Embracing The New You

Reflect on the year gone by, and connect to your future self for the year ahead. The purpose of this guided visualization into the future is to empower you to move more authentically and freely into your life's mission. Happy New Year and Happy New You.

Transcript

Hi,

This is Johnson Chong,

The author of Sage Sapien,

From Karma to Dharma.

Welcome to today's meditation for a new year and a new you.

As this year comes to a close and resolutions for next year start to percolate in your field of intentions,

Know that the true definition of resolution is to find a solution.

A solution into the authentic expression of who you are.

So with that in mind,

Here are some suggestions to set up your space before we begin.

I invite you to find a quiet,

Enclosed,

And safe space where you can light a candle or a few.

If you have essential oils you work with,

I invite you to keep a bottle handy.

For myself I am using rose oil to connect more deeply into my heart.

If you don't have a bottle of essential oil,

That is fine,

Your imagination will suffice.

Take a moment to pause this audio and set up.

When you're ready,

Sit yourself in a comfortable position,

Upright on a chair or on a cushion on the floor,

Or perhaps even laying down.

Take a drop of your rose oil or whatever oil you have and place one drop in your palm center.

Then seal the palms and friction the hands to create some heat.

Use the frictioning of the hands to build the energy between the palm centers.

Slowly come to a pause,

Pressing the palms firmly against each other,

Elbows wide,

Shoulders soft.

Fan the fingers wide and feel the width between them and the feeling of heat between the palm centers.

Take a deep breath in through the nose and a deep breath out through the mouth.

Inhale through the nose,

Exhale,

Sigh through the mouth.

Inhale through the nose,

Exhale,

Sigh through the mouth.

As you slow down the inhale and the exhale,

Deepen your connection and your awareness into the center of the palms.

Right between the right and the left palm,

The right hand connected to the divine masculine and the left hand connected to the sacred feminine.

In the center between right and left is a point of union,

A femulon spiral of energy,

A timeless union of the feminine and masculine forces.

Visualize this spiral between your palms growing.

You can visualize the spiral in any variation of shape that comes to mind or in any color.

Very softly allow the skin of both hands to lighten in their pressure against one another,

Creating a small separation between the hands as if you were holding something real.

There is a firm softness between the right and the left.

And if you've used an essential oil,

Allow the aroma that is coming through to deepen your breath.

And if you are not using an oil,

Deepen your breath by simply staying aware.

Now let's inhale on a slow four count.

Inhale four,

Three,

Two,

One.

Hold the breath at the top.

And exhale,

Sigh through the mouth,

Four,

Three,

Two,

One.

Continue breathing like this on a soft four count in and a soft four count out.

Instead of using the mind to count,

Listen to the beat of the heart like a metronome and let the beat of the heart keep count for you.

On the inhale,

Feel the palms growing farther apart.

On the exhale,

Feel the palms connecting closer together.

So there's this moving aliveness of the hands,

Widening and expanding on the inhale,

Closing and contracting on the exhale.

As the vibrancy between your palms expand and contract,

Feel into the energy of what it is you are holding.

And what you are holding is actually a seed.

In that seed,

There's information.

Information from your history,

The past,

This entire year.

Reflecting on winter to spring,

Spring to summer,

Summer to fall,

And finally fall to winter again.

All this information that has been recorded as events,

Stories,

And these stories,

They had significance,

Big or small.

They had significance in your life in molding and shaping the way that this seed has now formed in your hands.

And this information is also very relevant as to how this seed will germinate and blossom in the future.

Information of what it is going to become.

In your mind's eye,

In your heart's center,

Connect to the nature of this seed.

Breathe into everything it has seen,

Heard,

Felt,

And experienced throughout this year.

All of the joyful moments,

Moments of lightness and laughter,

Victories to celebrate.

And also the obstacles,

The challenges,

Moments of stress and anxiety,

Even heartbreak.

This year has been full from moments of soulful growth to moments of unexpected disappointments.

You breathing in all that has happened,

Acknowledging every moment.

Observing all those times when you felt drawn to action and passion,

Purpose,

Feeling inspired and creative.

And all those moments this past year that you were purposefully doing nothing,

Where you were absolutely still and you were compelled to only sit and receive.

And whether it was more one way or the other,

Observe that all of this doing and being was all perfect in this beautiful alchemy of give and take.

Giving and receiving for yourself so that you can give to others more fully and receive from others more fully.

Continue feeling that seed growing in your hands.

This seed of hope,

Aspirations and dreams,

Determination,

Strength and courage.

And as this seed grows and expands with the breath,

So do all of your thoughts and desires for how it is that you would like to shape your future and who it is you would like to become.

