Welcome to the autumn equinox,
The first day of fall,
Where we have equal day and equal night,
Equal dark and equal light.
It's a day of stillness,
Of equilibrium,
Of balance.
A day when we can pause in the turning point,
The still point,
As we move into the coziness of fall and winter,
Finding rest in our depths of the shadows that make us whole.
Part of the human path is to accept the dark and the light that lives within us.
Finding the courage and bravery to accept our shadow side,
Our shadow self,
Looking for the gifts and the teacher within that guides us to our luminous,
Our light,
Our hopeful,
Generous being.
Without the dark,
We cannot appreciate the light,
And without the light,
We can't appreciate the dark.
So on this day,
May we journey within for a few minutes,
Accepting,
Noticing,
Appreciating the dark and the light that lives within us all.
Join me in getting comfortable,
Whether that's sitting or lying down,
Gently closing your eyes or bringing your gaze downward,
As you tune within,
As you become still,
As you settle.
We take a few conscious breaths,
Bringing our awareness to our inhalation,
As we breathe in the light and we expire,
We exhale into the depths of the dark,
Breathing in the light,
Letting peace and calm come over you,
As you bring courage to see the shadows that lie within,
Breathing in appreciation for the light that you are,
For the light that you are,
For the light that comes with you wherever you go,
For the light that protects you,
That guides you,
That has you,
And for the darkness,
For the teacher,
For the reflection,
For the edginess,
For the insecurity,
For the fear,
For the worry,
Allowing it all to be.
Imagining that you're bringing the light of the sun down through the top of your head and then you're exhaling that light all throughout your body,
Grounding you as it travels out through your feet and anchors into the mulch,
Into the soil,
Into the microbiome of Mother Earth.
And then reversing your inhale,
Bringing that life force of grounding,
That lives all around us and bringing that up through our feet,
Our legs,
Our abdomen,
Our heart chakra,
Our throats,
Our shoulders,
Our ears and eyes,
And out through the top of our head,
Anchoring back into the rays of the rising sun.
We then travel and we imagine that as we inhale,
We bring the sun rays down back through our heads as we take rest within our heart,
Our solar plexus,
And our gut,
Our place of knowing.
Looking for your light,
Noticing your light.
What does it feel like?
What quality does it embody?
Notice its shimmer.
Notice its wisdom,
And you through the darkest of days,
The confusing times.
It's led you perfectly to where you are right in this moment.
Notice to your heart space,
Bringing your hands upon your chest,
Bowing your head,
And for a brief moment,
Acknowledging,
Thanking,
Appreciating the light that is always on within you.
Understanding that your light is way bigger than your body.
It has an intelligence to know perfectly what is best for you.
And the majesty of this light is that it's confer alone.
Feel your connection to other.
And your light with intention to other.
Softly melting away the tension,
Melting away the separation,
The competition,
The divide,
The inequities,
The haves and the have-nots,
The judging and the judged.
With all the other light beings on the planet,
Softening us,
Connecting us and uniting us to the most beautiful qualities that make us human.
And then bringing your attention back into your body,
Feeling more illuminated with your light.
The stronger your light becomes,
The stronger you're able to light.
Invite your consciousness to be open to see your shadow side,
The darkness that lies within you,
Within all of us,
Our ugliness,
Our tightness,
Our scarcity,
Our fear,
Our anger.
Allowing it to be.
And then using your breath to inhale the light as if it's like angel wings.
It has this soft caress that makes everything okay.
Imagine wrapping your darkness in this beautiful light stream that you are.
As if it's almost like a yang dance.
The symbiotic relationship of dark and light dances within you.
You see it swirl.
You see it shift from left to right.
Until it finds harmony within your heart.
A sense of pure acceptance and compassion comes over you.
Dropping your shoulders and giving yourself permission to be human.
To walk the path of dark and light.
And to consciously choose to expand our lights in connection with each other more brilliantly,
More vibrantly,
More confidently than ever before.
Allow the light within you to grow.
It takes over and then softening and making it feel okay.
The light expands within you and radiates out,
Illuminating your path.
Using your knowing of what the next step might be for you.
Using your voice to speak your truth with kindness,
Authenticity,
And power.
Alluminating your eyes to see clearly.
Alluminating your ears to hear what you need to hear.
Sorting out and sifting out the bullshit,
The distortion and the distraction.
With perfect ingenuity and clarity.
And the light illuminates your mind and brain,
Balancing your left and right hemisphere.
Balancing your intellect and intuition,
Your head and heart.
Finding homeostasis within the light within you.
This is the gift of the autumn equinox as we find balance,
Harmony,
Peace in the dark and in the light and all around.
May peace be with you today.
May you enjoy the autumn equinox on the first day of fall.
May you get cozy in the comfort of your own skin.
May you bring tolerance and compassion to you.
We join our lights in hope,
In happiness,
And in harmony for all living beings.
For all sentient beings on the planet and for Mother Earth herself to restore the balance of the light and the dark so we may thrive.
Blessed be.
Have a beautiful day.
