Welcome to the medicine room meditation.
So taking your time to find a comfortable seat and beginning to make any adjustments that you need to your body to find comfort and ease.
And then closing down your eyes.
Allow your jaw to soften your shoulders and relaxing your belly as you settle into a natural rhythm of breath.
And now imagine that you are in a beautiful forest.
It could be anywhere in the world,
A beautiful lush forest.
And imagine yourself just very slowly,
Very mindfully walking through the forest.
Breathing in deeply the fresh air that surrounds you.
And eventually you make your way to a clearing,
A beautiful clearing.
And you step out into it and feel this beautiful expanse of space around you.
The sun is beaming down and there's a light breeze that you can feel on your skin.
It's the perfect day.
You continue to walk through the forest clearing,
Just enjoying being present,
Being with nature and the fresh air of the forest.
And you look and see over in the distance,
A golden roof shimmering in the sunlight.
It calls your attention immediately.
And you begin to walk in the direction of this shimmering gold roof.
As you get closer,
You notice that it is a glorious temple.
You make your way towards the temple,
Still aware of the surroundings,
Still aware of the temperature,
Of the air,
The warmth of the sun rays on your skin.
And eventually you arrive at the steps to the temple.
You gently slip off your shoes and open the heavy door and step inside.
You look around and marvel at this incredible temple and there's nobody else here.
You look around and look at the beautiful tapestries.
Notice the warm glow of the candles that are lit.
Perhaps you smell the incense gently burning.
There's light streaming in from the windows and it feels like a beautiful expansive space,
A place where you feel safe and you are safe.
You look around taking it all in and you notice that there are quite a few doors,
Some open,
Some closed.
But there's one door in particular that captures your interest.
It's a red door and you begin to make your way towards it.
Intuitively you reach into your pocket and pull out a key.
You place it in the lock of this red door,
Turn the key and step inside.
This is the medicine room.
You gently close the door behind you and place the key in your pocket.
You look around and you notice a small kitchen area,
Some beautiful shelves,
Some comfortable places to sit,
Beautiful rugs,
Perfect lighting,
Beautiful pictures and artwork on the walls.
It's a beautiful welcoming space that you instantly recognize is for healing,
Healing your body,
Your heart and your mind.
You walk towards the large floor to ceiling windows,
Open them and step outside onto a beautiful expansive balcony that overlooks a glorious meadow.
Everything is so lush and green,
There are beautiful flowers gently blowing in the wind.
You hear the sound of birds and you see butterflies,
All different types of butterflies gently flying by.
Perhaps you notice some animals happily frolicking through the meadow as you look out on this glorious day from this incredible place.
After some time you make your way back inside and you notice beautiful shelves filled with all kinds of jars,
Bottles,
Bowls filled with elixirs and teas and beautiful potions for healing.
Everything you could ever imagine is right here for healing in this medicine room just for you.
You stand looking at the shelves noticing what's there,
Perhaps some things you've never seen before that you intuitively know are healing.
As you first connect in with your physical body and ask what is it that I need?
Perhaps you feel tired or lacking vitality,
Perhaps you need something for your bones or your muscles,
For different organs of your body,
Perhaps something for your skin or your hair and whatever you need is right there.
So you pick up the bottle,
The jar,
The bowl and you take what you need,
Perhaps some beautiful pills that are so deeply healing for your body,
Perhaps you apply some beautiful rejuvenating cream on your arms or hands,
Perhaps there's a warm herbal tea sitting there that you sip that nourishes your body in whatever way is necessary for you.
Just take some moments here as you use the medicine that's right here to heal and nourish your body and when that feels complete begin to check in with your heart,
With your emotions.
What does your heart require?
Your emotions,
What medicine is your heart asking for?
And just like with the body,
Everything that you need is here,
A tea,
An elixir,
A tablet,
Some sort of lotion or potion,
Perhaps you require strength or courage,
Bravery,
Maybe your heart is broken or you're grieving and there's something here to soothe you,
To nourish you,
To provide you with the support that you require,
Perhaps there's an elixir to experience joy or contentment,
Whatever is right for you is right there.
So you're just using the medicine to tend to your beautiful heart and when that feels complete bring your awareness to your mind,
Your incredible mind,
Your thoughts,
Everything that makes up your mind,
Beliefs,
Ideas,
Insights and take some moments to check in and ask what is needed,
Perhaps you require clarity of thought on something and there's the perfect elixir for that right on the shelf,
Perhaps your mind is a little tired or foggy and there's a lovely pill for that too and perhaps a tea or some sort of healing beverage that's right there on the shelf for you to consume,
Perhaps your mind has been racing and there's something there to just slow it down,
Allow you to find some stillness,
Some tranquility,
A sense of inner peace and harmony within your mind.
Perhaps there's a problem you seek to solve and you drink the elixir that will bring you the answer perhaps in the coming days,
Just know that it will.
Taking some time now to tend to your incredible mind and then when that feels complete you make your way to look once more out over the balcony into the beautiful meadow,
Take some beautiful deep breaths allowing the medicine to do its work,
To integrate through your body,
Your heart,
Your mind.
You notice even if in the smallest way a sense of vitality and strength,
Of calm,
Of joy,
Of clarity and wisdom.
Perhaps taking some moments to express gratitude for that.
You make your way back inside closing the window behind you,
Look around the medicine room once more knowing that you can come back here at any time,
Whatever you need is always right here.
You make your way to the door opening it and gently closing it,
Locking it with the key from your pocket.
You place the key back into your pocket and feel your pocket grow light as the key disappears but we will always return when you do.
You walk through the glorious temple perhaps with your arms outstretched embracing this expansive beautiful healing space.
Your heart is full,
Filled with gratitude.
You make your way out of the temple closing the heavy door gently.
You pop your shoes back on and walk down the steps making your way back towards the forest clearing.
The sun is dropping quite low now,
The light has changed but it's still beautifully warm.
There's still a wonderful gentle breeze blowing and the forest air is so fresh and revitalizing.
Within the clearing you notice a beautiful smooth rock.
You make your way over there and you take a seat finding comfort,
Place your hands in your lap and close down your eyes.
And here on this warm rock having taken in the warmth of the sun's rays all day,
You sit in stillness.
Just noticing your breath,
Inhaling and exhaling.
As you allow the healing from the medicine room to integrate into your body and it will continue to do so long after this meditation.
Your body,
Heart and mind receiving the beautiful healing from the medicine room.
Allow yourself a few more moments of stillness,
Just being.
Being present to this moment and the next and the next.
Draw your hands together in prayer at your heart center,
A gesture of gratitude.
Perhaps you slightly bow your head forward.
This concludes the medicine room meditation,
Thank you so much for your presence.
Namaste,
Thank you.
