Hello and welcome.
Today I'm going to take you through a beautiful guided meditation.
A journey through the forest to encourage not only deep relaxation but to give you insight into your unconscious mind.
Begin by taking a comfortable seat.
You can be lying down or sitting upright.
Your spine is straight and long and your lungs and chest have ample room to contract and expand as you breathe.
You can softly close your eyes and have another wiggle in your seat to get comfortable.
Start by noticing your breath but don't try to change it in any way.
Feel the breath as it enters your body and feel it as it leaves.
Feel the cool air enter your nostrils filling up your lungs and then feel the warmth of that air as it leaves.
On your inhale,
Noticing your breath and on your exhale,
Letting it go.
Inhale,
Expanding your chest,
Lungs and diaphragm and exhale,
Letting it all go.
Do that a couple of more times.
Inhale filling up,
Exhale letting go.
Inhale filling up,
Exhale letting go.
Now I want you to imagine that you are the edge of a forest on a beautiful day.
There is an expansive canopy of trees that seems endless to you.
The sun is warm on your back and you can hear thousands of birds chattering to each other.
In the distance you can hear the sounds of a stream gently running over the earth.
You are standing at the beginning of a path that you have never walked before.
The forest is so lush and inviting that you have no hesitation in taking that first step and moving inside to where the light grows dimmer but the sun still shimmers through the whispering leaves.
Your walk is so beautiful and relaxing to you,
A fresh breeze running over your body as you wander.
The sounds of the birds and the stream have almost lulled you into a delicious half awake stage where you are gently alert but incredibly calm.
As you walk the sounds of your mind are muted by your awe of the place you are in.
The trees are enormous around you and you feel small and in total wonder of these amazing creations of nature.
The path turns up ahead and the sounds of the stream are getting louder.
You can hear it bubbling over the rocks and creek bed and you are getting excited to see it.
As you follow the turn you are rewarded with an opening in the trees overhead and the sunlight bouncing off the beautiful clear water of the stream.
There are beautiful rocks surrounding the area and you go and sit yourself on one,
Bathing in the warmth of the sunlight.
Without startling you,
Someone you know is walking towards you.
You smile in recognition and greet them warmly.
You sit together in companionable silence and you are so thrilled to see that person.
They put an arm around you and they tell you something about yourself.
Something you already knew but didn't believe.
Listen as they talk.
You feel your heart fill up with love as they tell you all the beautiful things about yourself that you know to be true.
You radiate in their authentic compliments as they kiss you on the cheek and retreat,
Letting you know that someone else is coming and you must wait here,
Surrounded by the beauty of nature and the gentleness of the sun's heat.
You are surprised to see the person who is coming towards you now.
Someone from your present.
Someone in your life right now.
You smile and give them a hug and listen as they talk to you about your life right now and all the good things in it.
They point out a few things that you hadn't noticed and gratitude floods your body.
You are smiling from ear to ear as you chat about everything that is amazing in your life.
In this moment you are truly present and you see that all the problems you thought you had are so minute in comparison to the abundance you have.
You feel truly,
Truly blessed and your friend bids you farewell,
Letting you know that there is one more person coming to see you.
You feel so happy you could burst.
How had you missed this feeling?
The one that is filling you up with joy,
Thinking of everything you are and everything that you have in your life.
You wonder how you are not walking around on cloud nine at all times with all that you have and all that you are.
You grin as you see your last visitor walk towards you and welcome them with open arms.
They start talking to you about your future.
What you can expect from the hopes and dreams that live inside you.
You are quiet as you listen carefully.
I When they finish talking you are stunned.
How do they know about all those tiny little desires that you have kept hidden?
How are they able to so matter-of-factly tell you that you will create them in the future and that life will be yours?
You are filled with inspiration,
Excited by your future and so deeply accepting and content in this present moment.
You vow to keep feeling this way always.
To know that life is your gift and that you are deserving of it.
That you are loved.
That you are worthy.
That you are enough.
You start standing up and will start walking back down the magnificent forest path that has given you so much joy and has taken away so many of the beliefs that have limited your life.
You may even want to skip or run down the path.
You can't wait to get back to your life and everything in it,
Knowing everything it could be.
You reach the edge of the path and you drop to your knees,
Thankful for this experience.
Feeling truly blessed by the universe.
Start noticing your breath again,
Following its path in and out of your lungs.
Feeling your chest rise on the inhale and fall on the exhale.
As you reawaken,
Keep this feeling of joy in your body and know that you can return to it whenever you like.
Know that it is always there waiting for you.
Wiggle your fingers and toes and start to get the feeling of being back in your body.
Notice the tingles on the inside of your hands and trace them up your body as you inhale and down your body as you exhale.
Now slowly open your eyes.
Namaste.
