Giving and Receiving Love Meditation By Tarika Lovegarden This meditation expands your capacity to love,
Deepening self-love,
Enabling you to experience the true joy of giving while opening to receive more love in your life.
Begin by finding a comfortable position and close your eyes,
Allowing your attention to turn inward.
Feel the support underneath you as you settle inside,
Becoming aware of the sounds around you,
My voice guiding you.
Listen deeply,
Absorbing and receiving each sound as it touches you.
Deep inside,
Take deep full breaths.
As you breathe in,
New energy is flowing in,
Nourishing you.
As you breathe out,
You can let go into deep relaxation.
Breathing in,
Receiving nourishment.
Breathing out,
Relaxing.
Your whole body is continually being energized and relaxed.
As you breathe,
Feel yourself coming into balance to connect with the source of love within you and to experience a circle of love free of demands and expectations.
Rest your hands on your heart center in the middle of your chest.
Touch your heart with sensitivity.
As your hands become receptive,
Your heart opens like a flower,
Revealing its natural beauty.
Take a moment to appreciate yourself,
Appreciate your longing for love,
To connect with yourself,
To open to others,
To become fulfilled in love.
The door to love is opening deeper within your heart.
You are love.
You have the space and freedom to be yourself.
You are in touch with something greater,
A vast pool of love without limits.
Tap into this unconditional spring of love.
Here you are connected to every dimension of love,
Unique expressions and colors of love,
The full rainbow,
Awakening your ability to be more generous with your love.
Instead of guarding and gauging whether someone is deserving of your love,
You can open to receive love by giving love right now,
Whether you feel worthy or not,
Loving because it feels good to love and be loved.
As you continue to breathe,
Feel love arising from within,
Filling you,
Radiating in all directions.
As you breathe in,
Give love to all the different parts that need care.
Be generous with yourself.
As you breathe out,
Receive your own love.
Feel this circulation of love within your heart.
Breathing in,
Giving love to yourself.
Breathing out,
Deeply receiving,
Absorbing your own love.
Take your time to experience this flow of giving and receiving love.
As effortless as breathing,
You are simply opening to that which is already there,
Happening within you,
An overflow of love.
Now let's experience what happens when you give and receive love to others.
Choose someone you would like to connect with.
Imagine you are with this person right now.
There are many qualities of love that you can give and receive.
Take a moment to feel which color of love would you like to give to this person?
Is it compassion,
Care,
Connection,
Patience,
Or something else?
These qualities are within you,
Like flowers growing in the garden of your heart.
When you give and receive them,
They blossom.
Imagine your heart is a lush garden full of flowers,
Each flower a unique expression of your love.
You may see vibrant colors,
Soft,
Delicate flowers.
Some flowers are a rich,
Deep expression of your inner beauty.
Pick a flower,
Feeling this quality releasing its fragrance.
As you hold this flower,
Look at the flower,
Absorbing its beauty inside.
As you feel this quality,
See yourself with this person,
Expressing this quality of love in what you say,
Do.
Perhaps you radiate love through your eyes as you look at them.
How do you feel towards this person when you share your love?
Now become aware of how you are receiving this quality from within,
Feeling your love inside,
Nourishing you deeply,
Receiving this golden opportunity to absorb,
Be filled with your own love.
As you feel this circulation within you,
Become aware of the circle of energy with the other.
How are they receiving your love?
Perhaps you see them smiling or responding to you.
Do you feel more connected?
Is it nourishing to give and receive love?
If they are not so receptive,
That's okay.
You can still enjoy the circle of love within you,
Opening to receive more love from within your heart.
Your ability to be nourished by your own love is not dependent on whether they receive or reciprocate your love.
Feel the freedom and fulfillment that love is giving you in this moment.
Remember,
The source of love is within you.
As you open to love within yourself,
You open to greater flows of giving and receiving love from others.
Please take a deep breath,
Taking your time to stretch your body,
Opening your eyes whenever you are ready.
May you experience more love in your life.
