Love is the access point to infinite awareness.
A meditation and yoga teacher by the name of David Miller,
Someone very near and dear to my heart,
Said this.
And this is a very simple,
Yet powerful statement.
Because love is the most powerful emotion that a human being can experience.
And it tunes us in with an even purer type of love,
One that goes beyond the aspect of giving and receiving.
This kind of love extends beyond this dualistic world that we live in.
In this meditation practice,
We will focus on expanding our energies from feeling love to being love,
And thus awakening that essence of love within.
Before we get started,
Take a moment and bring to awareness someone,
Or perhaps something,
That has moved your heart in love or joy.
And what was it that touched you so?
And how does that experience still flow in you now?
Let the good feelings flood into the present moment.
And notice any subtle physical sensations of release and warmth.
Now find a posture that is comfortable and stable for you.
Allow your hands to rest easily.
And feel the upper eyelids lightly resting over the lower lids.
Consciously breathe in that loving atmosphere and let the good feelings expand within the mind,
Body,
And heart.
Taking this time now to recognize your own presence exactly as you are.
This moment of being alive.
All the sensations and energies.
The rhythm of the breath.
The heartbeat.
Settle into the rhythm of the heartbeat.
Feel the powerful pumping action of the heart.
Embrace the flow of life within.
Visualize yourself sitting in a grove at the top of a mountain.
Your seat is a soft and fluffy bed of moss beneath an ancient tree.
Feel a light breeze against your skin and listen to the sound of the leaves swaying gently.
You gaze up and see the movement of the green leaves as the sunlight filters through them.
Take the next few moments to connect with this tree.
See that the wide and powerful trunk is deeply rooted to the earth,
Enduring the many storms that have come and gone.
Feel the rootedness.
Feel the earth energy bring solidity to your legs.
Experience the resiliency of your being.
The branches and the leaves of the tree grow upwards towards the light of the sun and stars.
Feel the crown of your head expanding upwards towards the sky.
Always persevering,
Growing,
Evolving.
As you breathe in,
Recognize that the air you take in is distilled from this very tree.
As you exhale,
Send your breath back to the tree.
With each inhale,
You receive breath.
You receive life.
You receive love.
With each exhale,
You give breath.
Give life.
You give love.
Then and again,
Breathe and enjoy this generous yet simple exchange.
Breath flows in.
Breath flows out.
And rest in knowing that you and the tree are one and the same.
Sense the breathing in the area of the heart.
And feel as though you're breathing in and out of the heart space,
The center of the chest.
Notice the emotional backdrop that is present here.
And begin to focus on the energy of the emotions rather than the content.
Is it fluid or dense?
Maybe soft or prickly?
Notice the energy in the heart center.
And eventually let the emotions completely melt away.
And their energy takes you deeper.
Feel the spaciousness behind the heart.
Visualize green light radiating from this space.
Let the light appear in its own way.
And let the light,
The luminous spirit of love,
To circulate throughout the whole body,
Cleansing and livening your entire being.
And settle into a feeling of being connected.
Sense the sounds of the forest.
Hear the vibrations of OM all around the forest.
OM,
Which is the universal vibration that connects all things.
Feel the resonance throughout the whole body.
And just be with the energy of love,
However you experience it.
Simply breathing with the primordial sound.
Surrounded by love.
Becoming love.
Feel the sensations of coming home to your heart.
And simply thrive in this awareness.
Let any images slowly dissipate.
Visualize the room,
The space all around you.
From within,
Feel your connection to the earth.
Fully supported.
Safe.
Grounded.
From within,
Feel your connection to life.
Watching the moment unfold with warm-hearted awareness.
Delight in your own existence.
And take three deep,
Cleansing breaths.
Love flows as gently as your breathing.
Let the eyes open just about halfway and keep the gaze soft,
Allowing for the light to filter through the eyelids,
Like how the sunlight filters through the leaves.
Observe the colors and the shapes that you see.
And remember that deep,
Deep in the heart,
All is well.
Namaste.
