Four Seasons In A Day

This meditation is inspired from the weather we have experienced recently. The weather is a reminder that there is constant change and we can deal with it. This meditation will help relax you in times you are feeling anxious about change occurring around you.

Transcript

Welcome to Meditation Rocks! I'm Lucy. So today's meditation is inspired by quite frankly the very strange weather we've been having recently. Literally having four seasons in one day and that was one of my favourite crowded house songs when I was growing up. But go and get yourself somewhere comfortable and we'll begin. So the weather is a constant reminder that there is constant change that we cannot control all around us and we can be inspired by this. It might be annoying sometimes but it's just part of our life. So in today's meditation we're going to be inspired by the different weather and different seasons and as we travel through those seasons we can see the secular nature of life in itself. So get yourself very comfortable just bringing your hands onto your lap or to your knees drawing up through the spine and let the shoulders drop down away from your ears. Take a moment to close your eyes or to soften your gaze and just allow your breath now to come and go. Just like the internal tide within us the rise and the fall. Whatever's happening today whatever's swirling around physically or within the mind just try to take this time now for you. Just settling down getting comfortable and just noticing where you're at being in this moment. Let's take three breaths of connection breathing in through the nose and out through the mouth and two more. And then close the mouth if that's comfortable for you and start to breathe in and out through the nose. And as we take time to breathe just carve out this time for you. So we're going to work through the four seasons in one meditation. I invite you to bring to mind memories or images experiences of each of the four seasons focusing your mind on the season we're in in that moment. Focusing your mind on the season we're in in that moment. And we're going to start with summer the hottest of all four seasons. So when I say summer to you what do you see? What do you hear? What do you taste? And what do you smell? Allow yourself to be transported to a moment in summer. What colours are around you? How do you feel? Take some deep breaths and live a moment in summer. It's a season of warmth often a season of rest. Perhaps a season of fun and experiences with those that we love. Breathe in your summer and as you breathe out allow yourself to settle in this season. But slowly the nights get cooler and summer starts to change to autumn. The season of change of colours of the leaves falling from the trees. A season of transition and we have landed in autumn. What do you see? What do you hear? What do you taste? And what do you smell? Allow memories and experiences to flood your mind. Be transported to autumn. How do you feel? And again we begin to feel cooler as we transition from autumn to winter. The darkest and coldest of the seasons. Allow yourself to be taken to a moment in winter. What do you see? What do you hear? What do you taste? And what do you smell? How do you feel? What is your memory of experience of winter? Take some deep breaths and fully soak up your winter experience. And slowly we will move on to the next season of winter. And slowly we will move from the darkness of winter beginning to feel warmer and a sense of hope and new life as spring begins to arrive. Allow yourself to be transported to spring surrounded by fresh life and new starts. What do you see? What do you hear? What do you hear? What do you taste? What do you smell? Take yourself to a spring moment in time. Allow yourself to be experienced in spring. Take some deep breaths. And know that we have travelled through all four seasons in just a few moments. A reminder of how they're all so different and bring us different opportunities and experiences. Take a moment to consider your favourite season and why. And also remind ourselves that there is change in every moment, Every day, Every season. And change is the only constant in life. The cycle and circle of life. Just as the sun sets and sun rises. Spring follows winter. And summer follows spring. Autumn follows summer. Spring follows winter. Take these last few moments just to breathe and feel your internal rise and fall. The cycle of your breath. Begin to make any tiny movements you wish to make. Let your breath return to a comfortable rhythm. And bring your hands together and give them a little rub. And just hover the hands over the eyes. And blink your eyes open inside your hands when you're ready. And bring your hands down away from your face in your own time. And I hope you enjoy today's meditation. A reminder that there is change all around us. And how each of the seasons are beautiful in their own way. I hope you have a lovely rest of your day and speak to you soon.