Before we begin today's meditation,
I'd like to share a brief thought with you.
If you're listening around August 8th.
You may have heard of the Lion's Gate portal.
Many people see this time as a symbolic invitation to step more fully into your authentic power and align the deepest intentions of your heart.
As it happens,
This is the episode eight of season eight,
And I've chosen to release it on August 8th because I love what the lion symbolizes.
Not power over life.
But the courage to live in alignment with who we truly are.
Whether this day holds spiritual significance for you or not,
My hope is that this meditation reminds you of something timeless.
Your greatest power has never come from striving or forcing life to unfold in a certain way.
It has always come from living in harmony with your authentic self and trusting the wisdom that already lives within you.
I hope this meditation serves you well,
Wherever you are on your journey.
Now,
Let's begin.
Welcome!
To whispers of the heart.
Guided meditations.
I'm your host and guide,
Noriko Tanigawa.
They are moments in life.
When we forget how powerful we truly are.
Not because our strength has disappeared.
But because fear grows louder than our inner knowing.
We begin to question ourselves,
To hesitate,
To seek permission,
To wait for the right moment.
Or for someone else to tell us,
We are ready.
Yet true power has never come from pushing harder or controlling what life has in store.
It is born from something far deeper.
From remembering who you are.
From standing firmly in your truth.
From opening your heart so fully that your intentions begin to move in harmony with greater flow of the universe.
Like a lion,
You do not need to prove your strength.
A lion does not question its place.
It does not compare its past to another's.
It simply knows.
It trusts the wisdom that lives within its very nature.
The same wisdom.
Lives within you.
It has carried you through every challenge,
Every ending.
Every new beginning.
It has patiently waited beneath the noise of doubt,
Beneath old stories,
Beneath every belief that told you to make yourself smaller.
Today,
We are not here to become more powerful.
We are here to remember the power that has always been yours.
The quiet courage to trust yourself.
The steady confidence to follow your heart.
The inner fire that awakens when your soul and your intentions move as one.
So allow yourself to arrive fully.
Leave behind the need to strive,
The need to force,
The need to have all the answers.
Instead,
Take a gentle breath.
Soften into this moment.
I'm prepared to reconnect with the strength.
The courage,
And the radiant light that have always lived within you.
This is The Lion Within,
A guided meditation for aligning with your authentic power.
And whenever you're ready.
We will begin this journey of remembering.
Aligning.
And awakening.
The fearless presence that has always been waiting within your heart.
Find a comfortable seat.
Or lie down.
Allow yourself to soften and relax.
If you need to grab your favorite blanket,
Favorite pillow,
Anything to make you extra comfortable.
Feel free to pause this meditation and gather everything you need.
And whenever you're ready.
Settle into the position of your choice.
Whatever makes you feel.
At most ease and relaxed.
Would be great.
And now.
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We are going to ground ourselves before 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 breath out.
And take another deep breath in.
And breath out.
Allow your breath.
To return to normal.
And witness your breath coming in and out.
Allowing the gravity to fully support you and let your mind drift.
A Lodo bus.
Of a lot of things that we're afraid or fearful of.
And many times those fears paralyze our body.
Our mind.
Our Spirit.
And our emotions.
Sometimes we feel very helpless.
Of all these fears.
Lungs ID.
And sometimes we.
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Try to silence our fear.
By doing something.
That might not be most loving things to do.
To ourselves and to others.
For now,
There's no need to judge.
No need to punish us or shame us.
I want you to hold the space.
For all our fears and anxiety to be there.
I know the lack of self-confidence and self-esteem that goes with it.
Or the feeling of not good enough.
Feeling of powerlessness.
Just allow those.
To be there.
There's no need to hide.
It's okay for you to have those feelings.
And you're totally safe.
To feel everything that you are feeling right now.
Even the most uncomfortable feelings that you have Allow it to be there.
Emotions are just energy moving through your body.
You feel the sensation of the energy but it can never truly harm you unless you let it.
So I want you to feel it in your body where do you feel your fear where do you feel powerlessness,
Where do you feel your anxiety?
Maybe you feed it all over your body you might feed it in your gut,
You might read it in your heart.
You might feel it in your throat,
Your head,
Anywhere it is,
It doesn't matter.
I want you to acknowledge that placement wherever it is that you're feeling all your fears,
Anxiety,
And powerlessness.
And now we are going to take a deep breath in and out 3 times and we are going to do what yoga practice would call a lion's breath.
So as you breathe out,
I want you to stick your tongue out.
And make as loud sound as you can make it like a lion's roar.
Let's take a deep breath in.
And let's do lions roar,
Stick your tongue out and breathe out.
One more time,
Take a deep breath in.
Another lion's breath out,
Stick your tongue out and roar.
One more time,
Take a deep breath in.
One last time,
Lion's breath,
Stick your tongue out and roar.
Allow your breath to return to normal.
And just feel all the sensations that you feel in your body I want you to see where your fear,
Anxiety,
And powerlessness feel.
It might still be in the exact same spot,
But you might feel it with a little bit less intensity.
