Connecting To The Inner Child

Through childhood abuse and trauma, we often disconnect from our inner joy, creativity, and power which are held by that younger part of us.

This 20-minute guided practice was created for women suffering from childhood trauma to reconnect to their inner child. It was designed to strengthen your connection to the inner child, so you can start healing at a deeper level.

Transcript

Begin by finding a comfortable seat.

Take a couple of deep cleansing breaths.

And now with the next exhale,

Imagining roots extending from the bottom of your feet,

Extending deep into the earth.

And with the next exhale,

Those roots are going to push even further into the earth,

Spreading wider and deeper,

Grounding you to the loving and supportive energy of the earth.

And with your next inhale,

Imagining a white,

Silvery energy extending from the heavens down through the top of your crown,

Spreading across your face,

Down your shoulders and settling inside your heart space.

And now with the next couple of breaths,

Feeling that loving,

Supportive energy,

Love and guidance from your angels,

Guidance from your spiritual team,

The unconditional love of the universe that is always present for you in each and every moment.

Allowing yourself to rest in that love and guidance for two deep breaths.

And now bringing your awareness also to the loving and supportive energy of the earth and to the roots that are keeping you firmly planted in this present moment.

As you are preparing now to make contact with your inner child,

With your heart and that deeper presence that's part of who you are,

Allowing yourself to have whatever feelings may come up for you.

Sometimes when you first start making that connection to our inner child,

We are often overwhelmed with feelings of tenderness,

Compassion and empathy for the little girl that is resting inside of us.

It is important to recognize that these are not tears of self-pity,

These are not tears of judgment,

These are not tears of weakness.

If there are any tears,

If there is any compassion,

It is for that younger inner part of you.

It is a comfortable compassion,

It is a natural compassion and it is a softening of the heart towards your little girl.

And so just allowing whatever feelings may come up to come up as I am guiding you through this meditation.

Now please take a couple more deep breaths,

Releasing any tension,

Any holding,

Any areas of doubt or fear,

Any feelings that are worrying you about your ability to connect to your inner child,

Any judgment that is coming up for you right now and allowing those feelings to just be released through the bottom of your feet and your roots into the earth.

And just taking a moment as we start to feel really present with the guidance and the love of the universe and with all of the circumstances,

All of the happenings that have brought you to this moment in your life listening to this guided meditation.

Now when you are ready,

I want you to imagine in your mind's eye yourself at the age of maybe four or five years old.

Often times our inner child shows itself at about the age of kindergarten.

So take a moment and see if you can in your mind's eye hold an image of yourself at that age.

Can you see how small you were?

Can you be present with your fragile young child self?

Being really clear on how small that you were,

How innocent that you were,

The sweetness and the sensitivity that radiates from little girls.

Imagine you in your mind's eye imagine getting down on your knees,

Taking her hands and just being with her for one moment.

This little small part of you,

This younger version of you.

And as you are down with her and you are holding her hands,

I want you now to imagine taking a long and deep look into her eyes.

And just notice what you are seeing in those eyes.

Is there curiosity?

Is there tenderness?

Vulnerability?

Love?

Maybe fear and apprehension?

Just in your mind's eye really looking at your child at that young age.

What were you like back then?

Can you look at her and really remember what you were like at that age?

What did you used to enjoy doing?

Were you a quiet child or an outgoing child?

Were you kind and sweet,

Were you boisterous and outgoing?

What was this younger self of yours like?

And really take a time to just be with her in this moment right now.

This younger part of you is still present inside of your body today.

And by holding in our mind's eye what we looked like at that age,

We can often get great clarity on the sensitivity and the smallness and the incredible vulnerability that a young child has,

The dependence on the adults around us.

And now when you're ready,

I want you to in your mind's eye again imagine taking that younger part of you and wrapping her up in your arms and holding her close in a loving embrace and sharing your love with her.

And you may want to put your hands on your heart right now and just feel that beating heart inside of you.

It is the same heart that was beating inside that young little child that you were holding in your mind's eye.

That young part that is still so very much a part of you today is the adult woman that you are.

And through this connection,

Can you find a way to send compassion to yourself?

