Welcome to Whispers of the Heart.
Guided meditations.
I'm your host and guide.
Noriko Tanigawa.
There are times in life.
When we begin to believe that what we see is all there is.
We settle into familiar routines.
Family of Heart.
Familiar expectations.
And without realizing that,
We begin to place invisible boundaries around what we think is possible.
We tell ourselves that certain dreams are out of reach.
That certain doors will never open.
That certain parts of ourselves will never change.
Not because these things are true,
But because the mind often prefers what is familiar over what is unknown.
Yet life is far more vast than anything we can fully imagine.
Beyond what we currently see.
Beyond what we currently understand.
There are possibilities waiting.
That have not yet revealed themselves.
Today?
We create space to gently step beyond the limits of what we think we know.
Not by forcing ourselves to believe in anything.
But by becoming willing to remain open.
Open to wonder.
Open to discovery.
Open to the possibility that life may be larger,
Richer,
And more magical than we have allowed ourselves to believe.
In this meditation.
We will invite the heart to expand beyond old boundaries,
To soften the walls of certainty and limitation.
And to remember that beneath every label,
Every story,
And every expectation,
There is something vast within us.
A spaciousness that cannot be confined.
A wisdom.
That cannot be limited.
A part of ourselves that.
.
.
Has always belonged to something greater.
So for now,
There's nowhere you need to go.
Nothing you need to figure out.
And nothing you need to become.
Simply allow yourself to be present.
To be curious.
To be open.
This is.
Opening your heart.
To infinite possibility.
And whenever you are ready,
We will begin.
The journey into the vastness within.
Find a comfortable seat.
Or lie down.
Use this time too.
Settle into the most comfortable position of your choice.
Grab your favorite pillows or blankets.
Whatever you can think of to make yourself comfortable.
If you need to pause this meditation,
Feel free to do so.
And come back whenever you're ready.
And now we are going to start our practice.
By taking a deep breath in and out three times.
Take a deep breath in.
And breath out.
Take another deep breath in.
And breathe out.
And one more time take a deep breath in.
And let it all out,
Rip out.
Allow your breath.
To return to normal.
Just witness your breath coming in and out.
On its own.
Feel your belly and chest moving up and down.
You notice how breath comes in and out.
On its own.
Exactly when you need it,
You realize.
Your taken care of by this force called life.
I want you to lean into this.
Invisible power that help you sustain your life.
And feel your heartbeat.
Breathing.
Sustaining you.
Allowing you to move forward.
With light.
I want you to thank all.
Over 30 trillion cells in our body.
Honestly,
I'm not sure if I can.
Really visualize what that looks like.
It almost feels as though we are companion.
The miniature version of the universe within ourselves.
If you really look at our body.
We realize the vastness of our body within.
Over 30 trillions of cells.
Living.
Sustaining our lives.
Going through.
Its own life cycle.
Doing what it's can to.
Keep us healthy.
I think oftentimes we think of ourselves being small.
Limited.
I want to challenge that belief today.
And allow yourself to.
Seeing how incredibly amazing we are.
How each one of us holds the vastness within us.
And that is not just limited to the number of cells in our body.
But in everything.
And perhaps this night.
Help us expand.
Our horizon.
And the possibilities of where we can take our lives.
So let's go into this adventure together.
Let's look back to.
.
.
When we were born.
All our way.
To the moment of now.
I want you to think of.
All the places that you live.
All the people you interrupted.
All the places you visited.
From the moment you were born.
All the way to now.
Even if you stayed in one area.
You can say that you met so many people.
You touched so many people's lives in so many different ways.
Now I'm going to adjust.
Take a step back.
And see.
Your life.
Versus what's out there in the world.
And even if.
.
.
You traveled around the world.
And visited so many different places you can probably safely say that you have seen less than 1% of the world.
So.
.
.
I want you to let it sink in.
That 99%!
Of the world.
Is yet to be revealed to you.
And most of it you will probably never see.
But in understanding that,
You occupy less than 1%.
Of the whole world.
You can say that the world that you live in.
Has many more layers and depth than you're aware of.
It's like you're in a large warehouse.
And you're standing on this one very specific aisle.
And being able to see.
What's immediately next to it because all you have.
It's just a flashlight in this very dark warehouse.
You won't see.
How big?
This warehouse is.
And how many other isles are there.
So now with this understanding.
Can you open your mind a little bit more?
And open your heart a bit more that there may be a lot more to life.
Than what you know.
A lot more to life than what you think.
It's going to be.
I think we all have this set of expectations of what is going to happen to our life based on that.
People's experiences around us or the general average life that is expected in our society.
We look at our life expectancies based on the country and gender.
Kind of assumed that.
