Close your eyes and take a deep breath in,
Allowing the weight of the world to settle gently on your shoulders.
It may feel heavy or it may feel unbearably light.
In this moment of stillness,
Perhaps sadness,
Embark upon a meditation to explore this winding,
Meandering,
Uncertain,
Unclear terrain of grief.
Take a deep breath in.
Grief,
That labyrinth maze of emotions,
Defies the constraints of linear time.
It meanders in loops,
Swells and recedes,
In a rhythm that has a neat trajectory of stages and phases,
But rather dances the distant and dissonant melody of sorrow and of healing.
As you navigate this landscape,
Imagine yourself standing at the crossroads.
You see the past,
The present and the future.
And each path,
Whether it is pebbled or paved,
Muddy or dirt,
Each path represents a moment in the continuum of grief,
Intersecting and diverging in unpredictable ways.
Release the need for a linear perspective,
For grief,
The rigid confines of the single.
Witness the ebb and flow of emotions as they rise and as they fall,
Like the tides of an invisible ocean blowing through some chimes.
As you breathe in,
You allow yourself to feel the ache of loss,
The sting of absence and the punch of the bittersweet memories that stir in your heart.
Remember that in this non-linearity,
The depths of grief and the heights of joy can co-exist,
Intertwining in human experience.
Breathe in,
Embrace this complexity.
It is not a series of checks boxes to be completed,
But rather a symphony of emotions that demand to be felt and acknowledged.
Let go of the pressure to fill or follow a prescribed timeline and instead surrender to the organic rhythm of your own feelings.
As you navigate the twists and turns of grief,
Notice the unexpected encounters along the way.
Moments of profound connection,
Flashes of insight and glimpses of growth may arise amidst the shadows of sorrow.
Embrace these gifts as signposts of integration and of transformation.
Breathe in,
Feeling into your body,
Into the joints and the muscles,
Into the ribs,
Into the feet.
Where are those feelings arising?
Where are they showing up?
Into your physical encounter.
On this winding path,
You may find yourself revisiting moments of pain,
Of loss,
As if you were caught in an endless loop.
Do not despair.
Do not expect yourself to be somewhere else.
Each visitation allows for an opportunity for deeper understanding and healing.
Allow yourself to explore those echoes,
The curiosity and compassion to yourself and to your process.
Taking a deep breath in,
Release the need for resolution and closure.
Grief does not follow a straight path with neatly tied endings.
It is an ever-evolving process weaving its way through the fabric of your being.
Embrace the uncertainty.
Embrace the paradox,
For it is within this difficult embrace that healing begins to thrive.
Breathe in and out.
Come to that weight that you feel once again.
Where is it sitting?
How heavy does it feel?
How light?
Is it even or is it uneven?
Breathe in and along.
As you gently open your eyes,
Carry with you the wisdom of the wandering.
Embrace the fluidity of your emotions.
In doing so,
You invite in the possibility and the hope and connection to this unending,
Ever-unfolding tapestry of your life.
Remember that in this embrace of grief,
You are not alone.
Countless others have been here too.
They have traversed the seemingly uncharted terrain,
Each with their unique rhythm and dance.
Lean on the communal understanding.
Find solace in shared stories.
And together,
We keep walking forward,
Day in.
You may not feel okay right now.
And there will be many mornings where you wake up feeling not okay.
But one morning,
You will feel this is the journey.
Take a deep breath in.
Namaste.
