Life Inquiry

This is a mediation that invites you to reflect on aspects of your life that you would like to be different. You will spend time clearing your mind and connecting fully to your body and soul, releasing all that no longer represents your truth. You will have time to quietly reflect on what is most important and gain insight into your path. This has been recorded outside so enjoy the background music and the sounds of nature.

Transcript

Reflective meditation.

Take a moment to settle in your space.

Make yourself comfortable in a space you have provided for yourself.

It may be a chair,

It may be on the floor.

Make sure you have enough cushions around you and your spine is straight and upright.

And you feel easy and comfy in your position.

As you were settling in and adjusting your shoulders,

Feeling your back drop just a little.

Notice your breathing and take a moment to allow a pause,

Allow slowing down,

Allow softness.

And as you get more settled in your chair with your feet on the floor or sitting cross-legged on a cushion,

Allow the breath to slow down and become conscious of this simple act of the power of the breath and its life-giving force,

Breathing in the prana or the air around you.

Notice how that feels,

Breathing in and breathing out.

Bring your awareness just for a moment to the breath as you were settling.

When you are settled,

Keep your attention on your breath.

Pay attention and notice as your breathing short,

It is a little ragged.

Have you moved into a more gentle,

Rhythmic rhythm and flow?

Just notice what is happening.

And with each breath purposely and consciously,

Allow it to slow.

Allow the in breath to fill the lungs,

Pause,

And the out breath to release any tension that you might be holding.

Picture the word calm in each breath and relax in each out breath.

Visualize those words,

Calm,

Relax,

Calm,

Relax,

Calm,

Relax.

Visualize those words,

Caressing the breath and intend for the healing properties to take effect.

Focus and become aware of each breath.

This is your moment,

Your space,

And your time.

Give yourself permission to fully enjoy and to fully embrace this time.

As you notice your breath,

Take a moment and allow it to be anchored in your being.

Allow its roots to support you and notice how it feels in your body with each breath.

Breathing in and breathing out.

Breathing in and breathing out.

Breathing in and breathing out.

There is nothing that you need to do.

There is no way you need to go.

Allow any busyness of the past hour or hours,

Days,

Or week to just fade away just for this moment.

With each in and out breath,

Notice the sensations and what is happening in your body.

Notice when you hear the word calm or relax.

Become aware of any thoughts and emotions that might be coming up when you hear those words.

There is nothing you need to do about it.

Just notice and observe what is happening.

Notice any racing thoughts,

Any quiet thoughts,

Feelings,

And it's as if you're standing back and able to observe or sense your body.

And as you're sitting back and observing your body,

Notice the sounds around you.

To hear,

To hear butterfly fluttering in the wind or a dragonfly buzzing around.

To hear the crickets chirping.

To hear birds singing.

To hear the wind rushing through and around the trees.

To hear cars honking.

To hear cats meowing.

To hear dogs snoring.

Listen to the musicality of all the sounds and what you hear.

What are the sounds that surround you?

And as you take that in and as you take that in with each breath,

Breathe the sounds into your body,

Letting them be and breathing them out.

Notice which sounds you gravitate towards.

Notice the sounds that make a difference in your body.

What is the sensation?

What is the feeling?

Allow yourself now to notice the smells,

The scents.

Do you smell a hotness in the air?

Do you smell the scent of a flower?

Do you smell the scent of the day?

What does the day smell like to you?

What are the scents of the day?

What are the aromas?

How do they feel in your body?

What are the sensations?

How do they feel entering your nostrils,

Through your nose and through different parts of your body?

Where are they lingering?

Notice and pay attention.

Become aware and notice.

And as you notice,

Breathe in these scents,

These aromas and smells,

The sounds,

And allow them to be.

Again,

Just notice what are the scents that you're drawn to?

Or which are the scents that are pulling you away?

Look,

I'm aware now of any tastes in your mouth and any sensations on your tongue.

Is it dry?

Is it sweet?

Is it bitter?

What does the air feel like as you breathe it in?

What does it taste like?

What does it feel like as it's entering the mouth and touching all the taste points on the tongue?

What does that taste like and what are the textures?

Just notice and become aware.

Observe now how your face feels.

Is it tight?

Is it tired?

Does it feel relaxed?

Does it feel soft?

Notice your jaw.

Is it clenched?

Is it relaxed?

Notice your cheekbones,

Your eyes,

Your temples,

Your throat.

Take a moment now to breathe in and breathe in the energy and the prana that is all around you.

Breathe in from above and feel the sensation of prana entering into your crown chakra,

Entering into the top of your head and picture a flower slowly opening to receive this prana.

And breathing out what you no longer need or require from the back of your head.

Intend.

Allow the energy of life of prana to sweep away any cobwebs or tiredness.

Use the breath,

The breath in this gift as a gift as you breathe in and intend to breathe out anywhere in your face where you feel a discomfort.

Pay attention to your jaw,

Your cheekbones,

Your temples,

Your ears,

Your eyes.

How does your face feel now?

What are the sensations?

What are the feelings?

