Welcome to you all today and today's meditation is going to help us focus on the sadness that we feel inside and sometimes we don't honour.
Sadness is not something negative.
Sadness allows us to be aware of what we're feeling in the moment and as we do we allow that sadness to come up to the surface to be seen,
Heard and felt.
So wherever you are right now dedicate the next 30 minutes to yourself.
Allow yourself to sit or lay down,
Wrapping yourself in a nice warm blanket,
Supporting your head and coming into a space where you're present with yourself and your emotions.
And we're going to start by relaxing the body.
When we allow ourselves to relax the body feels at ease.
We connect on a deeper level not just to the physical but to the mental,
Emotional and spiritual sides of ourselves that we sometimes don't give space or time to.
So just feel the body laying or sitting down now.
Feel all parts of the body that touch the chair,
The bed or the floor beneath you.
Feel yourself supported,
Secure.
And in a moment I would like you to take a deep breath in through your nose.
Imagine that you're breathing up from the abdomen up through the spine,
Letting that breath go deep into the brain,
Holding the breath there for a moment.
When you feel ready,
Breathing out down through the nose or opening the mouth,
Letting out a sigh of relief.
As you do this,
You may feel the muscles in the abdomen contract as you breathe up and through the spine and into the mind,
Holding the breath there,
Bringing oxygen into the mind.
And as you breathe out,
Imagine breathing down through that spine,
Letting everything relax as you breathe down and out.
Notice on the out-breath how the shoulders drop down,
The muscles in the back relax.
And just be aware of your feet,
Each of your toes,
The soles of your feet,
The top of your feet,
Your ankles,
Your lower legs and your knees,
Your thighs,
Your hips and your buttocks.
Your pelvis.
Just be aware of the whole lower part of your body now.
And every time you breathe out and down,
Imagine letting go of any tension or stress down through the legs and now through your feet.
And now bringing your attention to your abdomen.
And just being aware of that area as you breathe in and out gently.
And now breathing up through the diaphragm,
Up into your heart and chest.
And imagine as you breathe out,
The breath is moving down around the shoulders,
Down through your arms,
Out through your hands and out through the tips of your fingers.
And now gently bring your attention to your face.
Up through the diaphragm,
Heart,
Chest.
And out through the shoulders,
Down the arms,
The hands and out through the tips of your fingers.
And now gently bring your attention to your face.
Relaxing the muscles around your eyes,
Your jaw.
Feeling everything soften as you gently breathe in and out.
Now feel the body as a whole,
Breathing in and out.
Letting the body sink into the space.
Feeling more and more relaxed.
Now as the body relaxes deeper and deeper,
Maybe you can allow your body to show you a space within it that you hold your sadness.
For some that may be the chest area.
For others in the tummy.
Just allow your body to show you where you are holding your sadness at this time.
Maybe it is something that is going on for you right now.
Or it's a sadness that reveals itself from the past.
And we don't judge our sadness.
Today we are going to be compassionate with whatever we feel.
Wherever it's from.
And in your mind go into the space.
And just allow yourself to breathe gently into it.
Without trying to have an explanation of why it's there.
Just know that it is there.
And that it is there.
Without trying to have an explanation of why it's there.
Just know that it is.
And that's okay.
And really feel it.
As you connect to it,
You may have images or memories coming into the mind.
But just continue to breathe into the sadness.
Allowing yourself to feel it.
And if there are tears,
Just allow them to flow.
What's happening in your whole body as you connect to this sadness.
Is there a person or a situation that comes to mind for you?
Imagine that you could envision it in front of you.
As you observe it.
And what it feels like to see it,
To feel it.
Sometimes we feel sadness.
When we've lost someone in our lives.
Whether it be through passing or separation.
Or conflict.
And the reason we are sad is because we have loved so deeply.
We have put so much into a relationship.
But that the conflict has made us question who we are and who we were in that relationship.
And the sadness is just allowing us to be more aware of the loss we may feel.
And that it's okay to honor it.
And to give it love.
It's allowing yourself space.
To sit.
To feel.
And that it's okay for us to feel the sadness.
Maybe the sadness is around the fears of future.
Maybe the sadness is a part of ourselves we have lost.
Or feel we are losing.
But by connecting to this sadness you are reconnecting to your true self.
Allowing yourself to be more aware of the loss you may have felt.
And to feel you are owning and taking responsibility for your life.
And the part you play in it right now.
And along with this sadness that you feel right now.
There is also joy.
And love.
And wonderful memories.
And most of all hope.
So the image you had in front of you.
Allow other images to form.
Of joyful moments.
Of connecting in love.
The plans for your future.
And see yourself.
As part of them all.
For the life you have lived and shared.
And the life to come.
And as you see them in your mind in front of you.
Smile.
And feel the love in your heart.
Really feel it.
Imagine this love like a ray of light.
The more you focus on it the brighter it becomes and it shines forward.
Out into all of those images.
Past,
Present and future.
Illuminating them.
How does your body feel?
Shining this love.
Shining it bright.
And all because you honored your sadness.
Which was there to show you that there is so much more to you.
There is so much more to your life.
And even though we may feel deep sadness.
We also feel deep love.
And compassion.
And hope.
And even joy.
Imagine the light of this love.
Flowing now all around you.
Almost wrapping you in a blanket of light.
And as you breathe in it absorbs into every cell of your being.
Into your mind,
Your body and your soul.
Breathe in the love.
And breathe it out.
And know that you are loved.
Just allow yourself to be loved.
Just allow yourself to stay in this beautiful presence of the light and love that you are.
For as long as you need to.
Whenever you feel ready.
You can just simply open your eyes and smile.
And give thanks for honoring your sadness today.
And for the gifts it has brought you.
Blessings on your journey.
