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Engaging The Lost Inner Child

by Wendy Hartmann

Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Experienced
Plays
5

This guided meditation begins with creating a specific energetic state to be able to open and receive the lost inner child, engage with the child, and shift the relational energy with the child. Accompanied by "It feels good (to feel good again)" by PCIII (FMA CC BY).

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Transcript

Close your eyes and begin to breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth.

Breathing in through the nose,

Out through the mouth.

In through the nose,

Out through the mouth.

Imagine standing at the top of a mountain,

Beautiful meadow,

On a lovely late spring day.

The sun is shining,

The sky is pure blue,

Some white puffy clouds.

The sun feels warm on your skin.

You kick your shoes off and you stand barefoot on the earth.

And as you drink in the beauty around you,

With each inhale you begin to bring the energy of the earth spiraling clockwise through your feet,

Up your legs,

Your hips,

Your abdomen,

Your ribs to dance around your heart before moving out with your exhale.

You breathe in this earth energy,

The strength,

The interdependence,

The ecosystem,

The peacefulness,

The balance.

And as you exhale,

You return that energy back to the earth with love and gratitude.

And as Mother Earth feels this love and gratitude,

She returns it back to you.

Breathing in her energy,

Love,

And gratitude to dance around your heart,

Breathing out your love and gratitude back to her,

Creating a loop moving up through you and back down to her.

Breathing in,

Breathing out.

Just notice how your legs feel as you breathe the love in,

Breathe the love out.

And we invite your heart to keep this loop moving.

As you look up at the sky and you know there are billions and billions of stars,

There are planets and galaxies,

Cosmos,

So much that we don't even know.

And you feel that energy of the wisdom,

The possibilities,

The expansiveness,

Energy of home.

And you breathe that in through the crown of your head,

Dancing clockwise all the way down through your head,

Through your throat,

To dance with that earth energy at your heart before it goes back out with your exhale.

Being sent out with love and gratitude.

That love and gratitude is returned to you from above,

Moving in,

Dancing around the heart,

Moving out.

You now have two loops of love and gratitude coming from below,

Coming from above,

Connecting you to the earth,

Connecting you to the infinite possibilities above in the cosmos.

And we invite your heart to continue that loop as well.

And as you look out,

You see a young child running towards you.

This is your child archetype.

It is the young version of you before that first moment that you played small in order to feel safe,

Accepted,

And loved.

Welcome this child.

Lie down in the grass to look up at the sky,

Look up at the clouds,

And just take a few moments to make out what are the shapes of the clouds.

What do you see?

What does the child see?

And look at that child and ask,

You felt safe enough to play any way that you want to.

What would you do?

Show me how you'd like to play.

And just allow that child to take you on the playful journey that it's been longing to experience for so long.

And if there is any resistance at all from this child,

Let them know that you are here right now,

Fully present.

Fully open,

Ready to experience.

What is your child showing you?

How does it feel?

Invite the child to sit with you there in the sun.

And if it's comfortable,

You can hold hands,

You can sit close,

Whatever feels appropriate to you.

And just ask the child,

What do you need to feel safe and secure?

What do you need to feel loved?

In what ways can I let you know that I hear you,

I see you,

I trust you,

And I love you?

Ask how this child archetype shows up in your world when you are in the moment.

Not in alignment with your deepest knowing that you are a divine,

Infinite being.

In what ways does it try to get your attention?

You have the opportunity now to move forward with this child archetype,

With the wisdom that has been shared with you here.

Are you willing to move forward together?

And if you are,

Make that commitment to the child now.

Know that with this commitment,

You are aware of how that child shows up.

So when you see this happening,

It is your moment to take a breath,

To pause,

And to have the conversation with the child.

What are you needing now in this moment to feel safe,

Loved,

Accepted,

And be willing to listen and take inspired action in that moment?

You are now a team,

A very powerful team.

And so thank this child for being there for you to help you remember your innocence,

Your purity,

Your creativity and curiosity.

And let the child go back to wherever it wants to play in this moment.

And as you remember the loop of love and gratitude,

Moving in to dance around your heart from below and above,

And moving out,

Moving in,

Moving out,

Moving in,

Moving out.

And as you're ready,

Open your eyes slowly,

Taking a look around where you are,

Coming back into the present moment,

Taking time to make any notes that feel appropriate to you.

It's been an honor and a pleasure to guide you.

Meet your Teacher

Wendy HartmannEureka Springs, AR, USA

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