Welcome.
We're really happy you showed up.
It's been such an intense and strange time.
You may be feeling fairly steady,
Or it could be one of the most challenging times you've ever faced.
No matter where you are along the pandemic path,
This meditation will help ease you into a deeper sense of peace and infuse a greater confidence in your ability to continue moving toward health and happiness.
Settle into your spot and close your eyes.
Let's take a few deep cleansing breaths and begin to release any tension you're holding onto.
We know that privacy and quiet is sometimes hard to come by,
And you may be trying to meditate with other people nearby.
If they become distracting,
Silently acknowledge the disturbance and return to the meditation.
With an easy,
Natural rhythm,
Allow the cadence of your breath to soften your body and quiet your mind.
Inhale peace,
Exhale stress.
Let your body sink deeper into the cushions.
Muscles loosen and limbs grow heavier.
We'll be taking a journey of the Spirit,
But this feeling of deeply relaxed awareness will remain with you throughout our time together.
Allow a feeling of gratitude to enter your consciousness.
This may sound like a novel endeavor if aspects of your life are very hard right now,
But breathe through any hesitation and soften into it.
Begin with an offering of thanks for the working people who have spent their time providing all the services that keep you going.
Now bring to mind the most important people in your world,
Those who have given of themselves to support you.
Family,
Doctors,
Friends,
You might even include a beloved pet.
Holding them all in your mind's eye,
Let your heart fill with gratitude for all the gifts they have shared.
Think back to a time in your life when you felt fully grounded in your own strength.
Perhaps it's the vitality of your youth,
Or maybe it's the memory of overcoming a specific challenge.
What were the circumstances that led to that confidence?
Can you recall how it felt to know you had the ability to not only deal with adversity,
But rise above it?
Where do those feelings of confidence and competence show up in your body?
Allow that power to spread through your entire being.
Imagine yourself on an open sea,
Bobbing among rolling waves in a small but sturdy sailboat.
The wind is picking up.
Although you remain upright,
You find yourself being tossed about in many directions.
The high seas can be stressful in challenging conditions,
But you have a strong rudder and thick canvas sails.
Even in the howling wind,
You possess the skill and strength to harness those gales rather than fight them.
Reposition yourself among the ocean swells and feel the wind catch your mainsail.
Thanks to your resilience and tenacity,
You're back on course,
Using the swirling energy to move you forward with ease.
The seas are calmer now,
But sometimes anxious feelings linger.
Check in with your body and notice if you're holding on to vestiges of fear or anxiety.
Night has descended on your little sailboat.
Let yourself be blanketed by the welcoming darkness that surrounds you in every direction.
It takes a minute to acclimate to the deep black of night,
But with the help of a golden full moon,
Your eyes adjust and you notice a miraculous sight.
The ocean is teeming with subtle fluctuating light.
Phosphorescent waves roll past,
Glowing green swells that mysteriously appear then dissolve into the great dark ocean.
Sea creatures of all shapes and sizes swim by,
Fins and tentacles aglow just under the water's surface.
The lustrous display from these otherworldly creatures parade past your boat,
Reminding you that beauty can inhabit even the darkest spaces.
So so shifting your gaze upwards,
Take in the thousands and thousands of stars suspended in the night's velvet canopy.
Without any competition from artificial sources,
These celestial messengers brightly beam their love and light upon you.
Take in the grandeur of this heavenly display and fill your soul with the peace and beauty of a moment out of time.
The visceral joy of this experience intensifies and coalesces at the top of your scalp.
Now feel it flow downward,
Its healing energy washing over you,
Cleansing and renewing each cell.
Details blur and you are infused with love and light from a source with no beginning and no end.
A profound sense of contentment and gratitude fills your soul.
Take some time to simply be in this luminous peace.
So so so so remember that this beautiful place you have found your way to is always available to you.
Loving,
Healing support from forces both seen and unseen is just a breath away.
Until we're together again,
I wish you peace,
Purpose,
Prosperity,
And love.
So so so so
