And welcome in,
This is Dani,
And today's meditation will connect us with the element of fire,
So begin to find a comfortable place.
Maybe seated,
Reclined back,
Or laying down.
You can bring a pillow behind the head,
Elevate the legs,
And bring a blanket over the body to trap all of that warmth in.
And as you arrive somewhere comfortable,
Begin to soften the shoulders,
Separate the biting surfaces of the teeth,
And let the tongue rest gently in the centre of the mouth.
Begin to notice the feel of the breath,
Notice the rise and the fall of the chest as air moves in and out through the nose.
With each round of breath,
Allow your awareness of the breathing cycle to deepen,
Each exhale softening you deeper and deeper into the surface beneath you.
And as the body grows heavy,
Notice the temperature of the breath,
Notice the temperature of the air moving into the nose,
And the coolness of the breath,
And the warmth of the breath as it flows out through the nose.
Notice the temperature of the skin,
The air around you,
And begin to allow the warmth of the body to radiate outwards,
Radiating from the centre of the chest,
Out into the chest cavity,
Down the arms and the legs,
And circling all the way through.
Visualise the warmth spreading through the veins of the body,
All the way down into the right hand,
The right hand thumb,
And fingers,
The right wrist,
And forearm,
Elbow,
And upper arm,
Shoulder,
Collarbone,
Radiating down into the left hand thumb,
Left fingers,
Palm of the hand,
Wrist,
Forearm,
Elbow,
Shoulder,
And collarbone,
Flowing through the chest,
The head,
And the belly,
Down to the right hip,
Right thigh,
Knee,
Calf,
Ankle,
And heel.
Heel of the foot,
Sole of the foot,
Toes,
Radiating down into the left hip,
Thigh,
Knee,
Calf,
Ankle,
Heel of the foot,
Sole of the foot,
Toes,
And the entire right side of the body glowing warm,
The entire left side of the body glowing warm,
Flush of heat radiating through the back body,
The back of the head,
Crown of the head,
Forehead,
Eyebrows,
Tip of the nose,
Cheeks,
Upper lip,
Lower lip,
Chin,
Throat,
The entire front side of the body radiating warmth,
The entire body radiating warmth,
Visualising taking that warmth out of the body and holding it in the palm of the hands,
Holding that flickering flame between the hands,
Feeling the heat radiating back towards you.
Observe the colours of the flame,
The blues and oranges and yellows,
Observe the sound of the candle,
Observe the sound of the flame crackling and burning,
The heat penetrating the coldness,
And as all your awareness focuses on the flame,
Visualise as your breath expands deeper,
The candle,
The flame growing bigger,
Growing taller and warmer and brighter.
Observe as the light spills into the darkness,
Illuminating every corner of your space,
Burning away the fears,
The distractions,
The restrictions,
And the flame is the beacon that lights your way forwards.
Your breath and your awareness are the fuel for that fire,
And with each moment connected with the flame,
You step closer and closer to transformation,
An alchemy within the soul.
Visualise the warmth from the fire spreading back out across the body.
The flame isn't extinguished,
But absorbed once more by your being.
You are the fire of your life,
You are the transformation and the guiding light,
And allow yourself to come back to the awareness of the temperature of the air around you,
The temperature of the skin,
Of the breath.
Keeping the awareness of your own inner fire with you as you return back to sensation,
By wiggling the fingers and the toes,
Bringing you present once more to your surroundings.
Moving gently and slowly,
And as you feel ready,
Blink the eyes open to the space around you,
And know that you can come back to that warmth of your fire.
At any time,
It is always within you,
Ready to guide you forwards.