It may have moved to a different spot in your body,
Or it may be totally gone.
I want you to see how he feels.
I bet it feels a little bit lighter.
Not as heavy.
So we are going to do this lion's breath again three times.
Okay,
Let's take a deep breath in.
Lion's Breath out.
Take another deep breath in.
And the lion's breath out.
And one more time,
Let's take a deep breath in.
And lion's breath out.
Allow your breath.
To be turned to normal.
Taking all the sensations that you feel in your body You might feel tingling sensations along your spine or your hands and feet.
I'm pretty sure you feel the noticeable difference and if you feel the need to do this again Feel free to.
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Pods.
And do three times more of the lion's breath.
And come back to this guided meditation.
And now I want you to imagine.
The space inside of your heart.
And there's a forest and a trail.
I wanted to walk along that path and see.
Weight Leads.
Every time you see.
The path that splits into left and right.
Take the left turn.
Keep taking love.
Go deeper.
And deeper into the forest.
Descending down and down.
Until you see this meadow in the middle of the forest.
It is so peaceful here.
You see the beautiful blue sky,
Gentle breeze.
The temperature is perfect.
You hear the birds.
And see flowers and butterflies.
A new sea.
A lion.
In the middle of the middle.
This lion is not here to harm you.
What this lion represents.
The strength and courage.
That you already possess within.
The lion is looking at you.
Not that talking will harm you,
But too.
Tell you something.
The style is trying to help you.
Tap into this.
Like.
Present some power that you already possess.
And this lying will help you.
And more.
The courage.
That you love.
To overcome the challenge that you are facing right now.
So I'm going to step closer to the lion.
And the lion just sits right next to you.
You feel the softness and warmth of lion's body.
Feeling its strength and power.
Compassion that comes with it.
It's strengthened.
Power.
I want you to try petting this lion.
Feel the lion.
With your hands.
And you might even hear lion starting to purr.
And you feel the love and the playfulness of this lion.
And you feel the connection.
And you realize that this is you.
Is lying.
It's just another version of you.
But the one that knows its strength.
And trusting.
What nature brings.
And exploring the forest.
Without hesitation.
With determination.
And willingness for adventure.
Weep asked this lion a question.
To help you guide.
Your next step.
I'm going to give you a moment.
Enjoy having the conversation.
And now.
I want you to give this lion a hug.
And as you hug this lion.
Feel its strength and courage.
Transfer to your body.
Invigorating every cell of your body.
To align with this.
Lion's strength.
You feel strong.
You feel courageous.
And you feel like even if there are still some fears left in you.
You might just be able to overcome it.
And if you overcome one fear.
You just repeat the process with the rest.
So it doesn't matter whether you have.
1,
10,
100,
Or 1,
000 fears.
As you continue living your day.
Softening and overcoming your fear with love and courage.
Giving yourself a chance to re-experience that.
Fearful or anxious experience one more time.
Just to prove to yourself that it is not scary at all.
You can undo your fear one by one.
And whenever you feel.
You are succumbed by your fear.
You can always come back to this metal.
And feel this light.
Who is here to teach you and give you all its strength and power.
I want you to just lie down next to the lion.
And feel all its powers.
Being passed on from the Lion to you.
And now slowly I want you to start walking back.
Into the forest path.
Now we are going to take a right turn.
With every trail that splits into two.
Keep going and going.
And when you're finally out of this trail,
We are going to take a deep breath in and out.
Let's take a deep breath in.
And breath out.
Do you feel your heart aligned with the lion's strength and courage?
The every cell of your body.
Feeling invigorated by.
Its strength.
This is your home,
Your stasis.
This is your home.
This is where you always come back to.
This state of alignment.
Alignment with.
The strength and power of the universe.
The unconditional love that is strong enough.
To soften and dissolve all your fear and anxiety.
This is your home.
This is it.
Feel it in your body.
And right now you don't even have to know what that means really in your life or what you're supposed to be doing.
I want you to feel this.
This is who you are.
This is your home.
This is you,
Where you truly belong.
And we do remember this.
In each and every cell of your body as your home.
So that.
.
.
Whenever life gets tough.
You can come back to this state.
Again and again.
You are strong.
You are powerful.
You're courageous.
And whatever you set out to do in your life.
You can totally do it.
Let's bring back this.
Feeling of strength and joy.
Courage back into a physical life.
Story.
We hold your toes and fingers.
Rotate your wrists and ankles.
Shake your head yes and no.
And whenever you're ready.
Slowly open your eyes.
We'll come back.
How do you feel?
I hope you feel Lighter.
More powerful and courageous.
Maybe select buzzing.
Along your spine or your hands and feet.
And if you are feeling those sensations,
That means that you are in.
Alignment.
With the universe and your higher self.
Take this feeling of strength and courage.
For the rest of the day and beyond.
And come back to this practice anytime you feel a little low.
Or when your life feels.
Little unkind to you.
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As always,
Thanks again for joining me on today's practice.
Thank you for carving out time for yourself.
And your healing.
As always,
I am sending you all my love and support.
I love you all.
Thank you for listening.
And I will see you next time.
