Welcome to your meditation.
This meditation focuses on the year of the firehorse.
The energy of the year of the firehorse is very powerful.
And when you're ready to begin this meditation with me,
Take a few moments to find the spot where you're going to be most comfortable and interrupted for a short amount of time.
Get yourself situated.
And then when you're ready,
Very gently and slowly and mindfully closing your eyes.
The year of the firehorse for 2026 begins February 17th and ends on February 5th,
2027.
The firehorse is the seventh animal in the Chinese zodiac cycle.
And it is characterized by a year of passion,
Courage,
And bold decisions.
It's a time to embrace freedom,
Express oneself fully,
And trust your intuition.
The fire element intensifies the horse's energy,
Making it a year of quick transformations and sometimes high emotions.
We're going to play in today's meditation,
Aligning with this energy,
That energy that's symbolic of freedom,
Vitality,
And purpose.
We're going to play,
Be open.
So our breath work to start is going to be an inhale through the nose,
And then as you exhale,
I want you to exhale with a horse lip,
Okay?
I'm going to demo it audibly.
So you'll inhale through the nose.
And then when you exhale,
This is how it's going to sound with horse lips,
You'll roll your lips,
Okay?
And this actually is a really wonderful technique because this technique helps us release stress and tension within the facial muscles.
And very often we hold tension there and we don't even realize it.
All right,
So let's do three of these horse breaths with horse lips together.
Inhale through your nose,
Slow deep inhale.
And then gently exhale with the horse lips.
Twice more,
Inhale.
And then exhale and do those horse lips.
Release that stress and tension you may be carrying in the jaw,
The cheeks,
The lips,
Maybe even the forehead,
Maybe your whole face starts to relax with that.
All right,
One more time,
Deep inhale.
And then that exhale with the horse lips.
All right,
I just want you to notice how you feel.
I'm going to invite you to feel the weight of your body supported by wherever you are.
Imagine roots extending from your spine and legs deep into the ground,
Anchoring you in stability.
And take a moment to feel this.
You might even focus on your root chakra as you do this.
So imagining these roots that are extending from your spine and legs deep into the ground,
Visualize a green light in the center of your chest.
And as you breathe,
This light grows brighter and more vibrant.
And it could be any hue of green you like.
Just picture a green,
Glowing,
Beautiful light.
And feel this light as your inner fire.
So how does this green,
Glowing light feel in the center of your chest,
This inner flame?
Now,
In your mind's eye,
See a horse,
A horse of your choosing.
Create one in your mind.
It could be any size,
Color,
Shape.
Maybe it has a beret that it's made.
Whatever you're feeling inspired,
Create your horse.
Now,
Imagine your horse approaching you across a meadow.
You see its beautiful mane flowing in the wind as it's running towards you.
Its eyes are full of wisdom,
Full of courage.
This is the spirit of the fire horse,
Your spirit of the fire horse.
It is your guide for freedom.
It is your guide for strength.
It is your guide for any forward-moving transformation you desire in your life.
And as the horse comes closer,
Feel its powerful yet gentle energy.
Touch the horse.
And notice its energy merging with yours.
Envelop yourself in this.
Feel the horse.
Maybe you're brushing its mane or just touching its nose or holding onto its side as it's just hanging there with you.
That powerful,
Gentle energy.
And it's merging.
Yep,
It's merging with your energy.
Your heartbeats even start to sink.
And you all of a sudden feel a sense of vitality,
Like you could run and run and run.
Maybe run endlessly toward whatever your heart desires.
The fire horse is inviting you to release anything that no longer serves you.
Hmm,
What could that be?
Reflect for a moment.
The horse is open to carrying away all of your doubts,
Fears,
Stagnation,
Anything that's no longer serving you.
So that way,
The horse will leave you feeling lighter and more open to possibility.
Continue to spend some time with your fire horse.
Feel into your heart.
What messages might your fire horse have for you?
Take some time to set an intention with your horse,
An intention that embodies freedom,
Courage,
And forward transformational movement that your heart is desiring.
When you feel complete,
Take a few moments to thank your fire horse spirit for its guidance.
And now watch it gallop away,
Knowing its energy has already merged with you and it will remain within you for this year of the fire horse.
A few things to reflect upon now before we move back to our horse lips breath work technique.
The horse moves fast.
They make decisions in the moment.
I'm going to invite you for this year ahead to trust your intuition.
And sometimes that might include just learning by doing,
Not overthinking.
I invite you to embrace things that excite you.
And know that sometimes fire energy can be a little tiring,
So also balance whatever actions you're taking with rest,
Reflection,
Meditation.
And when you focus on freedom,
Focus on freedom,
Not control,
Letting go of control,
Feeling freedom,
Breaking free from things that may have been holding you back.
Take a few moments of silence just to reflect before we close with three more rounds of our horse lips breath work.
When you're ready,
Take a deep,
Slow inhale through the nose.
And then gently exhale with the horse lips.
Twice more.
Inhale.
Exhale with those horse lips.
And once more,
A nice,
Deep,
Slow inhale through the nose.
And then exhaling with those horse lips.
And once again,
Noticing how you feel.
And remembering that your fire horse spirit is with you through this whole year.
When you're ready to return from this meditation,
Bring awareness back to your body.
Maybe wiggle the fingers,
Toes,
Shake the hands or legs a little bit.
And then open your eyes when you feel ready.
Thank you so much for joining me.
I wish you the most fabulous year of the fire horse.
