Hello and welcome.
I'm so grateful you're here.
I'm Joanna Barrett,
Your guide for this meditation.
I invite you to take a moment to find a comfortable seat and settle in.
Allow your body to find a seated position that feels supportive and easeful.
As you arrive,
Gently invite yourself to slow down.
There's nowhere else you need to be right now.
This is your time to reconnect,
To breathe,
And to listen inward.
With each breath,
We'll move a little closer to stillness,
Clarity,
And presence.
Let's begin our golden cord meditation.
Take a moment to notice your natural breath,
Breathing in and breathing out.
As you continue with your natural rhythm of breathing,
Feel your seat beneath you.
Feel the physical contact that you have underneath your seat.
Notice the connection between your lower body and Mother Earth.
Now,
Begin to deepen your awareness through your breath to elongate each inhalation and each exhalation.
Take several rounds of breath deep into your abdomen,
Lengthening each inhale and each exhale.
Let your body feel supported through your root chakra,
Connecting to the support beneath you.
As your breath becomes more luxurious,
Feel the crown of your head as it reaches skyward,
Perhaps inviting a taller spine and more room for breath to fill your torso.
Not rigid or stiff,
Just sitting in a beautiful alignment as you connect with the Earth beneath you and the sky above you.
You are perfectly positioned between the earthly and heavenly planes.
Imagine a golden cord of light radiating through your spine,
Connecting you down into the center of the Earth.
Envision this light shining brightly through the top of your skull,
Over and out of the crown of your head.
This light illuminates outwards,
Like prisms of light through a crystal.
Feel this golden cord of light run through the entire length of your spine as it shines brightly and fills the inside of your body,
Radiating,
Filling the space you are in.
With that radiant light filling your space,
Begin to deepen your breath gently a little bit more,
Breathing in and breathing out.
Breathing in.
When you're ready,
Begin to come back into your body,
Feeling the space of your body,
The light within.
And feel the room that you're currently sitting in,
Feeling the space of the room.
And when you're ready,
Begin to open your eyes,
Fluttering them gently,
Gazing between your eyelashes,
Keeping that connection of the golden cord of light as you begin to find a little bit of movement through your spine.
Perhaps moving your neck,
Your shoulders,
Ribcage,
Upper,
Middle,
Lower back.
Coming back into your space with this golden cord of light illuminating within you.
Thank you for your meditation practice.
