EXPAND: Limitless Courage Journey

This journey connects us to our ancestors who support us stepping into our LIMITLESS COURAGE! The journey begins with a cleansing and then moves into sharing sacred space with our ancestors who stand with us as we root into courage and glean tools to take with us to enhance that strength! Step FULLY into your expanded and limitless courage!

Transcript

Hey there,

This is Jen with Laughing Lotus Wellness.

Welcome to our meditation practice.

So we are going to begin our meditation today,

Expand limitless courage.

And we have been dealing with this concept of expanding outward into our best and highest self over this month.

And for today I felt like it was a really important piece to walk away as we wrap up this content with this idea of stepping into our courage.

And so I invite you to take a comfortable seat or come to lie down.

Whatever is most comfortable for you is best.

I would offer that closing your eyes or softening the gaze,

Finding something to focus on is a powerful tool for going inward.

And going inward now,

Just beginning to deepen and lengthen the breath.

And in your mind,

Maybe boxing up plans,

Whatever came before this moment,

Plans for later today.

Opening that up and placing it outside your space just to give you the room to really enjoy and be present for your meditation.

And making any final adjustments as needed to your props,

Clothing or body.

We will begin our meditation today by setting the tone of our practice.

And we do that here with setting an intention for yourself for sankalpa.

And so we're going to plant the seed of our thought using my words as your words if they resonate.

I am grateful to expand as I step fully into limitless courage that I might live into my highest potential and purpose.

I am grateful to expand as I step fully into limitless courage that I might live into my highest potential and purpose.

I am grateful to expand as I step fully into limitless courage that I might live into my highest potential and purpose.

I invite you today to begin the journey by becoming deeply aware of the state of your physical being,

Just noting how your body is feeling in this moment.

Moving inward,

Just noticing the state of the physical being.

As you recognize it,

Release that aspect of your experience.

As we move more deeply into the mind,

We take note of how our mind is showing up today,

Our emotions,

And how we are experiencing that right now,

Just noticing.

Now releasing that layer of awareness,

Going deeper yet into the intuition,

The senses beyond our thoughts,

Spending some time here just noticing your intuition.

And releasing this layer,

We move more deeply into our connection to something bigger than us,

A universal life force,

Something that you see mirrored right in your heart space in that place of bliss.

Seeing our journey today by connecting with our ancestors.

And imagine a roaring campfire.

In this fire are chairs that are empty as if awaiting visitors.

Seeing a seat at the fire,

Just noting the sensation of the warmth.

Seeing the fire dance and move and shift.

And then you begin to notice a steady drum beat,

Soft but present.

Staring into the campfire,

Breathing here,

Connecting to the campfire as if it were a spirit guide.

Perhaps even imagining a face within the fire,

Staring intently back at you as you breathe.

Feeling entranced,

You naturally begin to deepen the breath,

Feeling completely present in this moment.

This fire guide offers to connect you with great wisdom and you request that some of your ancestors join you around the fire.

So now on the rising smoke,

Ask for the ancestors who need to share their knowledge with you to join the fire.

Feel completely focused on the fire,

Feeling the warmth,

Seeing the movement,

And hearing the crackling wood.

Just breathing here and inviting them in.

Slowly you begin to see the chairs fill,

One by one,

With your loved ones.

Alive or having passed on,

They show up lovingly and ready to support your journey.

Much like the fire guide,

They now act as conduits for your journey here today.

They stand now as one and make an offering to the fire.

See them making their offerings and know in your heart why it is they're making certain offerings.

Change your mind just seeing this flowing with the breath as they make their offerings.

As one,

Your ancestors inquire.

What are you hoping to achieve?

And you acknowledge that you want to release fear to be able to step into your highest potential and purpose with limitless courage.

Again one by one,

They now their support and approval at this request.

Through the sound of the drums,

They begin to move around the fire.

All of the elements are accounted for here,

Earth in a bowl,

Candle for fire,

Incense for air,

And water in a bowl as well.

There is a sense of nature holding space for you as well as your ancestors.

One ancestor comes forward and holds a bundle of sage and sweet grass which they light and one by one,

Each of your ancestors is cleansed and purified for this journey.

And you too stand in the cleansing smoke feeling a release of layers and aspects of yourself that no longer serve.

The layers of fear,

The layers of doubt,

And the layers of question seem to release much like the smoke from the fire.

Releasing those aspects as you breathe here,

As you watch the fire,

Seeing the ancestors circle around this healing and sacred fire.

Then slowly the group comes to stand in front of their chairs and takes a seat.

There is something magical happening here and you can feel it but cannot yet name it.

There is a sense of sacred energy in this place.

