Take a moment to let the outer world soften.
There's nowhere else you need to go,
Nothing else you need to hold.
Gently close your eyes and begin to notice your breath as it is.
No fixing,
No changing,
Just noticing.
Feel the inhale as it arrives,
Quietly,
On its own.
Feel the exhale as it releases,
Effortlessly.
Let your breath become a doorway.
With each inhale,
Feel yourself drawing inwards.
With each exhale,
Feel the outer world loosen its grip.
Inhale and feel the space opening inside you.
Exhale and feel your body settle as if remembering how to rest.
If it feels natural,
Allow your breath to deepen slightly,
As though your breath is creating room for something subtle to emerge.
There is a moment,
Very quiet,
Where attention turns inward without effort.
You may feel it now,
As if your awareness is gently stepping back from the surface of things and drifting downwards,
Like sinking into warm water,
Like descending a staircase made of breath,
Each step inward feeling softer than the last.
There is nothing to analyze,
Nothing to name,
Just the sensation of moving within.
You are not imagining this,
You are remembering.
Now,
Without forcing an image,
Allow a sense of place to arise.
Not something you build,
Something that reveals itself.
You may notice color first,
Or texture,
Or light.
You may sense a landscape,
A room,
A vast open space,
Or something entirely unfamiliar.
Whatever appears to you is perfect.
This is your inner world.
Notice how it feels to be here,
The atmosphere,
The tone,
The quality of the space.
You are safe here.
You are welcome here.
As you stand in this inner place,
Notice that it responds to you.
When you move,
It shifts.
When you pause,
It breathes with you.
This world is not separate from you,
It is made of you.
Walk gently through it.
There is no destination,
No goal,
Just exploration.
As you continue,
You may begin to realize something quietly astonishing.
This world has depth,
Layers,
Distance,
Detail.
It exists whether or not you name it,
And you are not making it up.
You are perceiving it.
Notice how real it feels to be here.
Let yourself feel the wonder of this,
The realization that you can close your eyes and enter an entire world that lives within you.
Just stay here for a few breaths.
Let awe arrive without trying to explain it.
Now slowly begin to sense the edges of this inner world,
Not leaving it,
Just noticing that you can move between worlds.
This place does not disappear when you open your eyes.
It remains accessible,
Patient,
Alive.
You can return here anytime you turn inward.
Begin to feel your body again.
Take a deep inhale,
Inviting the inner world to come with you.
Take a deep exhale,
Feeling grounded,
Present,
And whole.
When you're ready,
Gently open your eyes.
Carry the knowing within you that your inner world is real,
That it is vast,
That it is yours,
And that you have only just begun to explore it.
