Find a quiet place where you can rest undisturbed for a while.
Sit or lie down comfortably,
Letting the surface beneath you hold and support your weight.
Adjust anything that needs adjusting until your body says,
Yes that's better.
And then close your eyes,
Allowing the outside world to fade a little.
Begin by focusing on your breathing.
Inhale slowly through your nose,
Drawing in calm.
And exhale through your mouth,
Letting the day fall away.
Again,
In through your nose and out through your mouth.
With your next breath,
Inhale peace and exhale tension.
One final time,
Breathe in,
Filling up from belly and chest.
And then breathe out,
Releasing fully.
Let your breath now find its natural rhythm,
Soft,
Effortless,
Like a tide ebbing in and flowing out.
Notice the gentle movement inside of you,
The rise and fall of your chest,
The subtle sound of the air you breathe.
Imagine that movement echoing the rhythm of water lapping at the shore.
Feel the contact between your body and the surface that is supporting you.
It's firm yet yielding like wet sand beneath bare feet.
You are being held.
From the soles of your feet,
Sense fine threads of silver gold light descending into the earth,
Anchoring you with quiet steadiness.
With each natural exhale,
Release into that support.
And with each effortless inhale,
Draw in calm from the ground below.
Imagine the threads of silver gold light growing longer and growing stronger,
Stretching and reaching deep into the earth beneath,
Grounding you,
Anchoring you,
Centering you.
Now,
Imagine a soft,
Gentle breeze moving over and through your energy field,
Cool and refreshing.
It brushes away the residue of the day,
Leaving only ease.
This cleansing breeze and the threads of light remind you that you are grounded,
Safe and gently beginning to flow.
Begin to notice the subtle sensations within you,
A flutter in your belly,
Warmth in your chest,
Or perhaps a gentle ick somewhere you've held tight.
These are the ripples of emotion,
Small waves arriving to be felt.
You don't need to name them or fix them.
Just breathe and allow.
As you breathe,
Those inner ripples widen gently like circles expanding on the surface of water.
And soon,
You find yourself standing beside that water,
A quiet inlet at twilight.
The air is cool,
The light silvered and still.
The water reflects soft movement,
Each shimmer a feeling ready to be seen.
As you watch,
Faint circles form on the surface,
Emotions surfacing,
Harmless,
Natural.
Let them appear.
With every breath,
Picture the water moving through you,
Loosening what's been held too long.
A soft current carries heaviness from your shoulders,
Through your arms and out through your palms and fingertips.
Another wave drifts through your chest,
Untying small knots of feeling.
Your breath is the tide,
In and out,
Receiving and releasing.
If tears come,
Let them.
If warmth spreads or sighs escape,
That too is release.
Everything that moves is healing.
Visualize a single stream of water flowing down from above you,
Clear and luminous.
It pours gently through your crown,
Tracing a path through your body,
Gathering anything that's ready to leave.
With each exhale,
It washes the energy away,
Returning it to the greater ocean of life.
Whisper softly inside,
It's safe to feel.
I trust my emotions.
I am free to release.
As the stream clears,
A glow begins to rise within you,
Warm,
Rose gold light mingling with the cool blues of the water.
It spreads through your body like sunlight touching waves,
Bringing softness and renewal.
Your emotions become gentle currents again,
Carrying understanding rather than weight.
Stay here for a few breaths,
Floating in this calm.
Notice how open your inner space feels,
Fluid,
Balanced,
Alive.
Beneath the music now,
Faint whispers begin to move,
Gentle words woven through sound.
You won't hear them with your ears,
However your subconscious will effortlessly pick up their meaning and their rhythm.
Each one ripples quietly through you,
Carrying the vibration of ease.
Let them work while you rest,
Waves of light passing through water,
Through you.
As the whispers fade,
Bring your awareness back to your breath,
Steady,
Effortless,
Your constant tide.
Notice how calm your body feels now,
How emotion and energy move together in harmony.
Take a slow,
Conscious inhale and a long,
Releasing exhale.
Sense gratitude blooming for your body,
Your heart,
Your willingness to feel.
The waters within you are clear again,
Still,
Yet alive.
And in that stillness,
There is freedom.
Gradually begin to notice the weight of your body on the surface beneath you,
The air touching your skin,
The quiet sounds of the room.
Begin to bring movement back into your body by wiggling your fingers and wriggling your toes.
Perhaps shift the weight on your hips and gently stretch your arms and legs away from you,
Slowly returning fully to your body and the present moment.
Take one final,
Reawakening deep breath in through the nose,
And out through the mouth.
And when you're ready,
Open your eyes softly.
Carry this sense of flow with you.
Your emotions are your teachers,
Your tides.
And you,
Lovely soul,
Are the ocean that holds them all.
