beckon your younger self over.

They come on over and recognize you and they give you a big hug.

They sit down.

Feel this love,

This kindness,

This compassion for teenage you.

Feel this well up in your heart.

Pass it on over.

Allow that love to surround the two of you as you sit there together.

Anything that comes up,

Anything that you wish your teenage self could have known,

Any lessons,

Anything that feels important,

I want you to say it now.

Tell that teenage version how loved they are,

How perfect they are,

How life is going to get tougher and they are going to have a lot thrown at them.

They are so strong.

They can handle it.

Trust themselves.

Tell them everything you wish you had known when you were 16 years old.

When that feels complete,

Give them a big hug,

Big tight squeeze.

Let them go on their way as teenagers do and they wander off.

Now you're sitting in this room and that door opens once again and it's present day you.

It's like looking in a mirror,

Seeing your reflection.

Present day you comes over and sits down.

Now you're looking at yourself as you are today.

I want you to feel that same love,

That same compassion,

That same kindness that you felt for your younger self.

Feel that well up in your heart and gently allow it to surround the two of you.

Just as if it's light,

This pink,

Light pink brilliant light surrounding the two of you.

Feel that love in your chest.

Feel that love in your belly.

Feel that love in every cell of your being.

Take a moment and look yourself in the eye and say anything that feels important.

Anything that you wish present day you really knew,

Really grasped,

Really understood.

Tell yourself how amazing you are.

Tell yourself how much you admire your strength,

Your resilience,

Your courage.

Tell yourself how you know that you're not perfect and that nobody expects perfection.

That you are good enough just as you are.

But as long as you keep showing up,

Keep being honest,

Keep being real,

Keep being your true self.

That's it.

That's what matters.

Just really take a moment and let that sink in.

Now reach out and give yourself a great big hug.

Really squeeze and allow all of that love and that positivity to sink into your body.

And feel this present day you who was a reflection of you sitting in front of you like a mirror image.

Feel your body's mold and meld together.

You become one.

All of that love,

All those lessons that you wish to impart,

You've now absorbed them into yourself.

They are a part of you.

They are your reality.

They are inside of you.

Take a moment now as you still sit surrounded by this brilliant pink white light.

Allow the warmth of that light to penetrate every cell of your body.

And that the warmth of that light is where that love resides.

And just take a few deep breaths,

Integrating those lessons,

Integrating that knowing into your being.

When you feel ready,

When this feels complete,

We're going to begin to come back to present day to this moment.

Feel your belly rise and fall with your breath.

Wiggle your fingers and toes gently.

Feel your body as it rests,

Supported by the earth.

And now all of those teachings,

All of those lessons and all of that love and kindness to come back with you to this present moment.

Reach your arms around yourself and give yourself a big squeeze.

All those hugs that you gave to your younger self,

Give one to yourself right here in this moment.

Allow the corners of your lips to lift in a slight smile.

And when you feel ready,

Open your eyes.

Have a beautiful day.