Welcome to this connecting with your joyful inner child meditation.
My name is Kim Rua and the thought that came to me is that we so often connect with our wounded inner child in the attempt to heal things,
To heal him or her.
But what if our inner child is already whole and we can tap in to its joy?
That is my intention for us today.
I invite you to find a comfortable position,
Sitting down or lying down and getting ready to go on a little journey with your little self.
Doing whatever you need to get as comfortable as possible.
Perhaps grabbing an extra blanket or pillow.
And let's start with taking three really deep breaths.
Breathing in for four.
Breathing out for four,
Three,
Two,
One.
Breathing in.
Breathing out,
Two,
Three,
Four.
And finally,
Once more,
Breathing in.
Breathing out,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Allowing your breath to return to its normal rhythm.
And giving your body the opportunity to just be.
Inviting every breath to take you deeper into this meditation here together.
Allowing your body to become heavier.
More and more relaxed.
Nowhere else to be,
Nothing else to do.
Just gifting yourself this time and space.
If you're in the position to do so,
I invite you to place one hand or both on your heart space.
And noticing the beating of your heart in your chest.
It's beating for you 24-7.
Sharing its love with your body,
With all of you.
And through this beautiful,
Magnificent beating heart,
We're going to connect with our inner child today.
Imagining that in the inner chambers of our heart is where our little self,
Let's say our three to four-year-old self,
Is housed.
He or she is comfortably housed in the center of your energetic heart.
By placing our hand on our heart,
We already start to connect.
I invite you to follow my words and the visualizations I gift you today.
Yet trusting that sometimes we don't see things,
We feel things,
Or there's a silence.
Everything is perfect.
Just follow my words and allow yourself to be guided.
In the middle of our beating heart,
We imagine that there's a little house,
Almost like a little doll's house.
Exactly like the dollhouse you wished you had.
Or perhaps it's more like a wooden shack in the forest.
Whatever way it shows up as today is perfect for you.
And in this little house,
This little shack,
Your three,
Four-year-old self sleeps,
And plays,
And eats.
And today we're going to visit him or her.
Imagining that you are transporting yourself to the inside of your heart.
Inside of your heart,
You find yourself in a different world,
A different realm.
You're still you,
You're today you.
You're going to visit a past version of yourself,
Your most joyful little self.
You look around and you see,
Where is this little house based?
Is it in a forest?
Is it at the beach?
At the top of a mountain?
In a cave perhaps?
Or somewhere completely different?
A mystical,
Magical world that you haven't seen yourself yet before?
You notice your surroundings and everything in it.
There's a pathway,
A path that leads to the front door of your little you's house.
You walk and hear your feet crackling,
Twigs,
Or perhaps the sound of stones or sand appears.
You walk with joy in your heart until you reach the door,
And you knock.
And your little you opens the door with such a big smile.
As if your little you has been waiting for years,
Decades perhaps,
Yes,
Finally,
You're here.
Your little you gestures and waves you in,
Come.
There's a cute little table with a tea set ready.
Some little cakes,
Really cute and adorable.
And you sit down,
Slightly awkwardly on a chair that's actually a little bit too small for you,
But you sit down anyways.
Your little you sits opposite you,
Serves you some tea,
Or witch's brew,
Whatever your little you has prepared for you today.
You sit,
You lock eyes,
And you feel the love there is between these two versions of you.
Just look at yourself.
What was your hair like back then?
Was it blonde?
Was it curly?
Was it short?
Was it long?
What was the color of your eyes?
Just observe yourself with the most loving gaze possible.
Your little you is so beautiful.
Possible.
Your little you just sits there,
Giving you space to connect,
To observe.
And a few moments later,
An overwhelming feeling of gratitude washes over you.
And all you wish to do is embrace your little self.
You smile and nod towards your little you,
And invite this version of you to hop onto your lap,
To place its head against your chest,
And to be,
To rest in safety,
In love.
As the two of you embrace each other,
Is there anything you would like to tell your little self right now?
Any messages you wish to convey with all the wisdom you have today?
Take a moment to speak this out loud,
If you can,
Or in your mind's eye.
Allow the words to flow.
Everything is perfect.
Words may keep flowing.
And yet,
Your little self also wishes to share something with you.
It sees you in your current shape and form and energy,
And just wishes to share some reflections.
Your little you opens its eyes,
And starts to speak,
Whether that is physically,
With words,
Or with energy.
And allow the messages to just flow right into your heart.
You may tear up as you hear the beautiful reflection of your little self in these words.
Ways in which you might never have believed in yourself.
Words you may never use to describe yourself.
And yet there,
Your little self is,
Sharing from the heart with such pride and joy.
For you made it all these years down the line.
Can you feel the love?
Can you feel the love?
The pure,
Unconditional love from your most joyful little self?
You hug each other even more strongly.
And you're so happy you reconnected.
Knowing that this version of you is with you always and forever.
In this beautiful shack,
In this beautiful house,
In the center of your heart.
Your little self says that whenever you wish to connect,
Just place your hand on your heart.
Feel the beating.
For the beating of your heart is the beating of your little self's heart as well.
And so you are forever connected.
You hug once more strongly and passionately.
You give your little self a kiss on the cheek or on the forehead.
And you know it's time to go back again.
You get up,
You glance around one more time.
You wave to your little self and walk through the door.
With the same steps you took on the way there,
You walk back across the pathway to where you are today.
You walk back across the pathway to where you are today.
You hear your feet stepping on the stones or the twigs.
And you arrive at the same spot where you entered this space.
You take a few deep breaths.
And you let go.
With every breath,
I welcome you back here to the present.
Sensing your body on the chair or the bed or the mat underneath you.
Sensing the limits of your physical body,
Where your skin ends and the air starts.
And the beating of your heart connected to your inner little one.
Starting to wiggle your toes ever so slightly.
Moving your fingers.
And taking all the time you need to come back.
This journey is now complete.
I invite you to take things very easy.
To grab a glass of water.
Perhaps go out into nature.
Do the things that bring you joy.
A glass of water.
Perhaps go out into nature.
Do the things that bring you joy.
And if it resonates,
You may wish to write down some of the messages you shared with your little self.
And the messages your little self shared with you.
Because I'm sure there's lots of wisdom in there for you.
Blessed be.
Have a beautiful morning,
Afternoon,
Or evening.
Until we meet again.
