We begin by taking a deep breath in,
Exhaling with gratitude for this time and space we have created for ourselves to deepen in,
To sit with intrusive thoughts,
To find comfort in the uncomfortable.
To meditate is to surrender,
To allow yourself to feel all that is happening in the present moment.
It is not a time of silence or pushing away thoughts,
But a time of acceptance of all that is happening around us and inside of us.
In order to practice non-attachment in our walking world,
In our waking life,
We can start here.
I want you to imagine you are standing on top of a mountain,
Transported by your heart center to a beautiful sacred place.
The sky is bright blue,
The sun illuminates the valley below.
You may see the desert,
The ocean expanding for miles,
Or endless rows of trees.
Breathe deeply and a guide comes to meet you making their way towards you with a basket and out they pull this beautiful meditation cushion for you.
They place it down on the stone and ask you to sit.
In front of you,
They begin creating an altar,
Placing sacred feathers,
Stones,
Objects you may have in your world or objects from theirs.
You receive your helping spirit holding space for you.
They make their way behind you,
Allowing yourself to lean in,
Imagining your back right up against their chest or energy body.
You feel a warmth,
A safety,
An ease of surrender.
Your guide says we are going to practice being.
We are not leaning into silence.
We are not turning away.
We are going to allow all of our attachments to come forward and as they do,
We will witness them.
As soon as the thought comes in,
I want you to imagine transforming it into a black crow,
Letting it fly around you,
Coming towards you.
Instead of jumping on its back and letting it take you away,
Notice,
Observe until the next thought comes,
The next attachment.
Shapeshift it,
Notice it,
Observe it.
If you find yourself getting too deep into the story,
Leaving this sacred place,
Leaving this mountaintop,
Ask the bird to take you back and again,
Practice witnessing.
You can use a mantra,
I see you,
Thank you for coming,
Or simply,
I see you,
I acknowledge you.
Your guide takes a deep breath in when you can feel the heaving of their chest beginning to bring you back into your body.
You take a minute to feel into what it felt like to accept and to practice non-attachment and as you go out into your day,
You see everyone and everything like a black crow and you practice your mantra,
I see you,
And you let it go.
Your guide reminds you,
You can return to this place at any time and they pack up their altar and you stand on this mountain,
Overlooking this landscape,
The beautiful sun shining on your face,
Grateful for another day to embody the human experience,
To see and feel.
