Welcome,
This is a meditation for when things don't go right.
If it feels comfortable,
Go ahead,
Softly close your eyes.
Find yourself in a comfortable seated position.
Taking a moment to notice your body.
Adjusting anything you need to.
To get more comfortable.
There's probably a lot on your mind right now.
And a lot on your heart.
And that is okay.
I'm going to take a moment.
To sit with all of it.
And lovingly hold out our hands.
And ask for the things that we no longer need to hold on to.
Be gently swept away.
First,
Taking a moment to notice your body.
Seeing where you might be holding tension or stress.
Can you lovingly bring awareness?
And breath to those areas.
And when you find a tight spot.
And you gently massage it.
Replace a hand.
Or even take a couple breaths.
Inviting that area to let go.
We're not here to force it.
Or push anything to where it's not comfortable.
We're just creating space and awareness.
And checking in their loving body.
And seeing what it needs.
Taking all the time you need here.
To tend to your body.
Pausing if you would like more time.
Gently pressing and massaging and kneading out any area.
Where you feel like you are holding too much.
As you do that.
You might find that you naturally want to sigh out your breath.
Or perhaps it feels good to take a deep,
Deep inhale.
And on the exhale.
Audibly sigh it out,
Letting it all go.
Ugh.
Noticing.
You're next.
And shoulders.
Gently rolling and moving anything that feels stiff.
Opening and closing the jaw.
Massaging underneath your ears.
On your jawbone.
And as you do that.
.
.
Raising your eyebrows up towards your forehead and then releasing them and maybe scrunching up your face really tight.
And then letting it go.
Opening and closing the jaw.
Moving anything that feels stiff or tight.
Gently using your hands to manually move these areas.
And then contracting the face.
Squeezing everything together in your face,
Pinching your nose,
Squeezing shut your eyes.
And then letting it go.
Taking a deep,
Deep breath again in through the nose.
Holding that at the top.
And on the exhale.
Audibly sigh it out.
Let it all go.
Continuing to stay in that place if you need more time.
Otherwise bringing awareness to your heart.
There is a lot going on right now.
There is a lot you're thinking about.
And a lot you are carrying.
You probably feel very tired.
I'm very exhausted.
You may want to collapse and give up.
And drop everything that you've been holding.
And it feels like if you do that,
Everything around you might also collapse and snap.
The people that rely on you.
The events and things going on in your life that are counting on you.
All the obligations and responsibilities.
Feeling that weed.
Live in the body.
This is a moment when we say to the universe,
To our guides,
Loved ones,
Any energy out there that we feel connected to.
That we need help.
That we cannot keep carrying this alone.
In fact,
We'd like to set some of it down.
And we may want support.
We may want to be carried.
We may want others to help lift things around us.
Feeling a loving,
Warm presence enter the space.
This might be a guide or a loved one.
Or just the energy of the universe.
Feeling that giant warm embrace.
And allowing yourself to be held.
By this warm,
Comforting energy.
Feel yourself collapse in the arms of this energy as it hugs and holds you.
It is okay.
You can rest here.
You can take your time and be held.
They are here with you.
You are not alone.
And you do not have to carry this alone.
You were never meant to do this by yourself.
You have not been forgotten.
Allow yourself a moment.
To be fully held.
Feel yourself melting.
Letting go.
And surrendering what you cannot control.
That you cannot carry.
Knowing it's going to be alright.
This energy is right here with you.
It feels and looks like love.
And love never leaves us.
It is always right here.
Feel the energy at the top of the head.
Begin to slowly melt away.
Almost like someone is pulling a zipper on your stress.
And feel that stress gently melt away as the energy tugs on the back of the head,
Moving slowly down.
Towards the neck.
And the shoulders and the back.
Feel all that stress you've been carrying up top.
Feel it melt away as you really allow yourself to collapse.
There is nowhere you need to be.
And nothing you need to do right now.
Just be healthy.
Maybe feeling good.
A little seed of gratitude.
Begin to sprout in your heart.
And a small opening.
In that space in your chest.
As hope and gratitude.
And energy.
Begin to open up.
And you see a little plant,
A little sprout.
Begin to unfold and grow in the heart.
Continue to watch that little sprout grow.
It's bright green leaves.
Beginning to open up.
As it continues to grow.
Noticing what flower or plant you see in your heart.
And as your flower or plant begins to grow.
You feel your energy returning to you.
You feel your own chest and shoulders opening up.
You feel like maybe you can begin.
To slowly pick up your head.
As you feel energy returning into the body.
Continuing to feel the plant grow and open.
The top half of it moves up towards the top of your chest.
Towards your head.
And maybe you feel its roots begin to grow towards the belly.
This plant is the love and energy that lives within you.
And when we give it time.
It is able to open up.
I give it a soft place to land.
Feel safe to come out.
And as your energy grows with this plant,
You can feel your heart once more beating.
Beginning to awaken.
Beginning to unthaw.
As it too warms up.
Feeling that loving presence still around you.
As you feel it smile at you.
And you get the knowing from it that you are going to be okay.
That it is going to be okay.
And that loving energy smiles down on you.
And reaches towards your heart.
And taps your heart,
Reminding you it lives right there.
It is always right here.
In your mind's eye seeing yourself gently awaken.
Maybe watching yourself stretch and maybe feeling like you want to stretch as well.
Listening to the body.
Stretching and reaching your arms overhead.
Taking a deep cleansing inhale.
Slowly exhaling through the mouth,
Dropping the shoulders.
Looking down,
Turning your head towards your heart and seeing that plant or flower blooming bright.
Feeling its vibrant and radiant energy.
Moving through your body.
Listening to yourself and seeing what you need today.
Taking this energy of love with you.
Taking that comforting energy around you,
That guide or loved one or universal energy.
Taking this through your day.
Feeling supported and held.
Knowing that you are not alone.
You are never alone.
It is all right here within you.
You are love.
You are surrounded by love.
You are deeply loved.
Now.
And forever.
Laying here as long as you'd like.
Moving when you feel ready.
Taking that love and peace with you.
Wherever you go.
