I invite you now to start to settle in to the position and space you have chosen for your meditation at this moment.
Start to bring your awareness internally,
Leaving the outside world and the worries at bay.
Bring your awareness to your breath,
Noticing the inhales and the exhales,
Allowing yourself to become more and more relaxed with each passing breath.
As you sink deeper down into quiet and ease,
Perhaps you can imagine a grounding cord dropping down from the back of your spine.
Imagine it going down to the center of the earth,
Deep into the earth.
Imagine there is something that you can anchor the cord to,
So that no matter where you go on your inner journey,
You feel solidly connected to the earth.
Now bring your attention to the spot between your eyes,
Your third eye.
Imagine a light there.
Now imagine that light becoming a beam that extends out into space.
Follow that beam as it leaves the building that you're in,
As it travels above your town,
As it continues out so that you can make out the entire countryside and then the state.
Keep going further and further out onto outer space and notice the curvature of the earth.
As you keep going further and further out,
Find yourself enveloped by the softness and the quiet of space.
Notice below you the big blue or green bowl with white clouds whisking around it.
Allow yourself to enjoy this perspective for a moment.
Now notice another beam of light very near to you,
A different beam from the one that you followed into outer space.
Begin to follow that beam back down the earth.
The beam is taking you back to earth 20 years from now,
20 years into the future.
Keep following this beam down,
Noticing the curvature of the earth and the geography stretched out below you.
As you come closer to the end of the beam,
Keep noticing where you are.
This is where your future self lives.
You,
20 years from now,
Come into contact with the earth and notice where you are.
Notice what dwelling or nature surrounds you.
Now move to the dwelling of your future self.
What does it look like?
What kind of landscape does it have?
Are there trees,
Flowers?
What kind?
Get a sense of this place.
Approach the door of your future self.
Know that on the other side of the door,
Waiting to greet you,
Is your future self,
Yourself 20 years from now.
As the door opens,
What do you notice?
Greet your future self and notice the way your future self returns your greeting,
Welcoming you into this time and place 20 years in the future.
Take in this person,
Your future self.
What does he or she or they look like?
Notice how they're standing.
What are they wearing?
Get a sense of their presence.
Notice the inside of this dwelling.
What kind of person lives here?
What are the colors and the senses of this place?
Now move with your future self to a comfortable place for a conversation.
Perhaps your future self offers you something to drink.
Really settle in and make yourself comfortable for a conversation with your future self.
Begin by asking the following two questions.
What is it,
Future self,
That you most remember about the last 20 years?
In the last 20 years,
What stands out most in your memory?
Take a moment now to hear the answer.
Now ask your future self the following question.
What do I need to be most aware of to get me from where I am now to where you are?
What would be the most helpful for me to get to where you are and be a new story leader?
Listen to what your future self has to tell you.
Now take a moment and ask your future self your own questions.
What other questions are there that you would like to ask your future self?
It's time now to bring this visit with your future self to a close.
Thank them for being here with you today and for sharing their wisdom.
Now find your way back to the beam of light and journey back up the beam.
Watch this world 20 years in the future grow smaller and smaller as you move out into space.
See again the ball of blue and green below you.
Notice the clouds swirling around it.
Notice that your beam of light is intersected with a different beam of light that will take you back to your original current location.
Follow this beam of light back to present time earth.
As you travel down this beam,
Notice the earth growing bigger and bigger.
Notice the geography of the state or province moving further down the beam.
Notice the countryside,
The horizon of the town,
And finally come back into the room or space where you started meditating.
In a few moments I'm going to count from three to one.
At the count of one you will feel refreshed and alert as if you have had the perfect amount of rest.
Aware that you can remember everything you wish of this journey.
I also invite you to journal about the things that you will remember about this journey.
Three,
Coming back to present time.
Two,
Stretching your body and feeling the ground beneath you.
And one,
Opening your eyes feeling refreshed and alert.
