And welcome to the session.
I invite you to take a seat.
Or lie down.
And get yourself comfortable.
You can close down the eyes if you wish Just begin by slowing down the breath.
Taking some slow sighing breaths.
And through the nose.
Low into the belly.
And slut.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm On the out breath you can add an audible sigh.
You feel comfortable doing so.
And as you do,
Just releasing.
All of the tension from the muscles in your body.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm dropping the shoulders,
Releasing the belly.
Relaxing the jaw.
Just settling into the session.
When you're ready.
Placing a hand upon your heart space.
And really feeling the warmth that arises.
The gentle pressure.
And the subtle feelings of self love.
Simple practice of slowing down the breath.
Placing your hand upon the heart space.
Relaxing the muscles.
It's a simple act of self-care that is always available.
Just taking a moment to connect into this space.
Connecting to our highest self.
Part that is known by many names.
Part of us that is connected to the divine.
A wise mind.
Our intuition.
The hard space.
The place we draw our power from.
The untaintable.
Incorruptible.
Sacred stillness.
The peace within.
The Observer.
Inner eye.
I'm going to use this space within.
To heal.
Cleanse and integrate.
To ground ourselves in the present moment.
To explore the insights that arise.
As we explore this process.
Will hold the intention to approach and accept whatever arises.
With an attitude of compassionate curiosity.
And calm confidence.
With radical self-acceptance.
Love ourselves unconditionally.
Not just the good.
The bad,
The ugly,
The unknown.
Paths that are changing.
And their potential.
But will also hold to the dialectic.
Of loving ourselves.
Whilst fixing ourselves.
And in this process today,
We are going to do both.
To from this place of the self.
The hard space.
Invite a part of you.
That is looking to release.
Aspect of our past.
And inner child.
The shadow.
And find this part in the body.
And really connect deeply to it.
Feeling the sensations that are arising.
For the moment at least.
Accepting them.
We hold that the body keeps the score.
That things happened in the past.
That were a bit too much.
So we developed coping mechanisms and responses.
But flat,
Freeze.
Fantasy.
To survive.
We may still be holding on to those things.
From the hard space itself.
Working with this part.
Together we are going to practice a meditation.
Showing this part of us,
This part of our past.
This part of our body.
A way to release.
To let go.
Going to act as an inner guide.
As our own inner therapist.
Or loving inapparent.
And show this part of us the way.
Going to practice the flame and the void meditation.
To do so we picture a flame.
Candle.
Or file.
Vividly.
Which won't move.
Watching it dance,
Watching it swipe.
And we feed every thought.
Motion.
Sensation into that flame.
We notice emotions arising.
Thoughts or memories.
Things were holding onto.
We feed it to the flame.
From the heart space.
Self.
Show the part of you that you're working with.
This process.
Visualizing the flame.
Something arises.
Offering it to the flame.
This part of you to do the same.
Holding space for any fears that may arise.
Any sensations that may come and when ready.
Feeding those into the flame as well.
Visualizing the flame deeply.
Feeding every emotion.
Sensation that is arising into the flame.
Simply sitting.
In connection with this path.
Helping this part to release.
Showing it the way.
Offering it the process.
With the in-breath.
Gathering and collecting.
Scanning.
Primary thoughts,
Emotions.
Sensations.
Could be fed into the flame.
With the out-breath.
Releasing it to the flame.
With love.
From the self or the hard space.
Where you're connecting to a part of us.
By their body.
Part of our past.
Showing it this process.
Guiding it.
Modelling this behaviour.
Inviting this part of us to return to the present.
To return to earth.
Put down any burdens.
Release them to the flame.
We're not forcing this process.
Just offering.
In a moment.
Going to sit in silence together.
For 10 minutes.
With this part.
Practicing the flame in the void meditation.
Showing this part.
The process.
Offering the flame any emotions,
Thoughts,
Sensations.
Or other things that arise.
Helping the part of us we're working with to do the same.
To release.
To let go.
Reintegrate.
To return to the present moment.
If at any time you find that there is nothing left to release into the flame.
That this part has returned.
Reintegrated.
Simply release the flame be in this moment.
Embrace the void.
The sacred stillness.
Emptiness that remains.
But we're going slow.
Gently.
Offering this process to this part.
If there is hesitation.
I encourage you to explore it.
Approaching and accepting what arises.
Compassionate curiosity.
And calm confidence.
Explore what arises.
Once it's been explored.
Consider releasing that too.
Into the flame.
Let's begin.
You Okay.
For those that want to maintain the meditation.
You're more than welcome to do so.
But for everyone else,
Just gently returning.
Back to their bodies.
Their day.
Today we explored a combination of intuitive guidance or parts work combining that with the flame in the void meditation.
The idea being is that we connect to the self.
The hard space.
Our intuition.
Us and our core.
From there.
Find a part that is calling to be worked with.
Approaching and accepting everything that arises with compassionate curiosity.
Calm confidence.
And offering and modelling a process.
Visualizing a flame.
And then releasing any emotions,
Sensations thoughts and other things that are arising into that flame.
A variation of mindfulness that gives us something to do.
When we lose focus upon the anchor.
Working with a part in this way is.
.
.
Subtle.
Powerful.
But can take time.
We may be holding on to things for years or even decades.
So we do not rush the process.
Indeed,
We offer a commitment to return.
Letting that part know that at some stage later in the day.
.
.
Or this week.
We will come back.
Reconnect.
And perhaps practice once more.
So it knows that this is not a once and done kind of thing.
The self have returned.
Deleting.
I'd like to end these sessions with an affirmation.
And I invite you to join in if you feel called to do so.
May I always find refuge in my heart.
May I always be self-led.
May I always remember I can heal and regulate myself.
May I always find refuge in my heart.
May I always be self-led.
May I always remember I can heal and regulate myself.
May I always find refuge in my heart.
May I always be self-led.
May I always remember.
Inheal and regulate myself.
Thank you for joining me.
I'll see you in the next session.
