Welcome to Releasing Struggle.
This is Mary from River Journey Wellness and I'm so glad that you're taking time for meditation.
It is winter in the northern hemisphere and therefore time for quiet stillness and reflection.
A time to go deeply within ourselves.
We've begun the process of celebrating what we've received and where we've traveled during the autumn and now we're being asked to continue that process as we tap into our inner strength and courage to continue to release any struggles from the past year.
Struggles that we can now see no longer serve us.
They're no longer fully aligned with our vision of freeing and liberating our most authentic self.
With stillness and reflection there is clarity.
We can receive higher messages from our intuition that becomes our beacon in the dark and cold nights.
With this in mind and no matter where you are on this beautiful planet,
I invite you to get comfortable if you haven't already,
Whether it's sitting up or laying down.
If it feels safe,
Allow your eyes to gently close and welcome in this sacred time that is just for you.
Begin to take a few breaths to settle the body,
Beginning to quiet your mind,
Simply relaxing into the safety and comfort of returning back home within you where your spirit leads,
Where your creativity expands,
Where your intuition elevates,
Where your peace and joy are unbound by the worries and stresses of the day.
Allow for a few moments to reconnect to that sacred space within.
Today we are supported by Morgan,
The Celtic goddess of death and magic.
She is here to pour her love and magic into this meditation to allow us to hold space for the heavy grief and unbridled joy of releasing struggle and opening to infinite possibilities.
With love and gratitude,
We welcome in Morgan.
We are also supported by Kuan Yin,
The Chinese goddess of compassion.
She is here to support the softening of our struggle by holding space and showing us opportunities to release the pushing effort,
The pressure of hustle,
The burden of perfectionism,
And self-doubt.
Instead,
She offers loving-kindness,
Opportunities for self-forgiveness,
And the unending and unyielding compassion so that we have the strength and courage to grow.
With love and gratitude,
We welcome in Morgan.
We are also supported by Owl Spirit,
One of our most connected animal allies to our inner wisdom and intuition.
She amplifies our awareness of knowing,
Sensing,
And feeling,
Trusting that we will receive the messages to serve as guideposts as we shift and change our vision of our soul's path.
Clarity and wisdom take flight with Owl Spirit.
With love and gratitude,
We welcome in the animal Owl Spirit.
I invite you to take a moment to welcome in any of your guides and guardians that will support you today during meditation and beyond this sacred time,
Sending gratitude for their ongoing love and support.
I invite you to take in a deep breath and draw in the beautiful energy of the universe.
And on your exhale,
Beginning to release any confusion,
Worry,
Or doubt.
This is not a time to feed our fears.
This is a time of joyous connection back to our inner wisdom,
Back to our connection to our most divine essence.
With each breath,
Continue to give yourself permission to go deeper,
Beginning to release more,
Making space to receive insight,
Clarity,
And renewed vision.
What are the areas of struggle that are ready to be released?
This can be within our relationships,
Including our relationship with ourself,
Maybe jobs,
Career,
Within finances,
Possibly self-sabotaging beliefs,
Beliefs,
Maybe even our health,
Mind,
Body,
Or spirit,
Or maintaining a role that doesn't match who we are at soul level.
Take a moment to witness the struggles without judgment or criticism.
Simply observe,
Even though there may be some anger,
Embarrassment,
Frustration,
Or other forms of discomfort when viewing these struggles.
Know that you are never alone in this.
We will all have missteps.
We will all get sidetracked.
We will all have moments of reflection that seem confusing as to why we let ourselves down.
But we didn't.
In those moments of struggle,
We tried to make the best decision we could for ourselves.
We tried to avoid more pain.
We tried our best with what we thought we knew.
Struggle does not happen to keep us stuck or in a perpetual pain cycle.
But it is an opportunity for vision to see what has not worked in moving us closer to our desires,
And to instead clearly see what we truly want.
Take a moment and send compassion to any area of your life,
Any part of yourself that is needing encouragement,
Reminding you that those moments did not define you.
Those moments do not have to remain an emotional or mental prison.
Give yourself the gift of compassion and grace because you are so deserving of change.
Begin to see the past struggles with fresh eyes,
Allowing for transformation to take root.
We all get stuck in patterns of doing what we've always done.
Old mindset and habits that are familiar but don't serve our hopes and desires.
Doing what we think others are expecting of us.
Compromising without negotiation,
Or the promise that our needs will be heard or seen.
Leaving them unmet.
Doing the things that we think will reduce the stress and discomfort in relationships.
People-pleasing and sacrificing our own needs.
Doing what we think is right even though something lingers.
A hesitancy that shows us we know it's not for our most aligned good.
A tapping on the shoulder from our highest self that says,
Now is not the time to settle.
You are deserving of so much more.
Take in another deep breath and allow in the vision of what you do want for yourself moving forward.
If you gave yourself permission to release this struggle,
What would show up for you?
Take in another deep breath and allow the vision of this struggle to appear again.
This struggle is not what you want for yourself.
It does not support you moving forward.
If you gave yourself permission to release this struggle,
What would show up for you?
What would show up for you?
Allow your intuition to show you with clarity a vision of what could be.
Feel the strong and powerful wings of Owl Spirit guiding you to your most aligned path with sharp vision,
Determination,
And strength.
Allow her to show you the possibilities.
There can be beauty and new opportunities revealed in releasing,
Allowing what has not served you to complete its cycle with an ending.
With an ending,
In making space for releasing the struggle,
We create an opening for the magic of the universe,
Of the divine,
From our highest self to birth a new way.
Take a moment to anchor in,
Embrace the possibilities,
Trust in the potential,
Tenderly balance compassion and courage,
So that you can return to your soul's path with the clarity of seeing your soul's purpose once again.
It is time to release this meditation,
But know you can always return to the stillness and reflection for clarity and wisdom.
You can always invite in Morgan,
Quan Yin,
And Owl Spirit for their love and medicine.
We send gratitude for all who have supported our vision.
Their unending support is evident in our new beginnings,
And it is time for our next transformation.
I invite you to begin returning your awareness back to your body,
Back to your room,
Back to the present.
You can wiggle your fingers and toes if you need to wake up the body,
And in your own time you may open your eyes.
Thank you so much for taking time to meditate with me today.
Wishing you the best on releasing the struggle and opening up to the infinite amount of possibilities for stepping into your best year with your most authentic self,
Fully aligned with your soul's purpose on your soul's path.
Looking forward to connecting again in meditation.
