Welcome to Intentional Bliss.
We're going to spend the next few minutes refreshing our minds,
Relaxing our bodies,
And rejuvenating our spirits with a guided meditation designed to transport you beyond your normal,
Everyday concerns and obligations to an otherworldly pocket of existence where joy wraps itself around your personal haven of happiness and delivers you to a state of bliss.
Today,
We'll allow our imaginations to awaken this essential pocket,
Aware of the importance of just being able to be as we search for and find our bliss.
Let's get started.
Find a comfortable place to sit,
Either on the floor or in a chair.
And if you're in a chair and cross your legs and put both feet flat on the floor,
Sit up tall,
Your back and spine straight.
Relax the small muscles in your neck that surround your cervical vertebrae and feel your head relax and your spine assume a resting state.
Lift up your chin.
Look out at the world,
Not down at your feet.
And close your eyes or soften your gaze.
Relax your shoulders and let your cares roll down and away,
Feeling your arms soften.
Take a deep breath through your nose and exhale out of your mouth.
And again,
Inhale and exhale.
Notice the rhythm and cadence of your breath and begin to regulate your breathing evenly,
Slowing it down and finding your comfortable rhythm using the built-in metronome in the back of your mind to inhale to a count that feels comfortable to you and exhale to that same count.
Feel your brain rest,
The busy chatter in your mind quieting down and drifting away.
Allow your neck and shoulders to feel a deep relaxation that streams down both arms and into your hands,
Pushing stress out your fingertips.
Let go of any tightness you are holding in your core and allow the muscles in your back to relax and release tension and feel stillness drift into your hips and legs as you continue to breathe in your comfortable rhythm.
Bathed in comfort,
Soothed in silence,
Your mind,
Body and spirit reach a resting state of peaceful calm.
It is from this holistic tranquility that you can most effectively invoke your power of intention,
A power that spans a full spectrum from the mundane to the sublime.
Purposeful intention,
Targeted,
Prophetic,
Self-fulfilling,
Intending to be healthy,
To be happy,
To experience joy,
To glide through life with effortless ease accompanied by a carefree spirit.
You are in command of your intentions and they hold the power to reshape your life,
To steer you toward the happiness and joy you seek.
Intending leads you to the doorstep of blissfulness,
A state in which joy and serenity join together with an infectious exuberance for life to produce what your heart desires,
What makes your soul sing,
What touches your spirit and brings you alive.
This supreme state of contentment is an oasis for the soul and although at times elusive,
Searching for and finding your bliss is more easily achieved using the power of intention.
Now,
Intending to find your bliss,
Envision in your mind's eye a tall,
Far-reaching stairway in front of you made of smooth stone,
The color of rich,
Ancient ochre with faint traces of golden sienna and raw umber woven through,
Colors that reveal the sun-baked earth.
Old,
Familiar stone,
Reminiscent of centuries past,
Unearthed,
Sculpted,
And cast into well-worn stairs,
Polished by the footsteps of other travelers who came before.
Footsteps you want to follow.
Placing your foot on the first stair tread,
You feel a soft wind at your back that lifts you effortlessly up to the second and the third,
This gentle zephyr helping you to ascend.
Rising with ease,
One foot,
Then another,
You reach a landing and place both feet solidly on it.
And looking up,
You see a vista of unparalleled beauty,
A bright panorama before you,
A lush green forest to the left,
A flora-filled meadow to the right,
Fields of gold centered and blending into a sunlit savanna with wildlife in the distant mist,
And further,
A deep blue sea teeming with all manner of marine life.
The fragrances of earth and ocean combine to overwhelm your senses,
And you feel at one with the nature that surrounds you.
And as you take a deep breath,
You notice a pool of crystal blue water just in front of you.
Bright and expansive,
This infinity pool is unlike any you've ever seen.
Clear,
Shimmering body of refreshment that beckons you forward.
You slip a toe into the crystal blue persuasion,
And as you do,
Cool water ripples away,
Reaching outward in concentric circles.
Slowly,
You descend into this comforting pool,
Feeling the healing properties of the water,
And finding yourself waist-deep.
You realize you've been here before,
Here,
Lifted up above the everyday,
Able to immerse yourself into this deep blue pool of reflection.
You allow your thoughts and dreams to surface.
You take the time to just be,
To celebrate who you are.
This is your sacred space,
Yours and yours alone,
Reachable only by you,
Un-invadable by others.
A space of renewal that refreshes and heals a weary spirit that fills you up with the things that make your heart sing and your soul dance.
It is here that you listen to the kind of music you love,
No matter if it's popular.
Read what you like and find interesting.
Do the things that inspire you.
Recall happy memories and find pure enjoyment in your own endeavors and pursuits.
You smile to yourself as you remember that this familiar place,
This well-traveled staircase,
Lives inside of you,
In your heart and mind,
And that you can travel to your sacred space whenever you intend to.
From this higher plane,
You see clearly that the universe is conspiring to help you find your blissful oasis,
To lift you up the staircase of self-discovery,
To help you get to know the poet or the artist within,
To give you the time to explore your passions,
To make the space for you to just be,
To consistently place happiness and joy right in front of you,
Hoping you will stumble over it as you go about your daily life.
Attainable,
Reachable,
Purposeful,
Intentional bliss is only a heartbeat away.
Now,
As we bring our organized calm to a close,
Bring your awareness back into the room where you are,
Feel your body sitting in its position,
And notice the rhythm of your breath,
The relaxation streaming through your muscles,
The feeling of an expansive and open mind,
And a lightness in your heart.
Bring your attention back,
Your breath back,
Open your eyes,
And take this lofty feeling away with you,
Knowing that when you intend to find it,
Your blissful oasis is ready,
Waiting,
And wanting you to come and spend part of each day there,
To let your heart sing and your soul dance.
