Hi there,
My name's Sim.
I'm very happy to be here with you as we are going to spend some time together imagining a beautiful secret garden in your mind's eye.
We're going to use our listening and our imagination and I'm going to guide you to feel so calm and relaxed that you might even fall asleep and that's okay,
Though you might enjoy the whole meditation until the very end where I ring a bell.
So let's begin.
I would like you to sit comfortably or lie down on your back making sure that you are nice and comfortable and you can move around until you find the most comfortable position for you.
You can close your eyes if you like,
Feeling comfortable now,
Warm and safe.
And you are going to listen to my voice,
So you'll be using your listening and your imagination to help relax the body and to feel comfortable.
And it might be that you do fall asleep and that would be nice.
Or it might be that you can imagine a beautiful garden.
Closing down your eyes,
I'm going to ring a bell and I would like you to listen to the sound of the bell until you can't hear it anymore.
Really listen to the sound of the bell until you can't hear it anymore.
How was that?
Did you notice the silence?
Could you actually hear the silence?
Let's have another go.
Well done.
That was easy.
Now what I'd like you to do is to listen and count as many different sounds as you can hear.
Notice the sounds of the birds and perhaps the crickets and the rain.
You can count on your fingers how many sounds can you hear?
I think I heard about five different sounds.
How many did you hear?
And do you notice that you were feeling comfortable in your mind?
A nice safe warm feeling.
And you can be so relaxed feeling safe inside your body and your mind.
And now opening up your imagination to a beautiful secret garden.
I'd like you to imagine that you are walking in this beautiful secret garden and there are lots of birds and perhaps it's raining.
There are puddles that the birds are splashing in and playing in.
Do you like to splash in puddles as well?
Do you like to listen to the rain and find it so relaxing and soothing?
I know I really love rainbows.
Whenever I see a rainbow in the sky,
I always feel that there is good luck coming my way.
It's always a good sign for me whenever I see a rainbow.
Allowing for your imagination to open up to this beautiful secret garden of yours in your mind.
Nobody else comes in there.
It's just your safe place to be and you can enjoy your time there now.
You might like to imagine that you're like a bird splashing in those puddles and shaking your wings,
Spraying the droplets of water.
Noticing the color of the water as it splashes,
Little insects flying around.
And it's a sunny day,
Even though there has been rain,
There is sunshine.
So that means there will be a rainbow somewhere.
Can you see the rainbow?
You might be able to see the colors of the rainbow.
What's your favorite color?
You might be able to see red,
Purple,
Blue,
Violet,
Green,
Even pink or yellow.
Can you see the rainbow colors?
And can you feel the warmth of the sun on your face?
And that feels so soothing and calming.
This is your very own secret garden that you can imagine whenever you want.
And whenever you would like to go back into your imagination and each time you go back into your secret garden,
You can explore.
And so now go and explore your secret garden and enjoy the sunshine and the rain.
There's always a rainbow there bringing good luck and happy times.
And now gently coming back from your secret garden and remembering that each time you go back into your safe place,
Your secret garden,
You can enjoy relaxing there and looking for the rainbow,
Hearing the sounds of the rain,
The bird song,
Always there in your mind,
Ready for your return.
And until next time,
Be safe and happy.
Bye for now.
