Sometimes when I'm feeling a little cold,
Or hurt.
Or stuck,
Or frozen,
Or just like I'd like to have a little more love and light and energy in my life.
I like to do this gentle little meditation called Healing Beam of Light,
And it's perfect for healing.
And energizing at the start of the day.
So let's try it together.
Perhaps you feel tight somewhere.
Or a bit cold or heavy.
Let's find a comfortable way to sit or lie down.
Go ahead and get grounded.
Notice a sense of safety in this moment.
Notice the ground or the chair.
Pressing up to support you.
And you.
.
.
Feeling grounded.
As you press down into it.
As you feel safe and supported.
Go ahead and close your eyes.
To prepare for the exercise.
Take a slow.
.
.
Deep breath in through your nose.
And a gentle exhale through your mouth.
Perhaps it would feel good to let out a sigh.
Go ahead and do that again.
Now you could picture the hurt parts of yourself like grass.
With sharp,
Jaggedy frost on them.
Or picture yourself sitting.
Aside.
Calm pond.
Just before dawn.
When the air is cold,
Maybe you feel stiff or tight.
Just take a moment to acknowledge the tense parts of yourself.
The frosty bits.
With closed eyes.
Visualize.
That it's the first hint of mourning.
The air is cool.
Peaceful.
Breathe in slowly.
As if you're greeting the day for the very first time.
And again,
Notice the weight of your body supported by the crown.
In your mind's eye.
You can see far away.
On the edge of the horizon.
Faint glow begins to rise.
With each inhale,
Picture that soft,
Golden light reaching upward.
With each exhale,
Let go of heaviness.
Yesterday's worries.
Tension in your shoulders.
Clutter in your mind.
You can watch.
As with each breath.
The sky gradually becomes more colorful.
Gorgeous early morning gradient where the colors shift from black to blue to greens and golds and peaches.
Warmer and warmer.
And finally,
You see a bright edge of sun emerging just at the horizon.
As the sun peaks above the horizon,
Feel its warmth touching your forehead and cheeks.
Let it melt away the cool shadows of sleep and self-doubt parts of you that feel cold or frosty.
Are almost reaching out for the sun as it reaches toward you.
Feel yourself awakening,
Not just physically,
But emotionally.
Ready to receive warmth and love.
Bring to mind a time where you felt loved immensely.
Maybe you were a child sitting on your grandmother's lap.
Or you were embraced by a friend.
Or you felt a spiritual being.
Or any experience of pure love.
Imagine this glow of sunshine is like the beams of that love,
Warming your face,
But also melting and transforming your pain or heaviness.
The light and love penetrates your frost just like sunlight glows through snow crystal.
And as it reaches you,
And touches you.
You feel its warmth gently healing you.
As the sun rises,
The beams of light stretch and reach downward,
Bathing your throat.
Your chest,
Your heart.
With each breath,
Your heart feels like it's opening to the sun.
Picture that gentle warmth filling your chest with compassion,
Courage,
And calm strength.
The rays of light now flow through your arms down to your hands.
Imagine sunlight pooling in your palms,
Ready to give and receive kindness.
Feel it stream through your torso,
Illuminating every organ,
Every cell.
Each one waking up.
Humming with energy.
The warmth melts any tension or heaviness.
And you can see it dripping away like water.
Drying off.
Warming up.
Sometimes the light reaches into parts that feel dark and cold.
Allow these parts to be there.
But let the golden energy flow around these parts.
And if they're ready.
.
.
They gently melt.
You feel lighter.
Almost as if your chest was so light it could lift itself up and away from the ground.
Each heartbeat sends this warmth and energy pulsing through your body.
Thank your heart for spreading this light.
The light moves down through your belly.
You feel your belly rise and fall.
With soft warm energy.
The rays of sun spread to your hips,
Legs,
And feet.
Anchoring you into the earth.
You are both sunlight and soil.
Bright and grounded.
With each breath,
Energy rises from the ground,
Meeting the warmth descending from above.
This beam of light is also love.
It sees your hurt.
Embraces them.
And they willingly melt into water.
Which flows.
Worms.
Evaporate.
With each heartbeat,
You can feel this warmth flowing outward to each arm and leg.
Notice what that feels like as it spreads through you.
Now see your whole body glowing as if you are made of light.
The warmth not only stems from the sky,
But now it also emanates from you.
You're breathing in the energy of the sun.
And breathing out peace.
The light within you begins to radiate outward to the room.
To the people you love,
To the world.
Spend a moment here.
And rest in this life.
It's warm and soft and energizing and healing.
Imagine sending warmth and healing to anyone who needs it.
Animals,
Family,
Friends.
Even strangers.
Feel love circulating like sunlight through open windows.
You are both the receiver and the source of life.
Take a gentle,
Steady breath in.
And a very slow breath out.
Wiggle your fingers and toes.
Sense the light still glowing gently in your chest.
Steady sunrise you can carry wherever you go.
When you're ready.
Go ahead and open your eyes.
And step into your day.
Warm.
Clear,
And energized.
