Imbolc Practice

This meditation is an Imbolc inspired meditation for gentle renewal and the return of color, life and hope into your world as we transition towards spring. Use this practice to assist in welcoming the new season change.

Transcript

You could be seated or lying down or if there's another position that feels good and supportive for your body take that and feel free to adjust as much as you need and just let your body truly settle and if it feels okay and if you haven't already close down your eyes and take a big deep breath in hold for just a moment and then sigh it out do this again big deep breath in hold for a moment and sigh it out one last time big deep breath in hold it for a moment and then sigh it out and now as you breathe notice its natural rhythm your breath has a natural rhythm just like the seasons do and notice the breath as it moves in and as it moves out and as you breathe begin to notice your body notice the weight of your body the temperature of it the places where you're being supported by something else just let your body rest in this moment exactly as it is and if it feels supportive bring one hand to your heart and the other to your belly or anywhere else on your body that feels grounding to you this is a moment to come back to yourself to welcome the tiny little buds of creativity and joy to begin to emerge from the frost your body does not need to prepare or produce anything right now it's allowed to simply be just like those seeds or those buds on the trees have been resting they've been dormant but there begins to be some activity some movement some growth there before they even emerge or begin to sprout or bud and now in your mind's eye imagine the energy of an inner fire not a big roaring fire but just a small steady flame and imagine with this fire there's a warmth that exists within you an ignition of your inner light and clarity this fire this warming and reawakening of color hope and warmth back into your life after the cold dark winter you don't need to force them awake you don't need to rush it forward this light it will rise when the time is right and take a big slow breath in and a long breath out and now bring to mind something within you that feels ready for renewal it could be an idea a habit it could be a sense of purpose or a desire to just feel more like yourself again and imagine holding this thing in your hands near that inner flame allowing the golden light to illuminate this thing that's ready for renewal allowing the light to fill it with warmth and life just awakening it slowly and as you do tell yourself three times i honor the quiet beginnings within me i trust slow steady renewal i tend to what matters in my life with care and take a few breaths here allowing these breaths to feel nourishing supportive grounding and stay connected with this gentle inner light knowing that this flame has been ignited and it will continue to grow with time as we start the slow transition towards spring and the return of hope and life and then when you're ready begin to bring your awareness back to your breath and back to this moment slowly reawakening and closing your meditation practice thank you so much for joining me today