One of your ancestors asks you what you need from them in releasing your fear and you explain that you are trying to step into your courage,

Limitless courage,

Because you know you have big things to do with your life,

A purpose to fulfill and know that sometimes insecurity,

Old stories,

Belief patterns and situations make it hard to step into your courage.

Your ancestors look at you with loving eyes and going around the circle now each of them addresses you personally.

Listen for the message from each of your ancestors about what magic they see within you,

Their wisdom as you breathe here.

Listen for their messages.

Yay,

I got you.

And lovingly now you give them gratitude,

Each one in turn,

Sending loving kindness for their sharing their wisdom and showing up for you in circle.

Next you are gifted the wisdom that you must release the things keeping you from living fully into your courage.

So in this space and time allow the ancestors to share insight,

Suggestions and wisdom with you as you also share with them what you know you need to release.

Imagine with each of these things you need to release a symbol and when you have that symbol firmly in your mind add it to the fire to be released.

As you breathe here listening for the wisdom and burning away the things keeping you from stepping into limitless courage.

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And now,

You ask for tools that will allow you to step fully and completely into your courage.

Your ancestors appear very excited to send you the strength,

The courage and tools necessary for you to be able to rise above the human fears.

To stand in your power and to see the goodness that comes from you allowing yourself this journey.

Breathing here,

Imagining the tools they present to you,

Symbolic or real.

See the tools now they have to offer as you breathe here.

Imagining the tools they have offered and placing each one in the heart center where you can keep it forever and use whenever needed.

Breathing here,

Imagining the tools they have offered and placing each one in the heart center where you can keep it forever and use whenever needed.

Breathing here,

Imagining the tools they have offered and placing each one in the heart center where you can keep it forever and use whenever needed.

And now as a collective,

The ancestors share their wisdom inside love and hope for you.

They say,

We believe in you.

We see your limitless potential.

We know with hope,

Faith,

Trust,

Joy,

Deep connection and love that you are capable of anything you set for yourself.

We are here always.

Always have your back.

A limitless safety net to support and hold space for you to step into your very highest good and purpose.

Today we've granted you the tools and gifts,

The symbols to set you up for standing in that limitless courage that you might sense in your body strengthening,

Spine made of gold,

Knowing that you are here to do something miraculous.

We bless and love and hold space for you.

And knowing that you have all been blessed by this healing in these final moments here,

Taking time to recognize and share gratitude with each of your ancestors in whatever way that resonates most for you.

Its words or hugs,

Whatever it is,

Taking time now to be fully present with your gratitude and each loved one who showed up for you today.

Sharing your grace and gratitude as well with the fire,

The sacred space and all of nature that held space for your journey today.

And in this place,

In this moment,

Making a commitment to living in your highest gifts and places that your ancestors know you can go as you live into your purpose.

Sensing the journey closing,

Coming back into the body,

The physical body,

Noting the places where you will carry the extra strength and courage,

Those places that are filled with love,

Light,

Limitless courage passed on to you through your ancestors.

Pausing here to sense the clarity,

Lightness and limitless courage,

The awareness that you can do anything you set your mind to.

As we return to the seed of our practice,

Sending it even more deeply into the layers,

I am grateful to expand as I step fully into limitless courage that I might live into my highest potential and purpose.

I am grateful to expand as I step fully into limitless courage that I might live into my highest potential and purpose.

I am grateful to expand as I step fully into limitless courage that I might live into my highest potential and purpose.

Slowly coming back into your body,

Into your space,

Allowing the body the time to shift back in from our journey,

Just sensing how you are feeling right now.

And bringing awareness to your breath and your body,

The breath and the body.

Beginning to run the thumbs across the ends,

The fingertips,

And rubbing your hands together,

Feeling some sensation in the palms.

Invite you to bring your hands to heart center,

One on top of the other,

And one more act of gratitude for your ancestors' sacred space of your journey today.

Pausing for this moment here,

Considering how you will take this felt sense of seeing and experiencing your most courageous self,

Seeing yourself through your ancestors' eyes.

You are your ancestors' wildest dreams.

You are expanding beyond the perceived container,

Trusting your intuition,

Moving beyond the comfort zone,

Diving into deep learning and personal growth,

Sensing the fearlessness you feel.

What will you do now that you are in touch with that limitless courage alive inside you?

As we gently close our practice,

I am grateful for our time and journey together today.

I have a deep sense and knowing of the courage that you bring.

If it resonates,

You can bring your hands to a prayer position at heart center.

The limitless courage in me honors the limitless courage in all of you,

Making us one in expanded intuition,

Courage,

And spirit from a space of love and light.

Namaste.

Dropping the chin to the chest,

Slowly fluttering the eyes open,

And coming back into your space.