Welcome back to another Soul Fitness meditation.
With the hot sun now loosening its grip on the world,
We find ourselves approaching the autumn time.
In the Jewish calendar year,
We now approach the magical month of El,
The prelude to the Jewish New Year,
The prelude to Yom Kippur,
The day where we are cleaned,
The day where we are set free.
This month of El is so precious,
It's a time of preparation,
It's a time more specifically of something which we call Teshuvah.
Teshuvah is a word which has been misunderstood,
Teshuvah is a word which people believe to mean repentance in a very negative sense,
Repentance in the way that people might think,
I'm so bad,
I'm so lost,
I'm so broken and dirty,
There's no way I will ever be able to be fixed.
But you see the root of the word teshuvah is shav,
And shav means to return,
Because the Jewish idea of repentance isn't about going somewhere else,
It's not about finding someone else,
It's not about becoming somebody else,
Rather the Jewish idea of return is about coming back,
Coming back to you,
Coming back to who you truly are.
So let's get quiet,
Let's find ourselves now in a beautiful peaceful state and set our intentions,
Set our kavana as we now enter this month of El,
We'll set our intention to return.
So make sure you're feeling comfortable,
Make sure your back is straight against the chair,
If you're lying on the ground and no limbs are crossed,
Now allow yourself just to breathe,
Take a deep breath in through your nose,
Feeling yourself there,
Hold for a few seconds and then breathe out,
Allowing all the toxins,
All the negativity just to leave.
Once again,
Allow a big deep breath in through your nose,
Feeling yourself alight and love,
Hold for a few seconds and then breathing out again,
Focusing on your breath once more,
Focusing on your breath,
You breathe in through your nose,
Feeling yourself there,
Getting quiet,
Getting very very still and comfortable and then breathe out again,
Feeling completely still and quiet right now.
One more time,
Big deep breath in through your nose,
Hold for a few seconds and then breathing out again.
Your whole body has gone through a hot summer,
Summer of exertion,
Let's get the body quiet,
As you continue breathing,
Focus on your right foot,
Send it to sleep,
Focusing your right lower leg,
Relaxing it,
Sending it to sleep,
Your right thigh,
Now your left foot,
Your left lower leg,
Your left thigh,
Just sending it to sleep,
Feel both your legs now feel warm,
Heavy and very relaxed.
Now your right hand,
Right arm,
Right elbow,
Right upper arm,
Warm,
Heavy and relaxed.
Same thing with your left hand,
Forearm,
Left elbow,
Left upper arm,
Warm,
Heavy and relaxed.
Feel me,
Your chest and your back as well,
Letting go of all the tension and stress,
Letting go of all the pain and worry,
Let it just dissipate out and disappear,
Shoulders,
Your right ear,
The right side of your face,
Your left ear,
Left side of your face,
Chin,
Mouth,
Teeth,
Tongue,
Feeling warm,
Heavy,
Relaxed,
Nose,
Nostrils,
Your right eye,
Your left eye,
Your forehead,
Feeling warm,
Heavy and relaxed as you go to the top of your head now your whole body feels a state of peace and calm.
Even our body wants to come home,
Even our body is looking to come back to a state of health because that's what we're doing when we do Tushuvah,
We're looking for health,
We're rejecting a world of spiritual malnourishment and we're embracing a world of connection,
We're embracing a world of truth.
In this state that you're in right now,
State of calm,
In this state that you're in right now,
A state where you can feel connected,
Let's take a journey but it's not a journey to a foreign land,
It's not a journey to an overseas country,
To a new city or environment but it's by far and away the greatest journey that you can take,
Shove,
Return,
Return,
Let's move away from the idea of repentance,
Of going somewhere,
Becoming someone else and realizing that really Tushuvah return is a decision,
It's not the journey to go overseas,
Over the seas,
Up on the hills,
No,
Rather this is in your heart,
It's in your mouth,
It's with you,
It's with you at all times,
So breathe in now,
Feel yourself of light,
Love,
Energy,
Realizing that your inner soul,
Your connecting soul is always full of love and light,
It's always holy and pure and you're coming back home to it,
You know some say I need to travel to go far to discover what's deep inside,
Why should I endeavor to leave myself behind to look outside for that which is within,
Why am I searching in other places and faces for treasure chest that is with me now and to which I have the key,
I have the key,
We have the key,
It's our decision,
It's our decision to choose my soul,
To choose my inner soul that cleaves to the almighty,
That longs and thirsts for its supernal light,
So I need to open the door,
Just open the door,
Open the door because if we want,
We are already there,
It's time to get clean,
It's time to breathe clean air,
To see clean sight,
To speak and to hear clarity,
To shoover,
It's time to come home,
As you breathe in now,
Notice the feeling of coming home,
Of being home,
Being with your true self not what others expect you to be,
Not what others think you should be,
But back to your true self,
Your essence,
The holy soul,
The holy soul inside,
The holy soul inside which is you,
Shining,
In this month of El,
A time of love,
Is a time of closeness,
A time to bask in that light of being home,
Keep breathing in through your nose,
Feel yourself with air,
Breathe out again,
Once again in through your nose,
Feel yourself with air,
Out again,
You're home,
Home is peace,
In through your nose,
Feel yourself with air and breathe out again,
You're home,
Home is peace,
Home is connection,
Home is who you really are.
Hip,
Wassheets,
