Welcome,
Friends.
Today we will be visiting the fire element,
Awakening our inner flame.
So perhaps let's join together by finding a comfortable position,
Whether seated or lying down.
And just fully arriving in the body.
You might allow the body to just settle along with the mind.
Beginning to follow the breath.
You might offer a gentle inhalation through the nose.
And perhaps a slow exhalation through the mouth.
Just allowing the breath to deepen as it travels through your body.
Now bringing awareness to the center of your body.
Perhaps that space just below the navel.
And you might tune in to the space surrounding this area and notice what's present.
Perhaps a sense of connection to the warmth of the embers of the fire arises here in this place.
You might feel the weight of your body being supported beneath you,
Whether the floor or the outside earth,
Or perhaps even the soles of your feet.
Just allowing your body to notice where the warmth already lives.
In your body.
And how these embers of warmth are available through connection and support each and every moment.
Just noticing how the warmth travels through the body.
Perhaps arriving at the belly or the chest.
Just feeling the embers of the fire.
Just notice.
And you might invite your imagination to bring into its awareness a small flame flickering within you.
An ember has a flame.
Steady.
Alive.
Aware.
The flame is yours.
It has always been yours.
This fire,
This fire is the fire of your will,
Of your becoming.
Your creative force shown through your center,
Ember,
And flame.
With each inhale,
The flame brightens slightly.
With each exhale,
It offers support.
Stabilizing.
Just allowing it to grow only as much as it feels right in this moment.
This relationship to fire is a welcoming relationship,
Not one that can be forced or thawed into being.
If you notice your inner flame flickering,
Just notice it is okay.
It becomes larger or steadies.
It is also okay just as it is.
We want to notice how the body is responding,
Feeling in to your own inner flame.
Just holding it in silence.
You might allow your heart to receive that this is the ancient fire flowing through all beings in this planet.
The eternal heart.
The forge.
The sacred spark carried through out time and space,
Through generation after generation.
How it transforms and protects.
You are the keeper of this fire.
It is not separate from you.
It resides within you.
So as we come to a close,
Just letting this inner flame settle in to a steady glow.
It will teach you how to tend it.
You might whisper to yourself,
To your own precious heart,
I tend the fire that is mine.
Now returning your breath into your awareness.
Returning your awareness to your body.
You might offer your body a stretch,
Wiggling your fingers and toes.
And when you feel ready,
Just opening the eyes.
Thank you for your practice.
May you be at ease.