Just notice.

There's nothing you need to do.

Just notice.

And with the next breath as you're breathing in and as you're breathing in the prana,

Allow the attention to focus now on your shoulders.

How do they feel?

All tight,

Relaxed,

Hot,

Warm?

Are they clenched?

Is there a holding on feeling or a letting go sensation?

Just allow the feelings in your shoulders to be.

Just notice them.

Become aware of them.

There's nothing that you need to do.

And with each breath,

Breathe in and then breathe out.

Breathing in from above and breathing out.

Breathing in from above,

Breathing out now through your face and your shoulders.

You may notice a release.

You may notice an easing.

Notice the sensation and feelings as you intend to let go of any tension or stress.

Notice where your attention is being drawn.

Allow and let go.

Bring your awareness now to your tummy.

How does that feel?

Is it swirling?

Is it loud?

Does it feel calm?

Is it rumbling?

Does it feel tight?

Are you holding on to something?

What are the sensations and the feelings?

What do you notice?

Observe.

And with each breath,

Breathe in and breathing out.

And it's as if you have this ability,

This power to breathe prana into the top of your head,

Into your lungs,

And with your intention that you can breathe out through the parts of your body where there is discomfort and the breath is able to dissolve the discomfort.

Notice how that feels.

Notice what's happening.

Notice and allow.

Bring your attention now to your feet.

How do they feel?

Do they ache a little?

Are they soft?

Are they hard?

Do they feel happy to be rested?

How do your toes feel?

What are the sensations?

You have chakras in your feet like a flower and as you're breathing and you're breathing in the prana,

You're using your breath.

You're using the power of your breath to open those flowers in your feet and then intending,

Allowing any excess or energy that you no longer acquire,

Anything that is not aligned to who you are.

Allow that energy to just leave your body.

Bring your awareness and your focus once again to your breath and allow the energy from above,

From the top of your head,

Allow the energy and breath to flow.

Allow it to flow all over your body or through your body or through the center of your being.

Become aware of the sensations and the feelings.

This is your time.

This is your space.

There is nothing you need to do.

Allow the breath to anchor you in the here and now.

And now invite you to spend a moment or two and reflect on what you would most like to have in your life right now.

Allow yourself a couple of moments to reflect and ponder on what that looks like.

Picture yourself waking up and become aware that this has already happened.

What does your life look like?

What is different?

How does it feel?

How does it feel in your body?

What are the emotions?

Relief,

Happiness,

Joy,

Excitement.

Allow yourself a moment to acknowledge,

Accept and have gratitude for what has been.

And allow these new feelings to be fully present in your body,

Fully anchored in your being.

And as you sit with this feeling and sit with your breath,

Reflect how you might describe this new way of being.

Maybe a word,

Maybe a thought,

Maybe an emotion.

It may be a feeling.

It may be a rollercoaster of all of that.

Tune into your body.

Where does it sit?

What does it look like?

Does it have a color,

Texture?

Does it have an energy,

A feeling?

Does it have emotion?

This is your moment,

Your life,

Your dream,

Your hope.

So whatever it is that you feel or perceive,

It is yours.

It may be the energy of calm.

It may be the energy of joy,

Of expectation,

Of excitement,

Of new beginnings,

Maybe adventure.

It may be any number of thoughts,

Emotions and feelings and whatever that is,

That is perfect for you.

Allow yourself a moment to sink into your body where it's sitting.

What does it feel like?

What does it look like?

Breathe into balance and use the breath to go deeper.

Use the breath to anchor yourself in the here and now.

Use your breath to fully explore where it sits and what it looks like.

And as you tune into your body,

Notice words,

Thoughts,

Emotions and feelings.

And as you do this,

Return to your breath.

Each time,

Return to your breath,

Notice,

Become aware.

Allow yourself the space between your thoughts to really explore and go deeper.

You have this time.

So go deep into your core,

Into your inner being,

Into your inner essence,

Into what you really want to bring more of in your life.

So so hmm slowly and gently bring your awareness back.

Notice your feet on the ground,

Your hand on your lap.

Notice your left shoulder,

Your right knee,

Big toe on your right foot,

Fingers on your left hand.

Notice your back of your neck.

Notice your breath.

Notice the in breath and the out breath.

Feel yourself coming back into your body,

Coming back into the present here and now.

You might just slowly open your eyes,

Looking down on the floor.

And then when you're ready,

Just looking around,

Wringling your fingers,

Your toes,

Shrugging your shoulders,

And feel yourself coming fully back into your body,

Fully back into the present.

You might want to spend a couple of moments journaling any insight or any wisdom that came to you during that brief meditation.

You might even want to share this with the person next to you.

Know whatever happened while you're in that meditation,

That it's absolutely perfect for you.

So just take a moment now.

Bit of time for yourself just to reflect.

Thank you.

Have a great day.

Namaste.

Reviews

Hi Debra
Thank you for a really lovely meditation, loved it .
One thing that i did not like was the intermittent noise of shuffling in the background that really tested my concentration
Namaste
🙏🏻