Compassion for the hurts,

Compassion for the disappointments,

Compassion for all the ways that maybe adults have hurt you,

That you were let down,

That you let yourself down maybe,

The ways that you were judged and the ways that you are judging yourself.

And really understanding now as you're holding this little girl in a tight warm embrace in your mind's eye that any of these feelings of criticism and judgment,

Of holding apart,

Of shutting down,

Of dismissing feelings,

Any of those actions are directed at a young child that is still very much alive inside of you.

And recognizing that even as adult women,

If we are behaving in a way that is not loving towards ourselves,

If we are behaving in a way that is judging of ourselves,

Of maybe rushing ourselves along,

Of shutting down our feelings,

That any of those actions that we are taking as adult women are very much actions that we are taking against this inner child.

And I want you to just for the next two breaths,

Holding this child of yours in your mind's eye in a warm embrace and just allowing your heart to open towards her.

Sending all the compassion that you're capable of towards this younger part of you.

Sending all the love that you're capable of towards this younger part of you.

And sending forgiveness to this younger part of you.

And I would like for you now,

Either out loud or in your mind,

To send some words of love to this younger child,

To assure her that although the connection had been lost,

That you are working towards regaining this connection.

Understanding that this inner part of you,

This inner child,

Is living in your heart center,

Is part of your heart center,

And is the part of you that is divinely connected.

It is that tender,

Sweet,

Younger part of you that holds all your creativity,

All of your joy,

All of your life purpose,

And all of the love you are capable of feeling for yourself and for those in your life.

And so just take a moment using your own words and just deeply connecting with her,

Sharing with her all the love that you are capable of giving her.

And now,

Whenever you're ready to say goodbye,

I want you to say a very gentle goodbye to this inner part of you and this newfound connection.

Just assuring her that you will continue to check in with her every day.

You will continue to validate any feelings that might come up,

Because oftentimes those feelings are the feelings of the inner child.

And instead of dismissing,

Instead of invalidating,

Instead of judging,

Bringing tenderness and compassion to the younger part of you as you continue to check in with her throughout the days.

And although this practice oftentimes feels strange,

Slightly embarrassing maybe,

It is just that ego part of us that was entrusted with keeping us safe,

That ego part that was entrusted with keeping our inner child safe,

That is judging us,

That doesn't want to let their guard down,

That doesn't want to be disappointed again by connecting and then disconnecting.

So just reassuring,

Even that judging part of us,

That this is all part of the journey,

This is all natural,

There's nothing to be ashamed of,

There's nothing to be afraid of,

There is nothing weak about softening our hearts to that younger inner part of us.

That the only way out of our pain,

The only way out of a life that does not feel completely supportive,

Joyful and aligned with our purpose is in fact to go inward,

Is in fact to connect with our inner child.

And recognizing and understanding that this act of vulnerability and this act of opening our heart to ourselves truly is the bravest thing that we can do in the surest way to get to living the life that we truly did come here to live.

So now just taking a couple more moments,

Taking another deep breath,

Releasing any tension,

Any further holding,

Any residual judgment.

And then when you're ready,

Bring in your attention back into the room that you're in,

Back into your body,

Wiggling your fingers and wiggling your toes.

And then you may open your eyes.

Okay?

You You You You You

Reviews

Connecting deeply and tenderly with my little inner girl is profoundly moving to me, an elderly transgender woman.
Thank you so much for helping us hold each other.
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Sarah
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This is an excellent inner child session for beginners with helpful reminders of the importance of inner child connection.

Beautiful! ❤️

Didn't love the gender specific. But otherwise loved it.

So good. I finally felt I met my inner child. Thank you for this gift. ♥️♥️♥️

That was very powerful for me and released a lot of emotion. Thank you.

Thank you so much for this wonderful experience! It helped me a lot! <3

Sublime meditation

Wauw! Prettige stem, de juiste woorden/ stappen worden doorlopen. Alle ruimte om te voelen wat zich aandient en op een fijne manier afscheid nemen (mbv eigen visualisatie).

Such a beautiful journey, thank you!

Thanks Nicole for a great meditation,