Hello and welcome to this loving imagination meditation.
I'd like you to start by getting into a relaxed and comfortable position in a quiet space.
You can either close your eyes or haze your vision,
Whichever is more comfortable for you.
Now that you are comfortable,
I want you to mentally run over your body from the top of your head to the tips of your toes.
And physically relax any areas that still feel tense.
You may not have realised at first,
But places such as the shoulders hold lots of tension.
So just ensure that you are physically Your body should now be fully relaxed.
Begin to bring your attention and concentration to the breath.
Following it as you inhale and then as you exhale.
Ensuring that it is always a comfortable and organic breath.
It should feel completely effortless.
As you continue to follow your breath,
Try to settle your mind.
Let any thoughts or feelings in and then let them pass by.
Always bringing yourself back to your breath as you notice any of these thoughts appear.
Trying not to react to them.
Just letting them pass as you bring your attention back to your breath.
As your mind lets go and you follow your breath,
You should start to feel more and more relaxed.
You should begin to feel light and free.
Your whole body is relaxed now.
Your face is relaxed.
Your neck and shoulders are relaxed.
Your arms are relaxed.
Your belly is relaxed.
Your legs are relaxed and your feet are relaxed.
Everything is relaxed.
Now I want you to imagine that you are standing on lush green grass in the middle of a forest.
You are barefoot and can feel the lush green grass under your feet and between your toes.
As you look around,
You notice a tree stood by a calm trickling waterfall.
You glide over to the water's edge and look out at the calm waterfall and its pool before you.
You go over and sit up against the trunk of the tree at the water's edge.
Your toes brush the cool calm water.
Looking up,
You notice the tree's lush green canopy above you.
You are calm and you are relaxed here.
Your breath is easy and you are as calm as the water in front of you.
You watch the trickling water and listen to its calming sound.
As the water trickles,
A small drop of water flies through the air and lands on your chest just above your stomach.
This water droplet awakens an energy inside of you,
An energy filled with light.
It is a ball of light.
Notice how it glows and shines bright.
Imagine this small ball of light getting brighter inside of you.
It isn't growing.
This is just getting brighter and brighter,
Radiating warmth and a bright glow.
Now with every inhale of breath,
The ball of light does start to grow.
It is filling your stomach with its brightness.
As you inhale,
The ball of light grows and travels down your arms.
It brings energy and warmth as it travels,
Right down to the tips of your fingertips.
With your next breath,
It travels up into your shoulders,
Neck and face,
Warming them as it moves further up.
Imagine now with every inhale that the light travels down through your body,
Around your hips,
Across your back and down through your legs,
To your feet and to the tips of your toes.
As you inhale,
Imagine this light flowing around your entire body.
See its colour and feel its warmth.
It continues to burn brighter as it flows.
When you are ready,
Imagine this glowing light encircling you.
It is creating a glow around your entire body.
This light is now flowing through you and around you.
You may at this point start to feel things.
You may feel love,
Compassion or happiness.
However,
You may also feel sadness,
Discomfort or even shyness.
Just let these feelings in and accept them.
Breathe with them and accept them for what they are.
You may wish to use a mantra at this stage to bring yourself back to yourself and to the love inside of you.
With every inhale,
Say out loud or in the minds eye,
I breathe in love.
And then with every exhale,
Say I breathe out negative energy.
Inhale,
I breathe in love.
Exhale,
I breathe out negative energy.
Repeat this for several breaths.
In and out.
In and out.
Continue to follow your breath,
Existing who you are,
Feeling that love and acceptance of yourself with every breath.
Now take a couple of deeper breaths.
As you start to become aware of your physical body and your physical surroundings,
Feeling the air around you and the ground below you.
Now when you are ready,
Taking your time,
Continue breathing as you slowly open your eyes and bring yourself into the present moment.
Thank you for listening.
Namaste.
