Welcome to this stay with yourself guided meditation for connecting with your soul self.
Start by sitting in a chair with your feet firmly planted on the floor and your hands gently resting in your lap.
Feel your spine tall and upright,
Reaching from your tailbone all the way up through the back of your neck.
Can tuck your chin a little to get some extra length on your spine.
And from this place of being supported in the back of your body,
Allow your heart space to soften and open.
Drop your shoulders down and back.
Feel your arms get heavy and your tummy soften as you bring awareness into your breath,
Taking several deep slow breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth.
As you inhale slowly,
Feeling your tummy fill with air like an empty balloon being filled and releasing tension.
Continue relaxing your body,
Becoming soft and heavy yet alert and upright at the same time.
Relax the muscles in your face,
Your forehead,
Around your eyes.
Relax your jaw and behind your ears.
Feel the edges of yourself here and now in this space,
Whole,
Contained and complete here in this moment.
Nowhere to go,
Nothing to do.
And from this space of deep breathing,
Relaxation and alertness,
I want you to imagine yourself rising up through many layers of heaven,
Almost like different floors of a tall building.
Just see yourself rising higher and higher up through the air,
Moving through each layer of the heavenly realms until you are as high as you can go.
And find yourself standing in this beautiful,
Magnificent,
Heavenly,
Light-filled,
Radiant,
Rainbow place.
Notice what surrounds you in the distance and nearby.
How does it feel to be here,
To rise up through all these layers of heaven and be here at this uppermost layer,
The top level?
Just let yourself feel the exaltation,
The beauty,
The lightness of rising up into the heavens.
And know there might be other layers even higher up than this,
But this is the one you've landed on and this one is exactly where you need to be.
And from here,
I want you to notice that this magnificent being arrives in this space.
And you can tell this is you.
This is your soul self and you know it.
You are radiant.
You are glowing.
You are light and carefree and full of depth and wisdom.
And as you look at your soul self,
Notice your soul looking back at you with so much love,
So much care,
So much tenderness,
So much excitement to see you here.
And just notice elements of how your soul self has arrived.
The gender of your soul self.
What is your soul self wearing?
What are their mannerisms like?
Their hair,
Their features.
Notice all the details of your soul self and maybe the details shift and change as you look.
But really take in all the details of how your soul self is presenting itself to you in this moment in all of its glory and magnificence.
And notice that you feel,
You feel really,
Really comfortable and at ease in the presence of your soul self.
You also feel strength.
Almost like you're receiving a big hug from a loving parent.
Just notice that feeling in this space.
A feeling really,
Really comfortable and cared for.
And that just standing in the presence of your soul self is bringing you a sense of peace and ease and confidence because this is you.
This is the soul that lives inside of you that you're getting to sit with and look at and see.
Your soul that is smiling back at you and just really take it in and let yourself enjoy this.
And know that your soul is eternal.
And this is you.
This is like you looking in the mirror and really seeing yourself for who you actually are.
Notice how amazing you are.
And smile back and delight that this is the soul that lives inside of you.
And sit down with your soul or go on a walk with your soul or whatever it is the two of you would like to do together.
Begin doing that now.
Maybe your soul wants to take you somewhere and show you something.
You can ask your soul to show me what are your plans for me for the future?
What do you have in store?
Where is it you're taking me and where is it you want to go?
And ask your soul questions in these ways.
And notice that your soul sometimes speaks in words and sometimes your soul speaks in pictures and images.
Your soul speaks in feelings and vibrations.
And really allow your soul to speak to you in these ways.
Ask your soul in this moment.
Give me a vision of what's coming for me,
Of all the goodness that's coming for me.
Help me feel the lightness and the freedom that I know is there for me.
Ask your soul to present these things to you.
And you can ask your soul too,
Is there anything you want me to know or anything you want me to remember when I feel lost or confused or scared or worried or whatever it may be?
What do you have to say to me that would help give me courage,
Strength and encouragement?
And allow yourself to receive whatever it is and know that your soul is simple.
It doesn't need a lot of words,
A lot of explanation.
And from this space,
Imagine that your soul reaches out to you with both hands and takes you in their arms.
As your soul hugs you,
Feel yourself being absorbed into your soul.
And all aspects of you that feel small,
That are suffering,
That are wearing a mask in some way,
They all melt away.
And you are now standing in your soul self.
And feel all the aspects of those details of your soul that you noticed earlier,
What you're wearing,
You're wearing it.
That smile that radiates that light from within.
This is you,
You are inside your soul now.
Radiating.
Feel your wisdom,
Feel your ease of being.
Feel yourself filled with joy and excitement.
The path to come.
Up here in this upper layer of heaven.
I invite you to come back to this meditation as often as you need just for the practice and how to access your soul self in your daily life and in this way.
You can always come here and seek guidance,
Seek wisdom,
Seek clarity,
Seek reminders on what is true for you and about you and within you.
Because your soul knows better than anyone or anything what is best for you.
It knows you by heart,
Your soul knows you by heart.
And wants nothing but the very best for you.
So come here often and regularly and surrender and ask and receive.
For now I'm going to leave you with several minutes of soft music so you can just practice communing with your soul self on your own.
Until next time,
May you stay with yourself today and always.
