Hello and welcome.
This talk and meditation is focused on remembering the power of your voice.
Have you ever wondered about the story of your voice?
Where did your voice come from?
How has it changed over time?
When we were young,
We most likely felt like we had more freedom to speak about what was on our mind.
To scream,
To play,
To speak from the heart,
And even ask those honest questions that made some people feel uncomfortable.
But somewhere along the way,
We were hushed,
Told to be quiet,
Told not to speak.
Or we were made fun of for what we expressed,
So we began to hide our true voice.
We began to let go of hearing ourselves speak.
We began to be okay with what others wanted us to sound like.
And slowly,
We forgot to listen to our words,
Our own truths,
Setting aside what really wanted to be spoken.
And then,
One day,
An urge to speak more loudly and authentically begins to creep in.
An urge to stop complying,
An urge to stop neglecting,
An urge to hear your soul's truth.
It needs to be heard.
It needs to be spoken out loud.
It's in your soul's mission.
So however you've lost your voice along the way,
Know that it never left you,
And it's waiting to be remembered.
To be used to connect to your heart and live its purpose of releasing vibrations of sound and wisdom.
To speak your truth is the ultimate release and relief of your soul.
It's time to set your voice free.
What does setting your voice free mean to you?
Find a comfortable seat where you are sitting upright and proud.
If you'd like to lay down,
That's perfect too.
Close your eyes or softly gaze down.
Slowly roll your shoulders back to open your heart and gently lift your chin slightly so there's room around your throat.
This magical tool you possess where your thoughts become words.
Now find your breath.
Be kind to yourself as you breathe slowly and deeply,
Allowing your breath to hold you as you begin to look inward.
Let your palms face upward and begin focusing on the palms of your hands.
Notice what you feel in and around your palms.
You may feel heat or tingling or even visualize a ball of light or a color emanating from your hands.
Whatever you are experiencing,
Imagine that this comes from a place of unconditional love.
Your life force,
A healing energy in your hands.
Now I invite you to take your left hand and place it gently on your heart.
And then take your right hand and place it softly on top of your left.
You are safe.
You are held.
Continue to breathe.
Creating space with your breath in the cave of your chest.
Honoring the connection from your heart to your throat.
The sacred channel of wisdom.
A space for your voice to rise.
Now place your hands down on your lap and visualize a line connecting your heart to your throat and your throat to your heart.
Imagine a beautiful line of light.
Breathe in and out along this line.
Maybe you even imagine extending this line of light down to your stomach or further down to your belly or all the way down in between your sit bones.
There is an incredible pillar of wisdom that lives in you.
See that in your body now and allow this line of light to connect to your throat.
Staying open to listen.
I invite you to ask the question,
What does my heart need to speak right now?
What does my heart want to speak right now?
Pause and simply listen and notice what comes up for you.
And if your heart is ready to speak something that it's always wanted to release and hear out loud,
Then listen now as you use your voice to speak or maybe even scream the word or phrase that wants to come out right now.
Breathe in and breathe out.
Take a moment to honor your experience,
Whether anything was said or not.
Just tune into how you feel in this moment and what other questions or curiosities are wanting to be explored because of this experience.
You've opened up this beautiful gateway from your heart to your throat.
Keep it open and free.
When you silence your voice,
You silence parts of your soul and deny it of love and expression.
So hold this intention throughout your day and night and watch as your voice gets stronger and louder.
Take your truth and never forget the power of your voice.
Breathe in and breathe out.
Breathe out.
