Connection Meditation by Tarika Lovegarden Experience the joy of connecting with yourself more deeply,
Nurturing meaningful connections with others,
While feeling more connected and cherished by your community.
Please find a comfortable position,
Adjusting your body so that you relax.
Please find a comfortable position,
Adjusting your body so that you relax.
Close your eyes,
Feeling them come to rest.
As your awareness turns inward,
Rest your hands on your heart center,
Touching the true source of connection within you.
Take deep,
Full breaths,
Feeling the breath expanding your chest,
Opening the energy of your heart.
As you breathe in,
Feel the breath,
The warmth of your heart,
Flowing through your body,
Touching parts that need extra attention.
Breathing out,
Feel yourself relaxing deeper inside,
Coming back home to yourself.
Feel your heart welcoming you to the place you are.
Feel your heart welcoming you in.
You can open to whatever you are experiencing,
Thoughts,
Different sensations,
Being embraced in this safe space of love.
You may be feeling more in this moment,
Some feelings may be pleasurable,
While others may be a little uncomfortable to feel.
Feel your heart welcoming you to the place you are experiencing,
While others may be a little uncomfortable to feel.
A little deeper,
You may be feeling your longing for meaningful connections.
Perhaps you feel lonely or isolated at times.
In your heart,
You feel love for yourself,
Empathy.
Feel your heart embracing each part of you,
Feel your heart embracing each part that needs acknowledgement,
Care.
Nothing is denied or rejected,
Nothing is denied.
Feel these parts of you integrating in love,
The tremendous power in becoming whole.
When you open your eyes to love,
Trees become greener.
You see the flowers,
You see the flowers,
Trees become greener,
You see yourself in a new light,
You see beauty in others,
In all of life.
Through the heart,
You listen more attentively,
Receive insights into yourself and others.
You feel more connected,
Centered in yourself,
While being available to others in the world around you.
You feel more connected,
Centered in yourself,
To others in the world around you.
To practice nurturing your connections,
Think of someone you would like to connect with,
You may see this person,
Or feel them.
Imagine you are together,
And notice what happens.
Perhaps you feel warmth,
The excitement of wanting to come closer,
The excitement of wanting to come closer,
Or maybe you are holding grudges,
Past disappointments.
Remember,
In your heart,
It's safe to feel whatever you feel.
What is it like to accept your friend as they are,
What is it like to accept your friend as they are,
Parts you like,
And the things that annoy you,
Or perhaps even upset you?
Feel the power that acceptance gives you.
Feel the power that acceptance gives you.
Your connection is greater than your likes and dislikes,
Connecting even deeper.
Take this opportunity to acknowledge your friend,
Recognizing all the things you appreciate about them,
Their unique attributes,
How they make you smile,
Their honesty,
Their adventurous spirit,
How they make you feel,
How is it to see deep into this person,
Beyond your judgments,
Conflicts.
You can be in harmony even when you have different opinions,
Preferences,
Needs.
Feel what it's like to meet another human being in synchronicity.
Feel what it's like to meet another human being in synchronicity.
You Now choose one more person you would like to connect with.
See yourself with this person.
Feel what happens when you are together.
Feel what happens when you are together.
What gets stimulated in you?
What gets stimulated in you?
Do you judge them?
Do their attributes touch you in a different way?
Do their attributes touch you in a different way?
What are you noticing about this connection?
What are you noticing about this connection?
Remember,
Your heart has space for any friction or disagreements,
Which is what enables you to go deeper into your heart.
Meet your friend deep in their heart.
Feel the nature of this connection.
Feel the nature of this connection.
Feel the nature of this connection.
Let's go one step further,
So that you can experience what it's like to expand your capacity to include more people in connection.
Meet your greater community or a group of friends in the heart.
Join in circles in love.
Perhaps you appreciate your commonalities,
Interests,
Shared vocations,
Interests,
Shared vocations,
Or whatever brings you together.
Feel your connections deepening in this moment.
You may see your friends or community in a big circle,
Holding hands,
Or another image that represents true connection.
Feel the nature of this connection.
Feel the nature of this connection.
Feel the nature of this connection.
What is being nourished in you?
How does it feel to connect to something bigger?
Being in touch with something bigger expands your awareness.
You become vast like an open sky.
You become a connected to all of life.
Perhaps you feel the energy of the earth and the energy of the earth.
You feel the energy of the earth and the energy of the earth.
Perhaps you feel the energy of the earth like roots of a tree that grow deep into the earth.
In the quiet peace of this moment,
You listen more attentively.
Perhaps you hear animals whispering messages of support,
Sharing their secrets of life.
Birds singing their song,
Inspiring you to sing yours.
You are becoming one,
Connected.
The whole sky is yours.
Take a deep breath.
Stretch your body and open your eyes whenever you are ready.
In harmony within yourself,
You feel the energy of the earth and the energy of the earth.
In harmony within yourself,
Others,
Connected to all of existence.
