Greetings Magical One,
Sugu here,
Offering my gratitude to you for embarking on this adventure with me.
Today we will be exploring all that lies within us through the rhythm and tones of the frame drum.
For this journey,
You might consider using headphones to ensure you'll feel all the vibrations and sounds carrying us deep into our subconscious.
As we begin,
I invite you to find a quiet,
Comfortable space,
Lying down or seated.
And as our physical body settles,
We come to stillness,
Allowing our eyes to gently close.
I invite you to bring a gentle awareness to your breath,
Noticing the rise and fall of your chest or belly as the air crosses your nostrils on the inhale.
And again,
As we exhale,
Remain with your breath.
And as we continue breathing,
Let's clear our energetic system,
Allowing our lungs to completely empty on the next exhale,
All the way down.
And a deep inhale through the nostrils,
Filling all the way up to the top,
Holding.
And now a gentle release out the mouth with any sounds that want to escape.
Allow your breath to settle into its natural rhythm.
Safe in the knowledge we can return to it at any moment during our practice.
Now I invite you to picture yourself floating in a canoe on a wide,
Gentle river in a deep,
Lush,
Green valley.
As the river carries you,
You can feel all the vibrations of every living being around you,
The birds,
The animals,
The plants.
Within this canoe,
You feel held,
You feel connected to all there is,
All there was,
And all that ever will be.
The river carries you,
Knowing where to take you,
Allowing you to surrender and to let go of all those things we use to define ourselves,
Keep ourselves locked into this identity,
Clinging to the last vestiges of ego.
And as you feel the warm sun,
The river gently bends,
The canoe drifts towards the shore,
Landing gently on the sand.
Everything around you,
Feeling your feet touch the shore,
That soft,
Wet sand.
Ahead of you lies a path on the edge of the forest.
I invite you to walk towards that path,
Leaving the canoe on the shoreline,
Leaving the river behind you,
And allow your truth of one with all of the knowledge to guide you.
Feel yourself connected to Mother Gaia,
To the earth,
Always knowing you are safe,
Secure,
And held as your feet touch the dirt.
The path is gentle,
Winding through the forest,
Connecting you with all the animals,
All the plants,
All the vibrations and frequencies around you.
With each step,
With each breath,
Allow all the energies and identities no longer serving you to fall away.
Mother Gaia will take you into her heart path,
Moving through this beautiful,
Lush forest,
Turning this slow,
Gentle corner.
Ahead you see a clearing in the forest.
As you approach,
Hear the beautiful,
Roaring sound of the waterfall,
And stepping out of the forest into this clearing,
You find yourself standing at the edge of a lagoon,
Looking up at this beautiful waterfall coming down from the cliffs above.
And as you look around,
Taking in all the natural beauty,
You notice off to your right a small path just along the shoreline of the lagoon.
I invite you to walk towards that path.
The path moves you around the edge of the lagoon,
Getting closer and closer to the waterfall.
And as you feel the mist of the water coming down off of the cliff,
Entering that beautiful,
Crystal clear pool,
You notice the waterfall is in front of a cave.
Walk towards the cave,
Passing behind the waterfall,
And entering into the mouth of the cave,
Feeling the wet stone on your feet as you take your first steps inward.
Inward.
As you walk down this dark corridor,
You notice a brilliant,
Beautiful light ahead.
Towards that light,
The light is coming from a beautiful,
Small pool of crystal clear water.
As you approach that crystal clear water,
I invite you to lean down and look into the water.
Do you see?
Return.
Ahead of you,
You see the sunlight coming from the end of the cave.
I invite you to rise and walk towards that light,
Feeling with your feet,
The sun on your face calling you.
These are the calls of your ancestors,
Always with you,
Always guiding you,
Always keeping you safe.
Cure.
You reach the end of the cave and find yourself overlooking a beautiful forested valley.
Oh,
Great spirit,
Whose voice I hear in the winds and whose breath gives life to all the world,
Hear me.
I need your strength and wisdom.
Let me walk in beauty and make my eyes ever hold the red and purple sunset.
Make my hands respect the things you have made and my ears sharp to hear your voice.
Make me wise so that I may understand the things you have taught the people.
Let me learn the lessons you have hidden in every leaf and rock.
Help me remain calm and strong in the face of all that comes towards me.
Help me find compassion without empathy overwhelmingly.
I seek strength not to be greater than my other,
But to fight my greatest enemy,
Myself.
Make me always ready to come to you with clean hands and straight eyes,
So when the light fades as the fading sunset,
My spirit may come to you without shame.
As we make our return,
Bring a gentle awareness to your breath,
Noticing the rise and fall of your chest to your belly.
I invite you to find little movements in your body.
You wiggle your toes,
Wiggle your fingers,
Rolling your wrists,
Your ankles.
If you're seated,
Maybe rolling your shoulders a little bit,
Your head,
Allowing that to move.
And as we complete our journey,
I invite your eyes to gently blink open,
Returning to this dimension,
This awareness.
Our journey is complete.
I would like to express my deepest,
Deepest gratitude for you joining me and allowing me to be your conduit to the frequencies of creation.
And wherever you may go,
Wherever you may be,
Be well,
Be safe,
Be present.
Namaste.