Solidify this conscious manifestation of your wants in this seed.

With each inhale,

Feel your hope,

Your dreams expanding larger than life itself.

On the exhale,

Ground that feeling of the experience of having arrived there in your bones,

In your blood,

The muscles and connective tissue.

This is where I will be.

This is where I will go.

This is who I will become.

This is what I will do because it is who I am at this moment and I already know.

So breathe that knowledge in.

The knowledge of the future is right here,

Right now in this very present moment.

And this seed continues to grow and bloom into a magnificent tree.

And feel this tree growing,

Not just between your hands,

But inside of you,

Through the spine,

Up through the brain stem and beyond the crown of the head.

Big breaths in through the nose and out through the mouth.

See how far your tree has come.

Once a tiny seedling,

It is now a massive tree.

It has been through an enormous journey and has emerged completely unrecognizable.

This is the future of that seed and the future is now.

It is here and it arrives through each breath.

Slowly,

Place your left hand over the center of your sternum,

Followed by the right hand over the left and anchor this feeling of the future into the center of your chest,

Your energetic heart center.

Focus on the vibrations and sensations of the palms.

This palpable energy that you are feeling,

Whether big or small in your hands,

Is a reminder that everything is already inside of you,

Waiting to be summoned forth.

See in your mind's eye all the people that you will be serving and feel them heart to heart.

Just by the simple connection to these people that you will be in service to,

Your tribe,

Your community,

Instantly all of your self-criticisms,

Doubts,

Worries,

Confusions,

Limiting beliefs and fears,

They all disappear.

And all that is left is the purity of your essence,

The purity of why it is you're here on the earth in this tiny moment of the universe's history.

All that is left is what must be done in order to become who you are meant to become.

There is no other way but this way,

Your way.

So find that way through the heart center.

Visualize yourself moving on a journey through the heart.

Whether you're walking within the heart or you're emerging from the heart,

Maybe you're moving forwards or backwards or sideways or downwards or in a spiral or you're flying,

Whatever your way is,

Find it and begin traveling on this path of the heart.

As you travel on this path,

You know where it is you are going.

You know what it is you are going to do.

You know exactly what your mission is.

Breathe into that mission.

That is what is pulling you into the unknown.

See it,

Clear as day,

It's right there.

See it.

As you get closer and closer,

You experience what it's like to have already been there.

Embody that feeling,

That feeling of pure love and freedom,

Pure love to be in service,

To be in service to your purpose,

To your loved ones,

To yourself,

To your dreams,

To humanity.

Breathe all that in.

And in this future place,

Your future self appears with some guidance.

Look at them and ask them if there is anything that you need to know at this moment in your life.

You can ask anything you need and they will respond with a gesture or words or with symbols or even with memories.

Ask them.

What I need to know at this moment in time is allow them to show you.

Know you are loved,

Rest in peace,

Dream your sweet dream,

Till your soul is released.

Beloved child,

I know you are loved,

Rest in peace,

Dream your sweet dream,

Till your soul is released.

Beloved child,

My heart is yours.

Beloved child,

Go out and open doors with your love.

With your faith,

With your compassion,

With your grace,

Oh with your grace.

That's it.

Keep breathing into that future space,

Making it even more real and tangible,

Bringing it into the here and now.

It's already here,

Waiting to be manifested through your intention and through your belief that it is true.

Ever so slowly,

Open both hands up to the sky in a gesture of offering,

Like you're holding a gift for someone dear,

And that dear someone is yourself.

Go out,

Spread light to the world,

Be strong,

Be kind,

Be brave.

Know your mind,

Know that you're divine,

Know that it's alright to be afraid,

Know that you are loved,

Rest in peace,

Dream your sweet dreams,

Till your soul is released.

Know you are loved,

Rest in peace,

Dream your sweet dreams,

Till your soul is released.

In this offering,

You are also receiving,

You are also calling and asking for guidance,

You're calling for truth to step forward,

You are calling for courage,

You're calling for all those who are meant to help you step more fully into your authentic power to arrive now.

You're calling for unity,

Connection with your tribe,

And that is what you are holding in your hands.

The perfect embodiment of giving and receiving.

Continue breathing into this.

Use the next eight to ten breaths to anchor this feeling of what has been and what always will be here into this present reality.

That's it for now,

Shall we continue learning?

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Take your time to slowly open the eyes.

There is no rush.

When you are back,

Take a few moments to write down some notes in your journal.

Write down your true resolutions as to any next steps you must take in order to move into this new embodiment of truth for the new year.

Thank you for listening.

This is Johnson Chong wishing you an abundant new year of growing into your embodiment of truth and freedom.

Happy New Year and Happy New You!

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