Coming to your seated position,
Resting your attention on your natural breath,
Noticing the rise and fall of your lower abdomen,
Letting go of control,
Observing your natural breath.
In the Zen tradition called Kintsugi,
When a ceramic pot breaks,
It's not discarded.
Instead,
A process transforms the pieces into a unique object.
The fractures are filled with a golden liquid,
Highlighting the object's history and giving it new life,
Observing the beauty through destruction.
So,
As we transition into autumn,
A time of letting go and change,
Consider what needs healing within yourself.
Become aware of your body vessel.
On a physical level,
Are there any physical sensations that require attention such as fractures or strains?
How about your circulatory system,
Does anything need releasing?
Just observing these areas without reaction,
Acknowledging and accepting change will occur.
Now,
On an emotional level,
Is there anything you'd like to let go of,
Such as sadness?
Is there a past version of yourself that you long for,
Perhaps a time of happiness and joy?
How would you like to become new?
Letting go of the old coincides with letting come of the new.
In Chinese medicine,
The emotions are stored in the organs,
Intuitively now.
Sense which organs need special attention.
Letting and letting go,
Fracturing your current awareness,
Preparing to be transformed and re-acknowledged.
And now,
On an energetic level,
Becoming aware of how you interact with family,
Friends,
Peers,
Animals,
Nature.
How do you express your love to others?
How do you express love to yourself?
Breathing now,
Breathing in,
Letting go,
Breathing in,
Letting go,
Breathing in,
Letting go,
Opening new space to be filled with purity and appreciation.
And now letting go of control of your breath,
Observing the natural breath.
Imagine now a fountain of golden ointment.
Pours evenly,
Gently,
Down from the top of your head,
Down,
Filling the body vessel that you choose to become one with.
Letting the golden ointment pour down evenly,
Healing on all levels.
Down the top of your head,
Into the space in between your ears,
The centre of your head,
The back of the eyes,
Into the centre of your eyebrows,
The nose,
Lips,
Mouth,
Relaxing the jaw.
A melting golden ointment pouring into your whole face,
Every pore of your skin,
Down your neck,
Your throat,
Streaming into the chest,
Down the arms,
Into the hands,
The upper abdomen,
The lower abdomen,
Filling with golden warmth,
Letting go of impurities in the mind,
In the body,
Letting go of anything that does not serve you.
Visualising the golden ointment pouring down the top of your head,
To your upper body,
Your lower body,
Your whole body,
Transforming,
Appreciating all the facets of your being,
Letting go of what was,
Bringing forth the new,
The ever flowing,
Moulding and changing,
Storing all this new energy into your lower abdomen,
Resting in this new awareness.
And when you're ready,
Rubbing your palms together,
Bringing in warmth,
Placing your hands over your eyes,
And gently opening the eyes,
Entering pure,
Loving awareness.
I am loving awareness.
I am loving awareness.
I am loving awareness.
