Hello and welcome to this meditation for letting go and for receiving.
As soon as we let go of what we no longer desire or need,
We then create space for what we do.
Let's start by dropping into the body with breath,
With an intention to be present,
And with a willingness to surrender to this journey.
As you settle yourself into your space,
Either lying down or seated,
If it serves,
Take a moment to gently soften the eyelids closed.
Let's start by taking in one full deep breath.
Inhale,
Belly and chest rise.
Exhale,
Belly and chest fall.
Inhale again and this time allow the breath to soften your muscles,
Heavy your bones,
And calm your nervous system.
Now let's take one more deep breath in as you fully arrive here in sacred communion with yourself.
Good.
Okay,
Let's begin.
In your mind's eye,
See yourself standing on a path in nature,
Perhaps in the forest or deep in the woods.
Look around and feel the texture of the path underneath your feet,
Feel the temperature in the air.
What does the sky look like?
As you look down,
Notice that you are surrounded by shrubs,
Fallen leaves,
Debris,
All of it blocking the fullness of the path that you're on ahead.
Now shifting your gaze to your hands,
Notice that you're holding two large suitcases,
One in each hand.
Now these suitcases are heavy,
They're stuffed to the max,
They're packed with what you no longer need or want or can carry with you on this next part of your journey.
They are quite literally weighted,
Physically,
Energetically,
Mentally,
And emotionally.
You have outgrown what is in them.
What have you outgrown and what is no longer welcome in your life?
To your right is a benevolent stranger building a fire.
The stranger is smiling at you with kind eyes and a warm heart,
Inviting you to come near.
The stranger says that they see you're ready to release this luggage you're holding and that this fire is for you.
They'd ask if you like to hand them your baggage or if you'd like to throw it in yourself.
The choice is yours.
Take a moment and make your choice.
Once the choice has been made,
Allow yourself to watch as the heavy baggage you arrived on this path with burns.
Observe as the fire,
While contained,
Rages up,
Down,
And around,
Consuming all that you were ready to release and let go.
Look up at the sky and see the smoke rising from the fire.
As the fire burns and the smoke continues to rise,
The alchemizing and transforming has already begun.
Bring your awareness to your heart now.
Engage your heart and feel a sense of deep,
Deep gratitude.
Begin to rise up to the surface.
Gratitude for all the lessons,
Silver linings,
And hidden blessings that were hiding within that baggage that you see burning.
Take a deep breath in and on the exhale,
Allow for a wholehearted goodbye and farewell to emerge from within you as you affirm this.
Thank you for everything.
I've learned what I needed to learn.
It's time for me to move on to the next part of my journey where you are no longer needed.
Goodbye.
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes,
Your spirit and soul begin to remember that with every ending comes a new beginning.
You've been through this before.
You know what to do.
Turn your focus now back to the path you started on.
Notice that the wind around you is beginning to shift.
You start to see that the debris that was at your feet when you first arrived,
Blocking you from the fullness of the path ahead is now being swept away as if by a broom.
This powerful and refreshing gust of wind is gracefully clearing the path ahead for you.
Now that the path is clearing,
What do you see ahead?
What awaits you?
Baggage burned and the path clear.
You've done it.
You've released what is no longer needed for this next part of your journey.
You've said goodbye.
You've closed the chapter.
You are ready to move forward and receive the gifts of this new,
Very powerful and long-awaited season.
Looking ahead now on this newly cleared path,
You see an ocean view in the distance and your feet begin to guide you there.
As you get closer,
You notice that the water is calm and clear.
The sky above is blue and you can feel the warmth of the sun shining down on your face.
As you continue to walk down this path,
Know that you will be shown what you need next.
Trust that you will hear,
See,
Feel,
Know and sense it when it arrives.
This path is yours and yours alone.
From here on out,
It is yours to shape and create into whatever your heart desires.
Inhale a full and deep breath to inhabit this new path of yours.
Take another full breath and imbibe this newness into your bones,
Your cells and your tissues.
One more deep breath as you surrender into this new chapter of your beautiful story.
You are ready.
You have arrived.
You are here and this path is yours.