That's how long.
Will most likely live.
But in fact we don't know.
We could live well beyond a hundred.
Or we might end up.
In a freak accident and die tomorrow.
The fact is that we don't know.
There's all sorts of possibilities out there.
So the things that we think we can't.
Might just be possible.
Even very doable than we think it is.
So I want you to bring up attention.
To our life.
How does your life look like now?
In what area do you think we are little stubborn?
In what area do we feel very expansive?
And evolving.
And in what area we feel like.
We hit the ceiling.
And I want you to pay particular attention to.
The one that you feel either stuck or hit its limit.
You've gone.
Just as far as you think you can.
And there's nothing much beyond.
We need to visualize that thing.
Maybe pressing against this transparent glass dome.
Because it has reached to its limit.
And I want you to.
Just take a moment and relax.
See if that's true.
Is that true?
Maybe.
That is only your perception.
Level.
It can grow in a whole new level in a way.
You had never imagined.
So I want you to.
Remove this grass stone.
Just allow.
The air to flow freely.
And allow that thing to grow.
And as you are imagining this particular thing.
You also realize that.
It's like a plant that's in a pot.
That is two sizes too small.
So it's not able to grow bigger.
The container.
Our mindset.
There is something limiting in our mindset that is making it hard for us.
For it to grow and evolve even bigger.
And breaking through all our perceived limitations.
So I want you to.
Gently remove it from its pot.
That is two sizes too small.
And dig a hole.
On this ground.
In this space that expands.
In infinite directions.
And this will allow the root.
To go as deep as it needs.
And this plan to grow.
In infinite directions.
So,
Go ahead and dig.
This hole in this infinite space of yours.
Keep some fertilizer unplanned.
The fertilizer could be some.
Positive affirmations life.
Yes,
I can do it.
Anything is possible.
I allow this.
To expand and grow.
In a way it always meant to be.
I want you to.
Lie down next to that plant.
And look up in the sky.
It's a beautiful blue sky.
You might see some crowds.
Perfect temperature.
And this plant as it's growing bigger and bigger.
Providing you with perfect shame.
I want you to feel the ground.
That expands in infinite directions.
The sky.
That expands in infinite directions.
At this plant.
This thing that you thought has hit its limit.
It's expanding in infinite directions.
What if everything we do.
.
.
Has infinite possibilities.
Water.
The choice is not always just yes or no,
But.
.
.
Infinite variations in between.
What if we just didn't know?
That our life already has these infinite possibilities.
And all we need to do is to.
.
.
Pick the path.
That is aligned with our heart.
Each and every time.
So while there's infinite possibilities out there.
Will never get lost or overwhelmed by its options.
The vastness that we know of this space and universe.
Also exists within us.
What if we are not as small as we thought we were?
What if we are a lot bigger?
A lot more capable.
What if?
One big amazing adventure awaits us.
And all we need to do is to just trust.
Trust ourselves and say yes.
Imagine opening your heart.
To this infinite sky.
The ground that expands in infinite directions.
And allowing your heart to expand.
In infinite direction as well.
Feel the expansiveness.
And I want you to see this image of Earth.
Point in the distance.
And know that your life.
Occupies less than 1% of that tiny dot.
And this is bassness.
The unknown.
Can you embrace this vastness?
I want you to imagine over 30 trillion cells of your body.
To resonate on buzz.
In its infinite expansion.
Open your heart to this vastness.
Open your mind.
To this vastness.
And no matter what happens,
You will always be safe.
Let's take a deeper think.
And breathe out.
I want you to visualize.
Your each cells of your body.
Expanding in infinite directions.
And your body.
Your mind and your soul.
Completely tuned in this.
Vastness of infinite possibilities.
Let's bring back this openness back into our physical realm.
Slowly.
.
.
Wiggle our toes and fingers.
Rotate our wrists and ankles.
Shake your head yes and no.
And whenever you're ready.
Slowly open your eyes.
Welcome back.
How do you feel?
Do you feel lighter?
Looser.
More flexible.
Stay in this feeling of openness.
And think of your infinite possibilities.
For the rest of today.
Whenever you get to make a choice.
And whenever you feel a little stuck.
Or if you like.
Your life has lost its spark.
Back to this practice.
If you know anyone.
We could use a little boost.
In the way they look at their life.
And burst through some of the walls that we tend to build around our lives.
Share this practice with them.
And see together how.
We can expand.
Our lives.
Our perception.
And our possibilities.
Hopefully you found this meditation helpful today.
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Thank you for joining today's practice.
And let's expand and heal together.
As always,
I'm sending you all my love and support.
And I appreciate you being here now.
Thanks again for listening and I will see you next time.
