So,
This meditation is inspired by the brilliant Tara Panessa,
Who is the guide and the person who brought forth animal reflection,
Helping us better understand ourselves through animal wisdom.
So,
I invite you to settle in,
Into your seat,
Into your space,
Taking a long,
Deep breath in.
And as you exhale,
Just letting go,
Letting go of the day,
Of the week,
Of the month.
Letting go of all that's transpired.
Allowing yourself to settle here into the brilliance of your being,
The brilliance of your body's wisdom.
Taking another breath in,
Exhale,
Letting go of what's to come.
Later today,
Tomorrow,
This coming week.
Feeling yourself settling and your energy coalescing into the present moment.
We start our visualization today in nature,
In the beauty and the brilliance of nature.
Recognizing that everything in nature is living in balance,
In harmony,
Within itself,
Within each animal,
Within each creature,
Living in balance,
In connection with its environment.
This beautiful symbiotic relationship where each feeds the other.
And our beautiful animal kingdom is here for us humans,
For we too are part of the animal kingdom.
We are part of that balance,
Part of that harmony,
Part of nature itself.
And just feeling yourself in this beautiful scene of nature,
Be it in a forest,
On a beach,
In a beautiful field,
By a river or waterfall,
Or on a mountain.
Taking a moment and looking around you at the beauty,
At the exquisite vastness of it all.
And in a distance appears your animal guide.
Just taking in its movement,
Taking in the textures of its skin or of its fur,
Taking in its eyes and the wisdom,
The depth of wisdom that this creature holds for you.
Your animal guide is here to help you better connect with yourself.
For they absolutely know their own energy system.
They absolutely know their balance and place in nature.
They know how to care for themselves.
And this guide is here to help you learn yourself,
Learn your own energy system,
To connect deeply with the wisdom that is here within you as you also connect to the environment around you.
And your animal guide gets closer,
Noticing that you feel so comfortable,
So safe.
As if this guide is here to protect you.
The animal brings its attention into and around the root chakra,
Just helping you bring your own attention to the root chakra,
The very base.
This animal guide helps you see the color of this root as a vibrant,
Deep red.
Your animal guide has wisdom for you about this chakra and so just listen.
The animal guide then nudges you,
Inviting you to speak to this energy center of your own being.
Using the question of the chakra,
What do you need?
What do you need to help me align to my highest and best?
And just listen.
Your animal guide nudges you to bring your attention next to the sacral chakra,
A beautiful,
Rich orange,
Halfway between the root and the navel.
And again,
Your animal guide has wisdom about this chakra and listen.
Again,
The gentle nudge from your animal guide letting you know it's time for you to ask this energy system the wisdom in this place in the body.
What do you need?
What do you need for me to align to my highest and best?
And listen.
Continuing to move up into the solar plexus,
Into this beautiful,
Deep yellow.
Your animal guide has wisdom for this place in the energy system and what it is here to do for you.
Just listen.
And then asking this energy center,
This beautiful yellow within your own being,
What do you need?
What do you need for me to align to my very highest and best?
Your animal guide is so pleased at your willingness to connect with yourself,
With your inner wisdom helps you bring your attention to the heart chakra,
A rich,
Deep,
Fertile green.
Listen to your animal guide for the wisdom of this heart chakra.
And then asking this energy center,
This wisdom place within your own being,
What do you need?
What do you need from me so that I may align to my highest and my very best?
And listen.
And your animal guide bringing your attention to your beautiful throat,
To the throat chakra,
That place where the voice lives.
Listening to your animal guide,
The wisdom the animal kingdom holds about the throat chakra,
About your voice.
You may even hear your animal guide using its own voice to encourage you to speak now,
To listen to the wisdom of your own throat chakra,
Asking the question,
What do you need?
What do you need so that I may align to my very highest and most expressive self?
And listen.
Your animal guide bringing you now your attention to your third eye,
The brow chakra,
A beautiful,
Deep,
Rich indigo color.
Your animal guide has so much insight,
So much wisdom of intuition that comes from this energy system.
Listening now to your animal guide.
And then asking this energy center,
The third eye,
What do you need?
What do you need so that I may align to my highest and very most intuitive best?
And just listen.
And then finally,
The animal guide gently touches the crown of your head,
Bringing your attention to that beautiful violet energy center of your body.
Such a wisdom your animal guide holds for this part of your energy system.
Just listen.
And then asking this violet energy center,
What do you need?
What do you need in order for me to align to my very highest and best?
And listen.
Your animal guide so very happy,
So very excited for you to connect to yourself in this way,
To begin to listen and receive such wonderful wisdom from your own inner being.
Your animal guide invites you to bring your attention to each chakra again and to listen to these words from that violet center at the crown.
Listening to your crown chakra telling you,
You are part of the divine.
It is safe now for you to honor the divine within you.
Your third eye,
The brow chakra from that beautiful place of deep indigo.
You are in touch with your inner guidance.
It is safe now to listen to your deepest wisdom.
From the throat chakra,
That beautiful blue,
You are open,
Clear,
And honest in your communication.
You absolutely have by birthright the right to speak your truth.
From the rich,
Fertile green of the heart chakra comes the words,
You are open and safe to love.
All love resides here within your heart.
The beautiful yellow solar plexus says,
You love and accept yourself now.
It is safe now for you to stand up for yourself.
The sacral chakra from that beautiful rich orange energy claims and proclaims that you are love.
It is safe now to enjoy your body.
It is safe now to have and hold healthy boundaries.
Coming back and resting into the root,
That beautiful red speaking so clearly to you that it is safe now for you to feel deeply rooted to be connected to the body.
Bringing your attention,
Meeting eye to eye with your animal guide now.
Hearing your animal guides wisdom,
You are loved.
You are supported.
I am here with you always celebrating yourself for taking this time to connect,
For taking this time to listen and thanking your beloved animal guide for being here with you,
Bringing to you its wisdom,
Allowing it to support you to connect so deeply to yourself through the wisdom of the animal kingdom.
Thank you,
Tara Panessa,
And your brilliant work through animal reflection for this amazing visualization.
When you're ready,
Coming back into the room,
Taking a deep breath in and opening your eyes.
