Hello and welcome.
This track is a guided shift of your focused attention.
The goal of this track is to take you from your current state of whatever that may be,
Anxiety,
Disconnection,
Feelings of frustration,
Or perhaps just fatigue,
And we're going to go through the focused attention shift to peace,
Joy,
Connection,
Love.
The best place to listen to this track is perhaps in a comfortable chair or lying down,
So make sure that you are also in a place where you're not going to be disturbed.
For the full effect of this track,
Please make sure that you're wearing headphones.
Don't worry,
If you're not wearing headphones,
I'll pause and wait.
I want you to stay with me throughout this track.
Listen and follow the prompts.
So as the music fades now,
I want you to close your eyes,
Let your breath relax,
And let's begin.
So here we are.
We find ourselves in a beautiful park.
Look around you.
Over there we can see the playground.
Just over there we can see a dog park as well.
Look at all those dogs.
Over there we can see the cafe where everybody's sitting down and having some tea,
Relaxing in this beautiful sunlight.
See all the trees around us?
Wonderful.
Such a beautiful day.
Why don't we go over there to the playground now?
I want you to pay attention.
Look at those kids over there.
So much joy in the moment.
Can you imagine how they're feeling right now?
Just that absolute bliss.
And look,
There's a new father playing with his child.
Look at how much fun they're having together.
Think about that connection.
Isn't that connection wonderful?
How much joy does it bring to your heart to see a family,
A child,
And how much they're connected?
Can you feel your face softening as it brings a little bit of warmth to your heart?
It's truly one of life's blessings,
That connection to others.
And there's no greater connection than that with family as well.
All right.
Why don't we take a moment and walk together?
Walk with me now.
Let's go to those dogs over there.
Look at them playing.
Look at that small one over there,
Running around,
Chasing the bigger dogs.
Looks like it's having fun.
Oh,
Look.
Look at this puppy coming towards us.
So cute.
So small.
Can you feel it licking your fingers?
It's so cute.
It's really adorable to see young life.
They bring so much joy to us.
Babies of any kind,
Kittens,
Puppies,
But this one right here,
He seems to like you a lot.
Can you feel your face soften?
Perhaps soften into a smile.
Can you feel your heart warm up just a little bit more?
Can you feel the tension leaving your body as this little puppy is playing with you?
All right.
How about we walk over to the cafe?
Come with me.
Let's walk together.
Take a look at that couple over there.
How old are they?
Maybe 20 years old?
They're holding hands.
Isn't that wonderful?
The feelings of young love,
That early stage in life where you have those relationships and it seems like that person is your whole world.
Look at that.
Ah,
To be young again,
But it really is beautiful to just notice their emotions,
How open their hearts are to each other,
How deep they feel that love for each other.
How wonderful that is.
And look,
Look over there.
Can you see that older couple?
Wow,
They must be in their 70s and they're still,
Look,
Holding hands,
You know,
See those gentle touches.
You really must appreciate each other.
They must have been through a lot together and to see them so in love and appreciative of each other at this age in their life,
That's,
That's something else that just makes me wonder.
You know,
What is life?
That type of partnership just fills me with so much joy.
Do you feel it?
Do you feel your face softening into a smile and your heart warming up?
And do you feel your body relaxing?
Let's walk over here to this patch of trees.
Come with me.
Oh,
I really love this.
Look up.
Can you see the sun shining through the branches,
Shining through those green leaves?
How wonderful is that?
Oh,
Isn't nature amazing?
Sometimes I just think about it and my heart is overwhelmed with how complex and beautiful it is just noticing even the smallest aspects of nature.
What's the aspect that you can see that you're paying attention to the most?
The sun.
Look at that.
The sunshine through the leaves,
Through the branches.
Maybe it's the wind gently blowing through those branches.
Maybe it's the bright green of those leaves.
Can you feel the softness of the breeze on your face?
It really is something,
Isn't it?
Can you feel your face softening as you feel a connection to nature?
I want you to stay here and I want you to think about everything that we've experienced together.
The kids playing and just being in the moment.
What effect did that have on you?
How did you feel?
What about the puppies,
The dogs just enjoying the moment as well,
And how much did you feel the peace of that moment,
The joy of that moment,
And the love as the puppies want affection from you and you want to give affection to the puppies too.
And then what about the cafe?
Seeing the young lovers,
Seeing the older lovers,
How much could you feel their love as well?
And how much did it remind you of your love?
And what about trees and the sunlight and the gentle breeze?
How much did that connect you with nature as well?
I invite you to stay here.
Stay in the park and soak it all up.
I'll leave you here.
And when you hear this bell,
I'll close out the meditation for you.
