Hi,
My name is Orie Krug,
Board Certified Dance Movement Therapist and trauma and relationship expert.
As trauma survivors,
We have become too serious,
Too adult,
Just too tense at such an early age to protect ourselves.
And as adults,
We aren't able to let loose or be spontaneous.
And we often feel the need to control a lot of things in our lives.
So today,
I would love to help you meet your inner child to bring back that joy,
Fun,
Playfulness,
And amazing connection with yourself and everyone else.
To start,
We will take three deep breaths together.
Breathing in and breathing out.
And again,
Breathing in and breathing out.
One more time,
Breathing in and breathing out.
If your eyes aren't already closed,
You can close them now or lower your gaze if that feels more comfortable for you.
And I'm going to ask you to put your hands out in front of you with your palms facing up as if you're going to receive something.
And begin to visualize that there is an object coming down into your palms.
Maybe it's coming from the ceiling or the sky,
But there's something that is either slowly or quickly appearing into your hands.
The first image that comes to you,
The first idea,
Go with that one.
Don't question it,
But just go with your imagination.
Maybe you see a certain object coming down like a toy or a silly putty,
Or maybe it's something more like fairy dust.
There are infinite possibilities here,
So whatever comes up for you is not right or wrong,
But it's just you.
And depending on what has come into your hand,
I'm going to ask you now to play with it,
To interact,
To move with it.
And to do this from a place of really just going with your instincts.
So if you have a ball in your hand,
There may be a voice that says,
Oh,
Well,
I should probably throw it up and catch it.
That's what we do with a ball,
Right?
But I want you to quiet all of the shoulds and everything you know,
And just invite your organic movement into it.
So maybe you actually see that you put the ball on your head,
And then you start to move as if the ball is moving with you on your head.
Or perhaps if you have silly putty in your hands,
You might want to throw it against the wall.
And you can open your eyes for this if you need to.
And you might just find yourself in this experience of throwing the silly putty against the wall going and getting it,
Throwing it against the ground,
Because that's what your body wants to do.
Maybe it's something completely random,
Like you have a leaf in your hand and you crumble it.
And then you look for all the pieces and you put it back together.
And you create a new kind of leaf.
It may be hard to really take advantage of your imagination here.
Just try your best for today and you could always come back to this meditation and have a different experience the next time.
So spend a little bit more time moving,
Exploring,
Playing.
Maybe there shoulds that are coming into your mind,
But just try to quiet those for now and see really truly what you want to do.
What does your inner child want right now?
What is your inner child craving?
Maybe your object was a blanket.
And all you want to do right now is cuddle up on the blanket and feel safe in there.
Your object may stay exactly as it is.
So if you had a ball,
It may continue to be a ball or it may turn into fairy dust that you blow out into the air.
I know this might sound silly,
But this is what we need to tap into to really meet and connect with our inner child.
So now,
Whatever you're doing,
However you're moving,
Find closure with this object between you and this object.
So if you had a ball,
Do you want to put it away somewhere?
Do you want to pop it and throw it in the trash?
Or maybe just deflate it and put it in your pocket knowing you can get it at any time?
If you had fairy dust and you blew it into the air,
Do you want to collect one piece of dust and rub it into your arm or your skin somewhere on your body?
How would you like to say goodbye for now with this object?
Because your inner child also deserves closure.
Your inner child deserves your preference.
Your inner child deserves to say goodbye in a way that feels good and safe.
So make sure you do that now in a way that feels good for you,
Even if it seems silly or doesn't make sense.
And once you've found closure,
We're going to take another deep breath together,
Breathing in and breathing out.
Whenever you're feeling a little too serious,
A little too tense,
And like you need to bring back the spark of joy in your life,
Come visit this meditation.
And if you feel called to,
I would love to see your feedback in a review.
Thank you so much.
You deserve to connect with your inner child every day.
