The intention of today's meditation is to help you release all of those things that you so desperately want to control right now to surrender into what is and ultimately to help you reconnect with your true glow.
So let's begin.
Go ahead and bring your attention to your breath,
Breathing in through your nose and out through your nose,
Just recognizing the cool air as it comes in and the warm air as it comes out and let each breath expand just a little bit more,
Inhaling just a little longer,
Exhaling just a little bit more.
Now,
Go ahead and take one big deep breath in,
Allowing the in breath to come into the lungs and expand your belly and when you can't breathe in anymore,
Go ahead and release on the exhale,
Letting all that air out,
Bring your breathing back to its normal rhythm and let your body relax just a little deeper into its position as you sink into this release meditation.
Settle into this release meditation.
Now I want you to imagine for a second that you are standing outside of yourself,
Looking at the position you are in right now,
Just observing yourself,
Noticing how relaxed you look and I want you to imagine in your mind that you see yourself raise your hand in front of you,
Reaching your hand out as if you are holding something in it.
Now I want you to think about anything that might be happening in your life that you are trying to control,
That you are trying to manage,
That you are trying to make perfect and you feel the struggle,
You are feeling the pain and tension of that control.
I want you to see each of these things as if they are little marbles that get placed in your hand,
One by one,
Being placed in your hand.
Maybe it's your schedule and the regularity of your time,
Maybe it's the general happenings in the world right now that you wish were not there,
Maybe it's someone's behavior or attitude that you are trying to change,
Maybe it's your work,
The amount of work you get done,
The amount of money coming in,
Whatever those things are,
Just identify them.
Identify each one as a little marble and watch it get placed into your outstretched hand.
Now I want you to notice that you are natural tendency is to close your hand around these marbles,
To try to hold on to them,
To prevent them from falling so that you can feel secure that they are safe.
I want you to see yourself squeezing these marbles in your hand and feel the tension and even the pain you might be experiencing in your hand,
In your fist,
Your arm and even your body because of it.
Now we are going to go ahead and take three deep breaths when I say and on each breath in this Release Meditation.
I want you to breathe in love,
Breathe in compassion and breathe in grace for yourself and on every breath out I want you to watch as your hand opens up and let each of those marbles fall.
Let's take our first deep breath,
Breathing in love and feeling it come into your body as it expands and as you breathe out release those marbles,
Release all those things you are trying to control.
Take another deep breath in,
Breathing in compassion and letting it fill you up inside as you breathe into this Release Meditation and on your exhale releasing the tension in your hand,
Releasing your grip and one last deep breath in,
Breathing in grace and understanding for yourself and as you exhale feel all the remaining tension and all of those marbles release.
See as your hand now is empty and comes back to its normal natural place next to you and I want you to notice how much lighter you feel in this moment.
I want you to notice how much your heartbeat has slowed down,
How much your breathing has slowed down and just be here with me now.
This moment,
This Release Meditation is all that exists right now.
You are here and you are doing the best job that you possibly can right now.
So full of love,
Full of kindness and full of compassion.
Surrender to this moment,
Surrender to what is.
Take a deep breath in,
Filling your belly with air,
Letting that oxygen fill you up and cleanse you and exhale,
Relaxing even deeper into your position.
And now just notice,
Notice the soft warmth in the center of you.
This is your glow,
Your light,
Your inner voice that exists beyond all fears,
Beyond all circumstances.
Your inner voice is here and it's so strong and resilient and creative.
Feel this glow inside of you and just notice how peaceful it feels to be here.
Your glow will guide you as you continue to navigate your days and your weeks and your months ahead.
You have everything inside of you that you could possibly need right now.
Take a moment in this Release Meditation and notice the warmth expanding from your center and feel it in your body,
In your fingers and in your toes,
In your face.
And go ahead and take one last deep breath in,
Filling up your entire body,
Letting this inhale expand your light.
And on your exhale,
Relax deeper into the knowing that you are perfect in this moment,
Just the way you are.
Very slowly become aware of the rising and falling of your chest and belly again.
Slowly bring your awareness back into your body.
Slowly start to move your fingers and toes.
You might want to bring your hands over your head and give a good stretch to your whole body.
Become aware of your surrounding again,
The sounds around you.
Take your time to slowly,
Slowly return,
Making any movements you need before you come back into sitting position.
Deep breath in and out.
