My name is Lauren Michelle.
Some of you may also know me as 88 Botanica.
Thank you for trusting me as your guide through today's meditation,
Embracing embodiment,
Utilizing the energy of water to tap into our flow state.
I invite you to come and join me by this stream to get into a comfortable position.
Light a candle or incense if you are guided to do so and begin your meditative breathing.
A 10 second cycle of a 4 count inhale fully expanding and rising the chest.
A 2 second pause just for the briefest moment.
And a 4 second exhale fully releasing all of the air that we've taken in.
Our meditative breathing is slow and intentional and it keeps us rooted in the present moment.
Today is September 4th,
2019 and the moon tonight is a waxing crescent and the sign of Scorpio the scorpion,
A water sign associated with passion,
Determination and a no nonsense approach to life.
Scorpios operate with a death before dishonor mindset and live life on their own terms.
Other water signs tend to go with the flow and take the path of least resistance.
But Scorpios tend to reflect the mantra of still waters running deep.
They keep on a brave face and are less likely to show emotion.
Scorpios tend to operate from a flow state,
From that masterful place of complete immersion in and focus on the task at hand.
When we embrace the flow state,
We truly embody the entire experience.
We concentrate and we tap into the essence of the entirety of the moment.
The smells,
The feelings,
The sounds,
The energy.
We become so absorbed,
So engulfed by the complete experiential alchemy that we release our attachments to our perception of time and of space.
We truly flow.
Today we take our lesson from Scorpio and from the divinity of water.
Listen to the moving water as we sit calmly near the stream.
And focus on what we can learn from it.
Water is unique from the way that it moves and heals to its life sustaining ability.
Water is life force.
Water is divine.
It is a consumable manifestation of source.
There is a reason why water is the only thing that truly quenches our thirst.
It resonates with our earthly bodies in ways that man-made substances don't.
Water makes up 60% of human bodies.
And the concentrations in our most vital organs is even higher.
Our brain and our hearts are both 73% water.
Our lungs are 83%.
Knowing this,
Nourish,
Honor,
And respect your body by giving it the water it needs.
This care is a spiritual act.
The four elements are all manifestations of spirit.
Water is the version we can hold within our bodies.
We can clean our bodies with.
We can feed our bodies.
And we can express from our bodies.
It is both a medium and a catalyst.
Let's pause for a moment here and take a deep breath in for 4,
3,
2,
1 and hold it.
And now gently release with the side all that we've taken in.
This is our meditative breathing pattern.
Let's do another one.
And as we inhale,
Feel our chest expand and rise.
Take a deep breath in.
Hold.
And fully release.
Sit in the stillness of this moment.
Beautiful.
We can learn from the power and magnificence of water.
We can embody our own flow states by tapping into our water energy.
Water is powerful.
It is life-giving.
Life-sustaining.
Water can end life.
It can change states and forms.
Water can wear down stone and earth.
It can quench fires and nourish new life.
Water houses entire ecosystem.
It is a direct link to source.
A healer.
When we embrace watery energy and enter a flow state,
We tap into energies that are intuitive,
Emotional,
Creative,
And deeply connected to the unconscious mind and universal wisdom.
We bathe ourselves in this truth and wisdom.
We wade into the divine.
We float in our mastery.
Scorpio calls us to step into her element.
Water.
As we move forward with our day today,
Become one with your task or craft.
Welcome the intense focus that comes with being fully immersed in it.
Place a meditative awareness of yourself and your object of focus.
Allow time and space to fall away.
Cleanse and purify yourself with water.
Nourish yourself with it.
Release any self-imposed blocks or programs into water.
Embody mastery.
Flow.
I thank you for joining me for our meditation today.
For meeting me here by the stream.
To sit.
To share ideas.
And to focus.
And just for a moment.
I hope that you're feeling more grounded,
Centered,
And aware of the present moment.
And that you carry this inner peace forward into your day.
I will be back here for our next meditation.
And as always,
I hope you go forward in peace in all that you do.
And always with a kind,
Healing heart.
I send you lots of love,
Light,
And good intentions.
Peace.
