What does it feel like to open up to your own creative existence?
We are creative beings.
As a creative being,
Can you allow yourself to be creative?
Can you open up to the creative energy that flows through life and wants to flow through you?
Let's explore.
Begin by coming to a seated position.
Tall spine.
Hands relaxed in your lap.
Take a slow,
Deep breath in through the nose,
Holding for a second,
And release through the mouth.
Relaxing the jaw.
Again breathing in slowly through the nose,
Holding for a second,
And releasing through the mouth.
Let the breath flow naturally.
And simply notice the breath flow,
Locating that motion at one place in the body.
You might be observing the air enter and exit through the nostrils,
Maybe noticing the movement of the chest,
Lungs,
Or ribcage,
Maybe the belly.
Become aware of any areas of tension in the body.
Is there a place in the body that feels tight,
Constricted,
Stiff,
Locked in some way?
Is there a place in the body that feels noticeably open and relaxed?
This time we'll be activating as much of the body as possible with the inhale,
Not too forceful,
But creating some muscular pressure throughout the body,
And then holding the breath once the lungs are full,
And then relaxing everything on the exhale.
So,
Breathing in slowly,
Close the eyes tight,
Scrunch up the face,
Clench the jaw,
Create fists,
Activate the arms,
Shoulders,
Neck,
Chest,
Belly,
Back,
Glutes,
Legs,
Scrunch the toes,
Exhale,
And relax everything.
Notice how tension in the body is dissolving.
Again,
Inhaling slowly,
Activating every part of the body as best as you can,
Holding the breath at the top,
Exhale,
Relax everything.
Let the breath flow naturally.
Slowly,
Watch the breath,
Tension throughout dissolving.
One more time,
Inhaling slowly,
Activating every part of the body all throughout,
Hold the breath at the top,
Now exhale and relax everything.
The breath flowing naturally,
Softly,
In and out.
Tension throughout the body dissolved.
Watch the breath flow naturally,
Watching the inflow and the outflow,
The inflow and the outflow,
The inflow and the outflow.
Now soften the whole body a little more,
Relaxing throughout.
Bring your awareness to the scalp and relax it.
Relax the head,
Relax the brain,
The space between the eyebrows,
The nasal passage,
The inner channels of the ears,
The throat,
The lungs,
The organs throughout the abdomen.
Relax the heart.
Bring your awareness to the very top of the head,
The crown of the head.
Float your awareness just above the crown of the head,
And allow yourself to sense the presence of a portal there,
One that has a dense presence,
A portal that seems eclipsed.
It may appear as a heavy disk,
A clouded seal,
Maybe a thick veil stretching across and around the space over the head.
This is the barrier,
The holding,
The hesitation,
The accumulated weight of self-doubt,
Overthinking,
The reluctance to open to the creative flow,
To the creative presence.
Observe this barrier,
Witness it as the breath continues its natural inflow and outflow,
The barrier moving gently with the inflow and outflow of the breath.
And now,
With each gentle exhalation,
Let the barrier dissolve,
Dissolving,
Softening the barrier.
With each exhale,
Let the seal dissolve,
Allowing the eclipse to lift.
With each exhale,
Let the seal dissolve,
Allowing the eclipse to lift.
One more exhale,
And then we can observe.
Observe the portal.
See it now with a translucent shimmer,
What was blocking it now removed.
You are a vessel for the creative impulse.
Creation is not yours,
But in you,
Through you,
The creative impulse moves in this world.
When we close the door to creative energy,
When we build barriers,
It can only drip through us.
But what if it poured through us instead?
What does it feel like to open up to your creative existence?
You were born of creation and made to create.
You are not separate from creativity.
You are its expression,
A creative being.
As a creative being,
Can you allow yourself to be creative?
Can you open up to the creative energy that flows through life and wants to flow through you?
Whether you answered yes,
Whether you answered no,
If you want the answer to be yes,
This is the time to invite the creative impulse into your being.
You may invite it in with or without words,
But let there be feeling.
Creative impulse,
I invite you into my being.
As part of your invitation,
Let this creative impulse know you will tend to it.
You will care for it.
You will not criticize it.
You will hold it safely within your being and let it flow through you into the world.
Allow the creative impulse to enter through the crown of the head,
Flowing into the body,
Awakening your brain,
Your voice,
Your heart.
Feel it pulsing through your entire being,
Head,
Heart,
Arms,
Legs.
The creative impulse flowing freely now,
Flowing in like a rising wave destined to flow outward into the world.
You are not the one creating.
You are the vessel through which the creative impulse flows.
You are a sacred vessel for creation.
Creation happens through you.
What that creation is,
You may or may not know.
But when it appears,
You will.
Dear creative impulse,
In me,
You are safe.
In me,
You have a way into this world.
Through my brain,
My arms,
My legs,
My heart,
My voice.
In me,
You are safe.
In me,
You have a way into this world.
Through my brain,
My arms,
My legs,
My heart,
My voice.
Gently shift your awareness to your breath,
Watching the inflow and the outflow.
Draw in a slow,
Deep breath,
And release.
May the creative impulse flow through you,
Openly and freely.
May you do beautiful things together.
Namaste.
