Hello and happy birthday.
On pivotal moments,
Ceremonial experiences,
That is your birthday.
I love reflecting on a song lyric that goes,
How many people had to survive for you to arrive?
Taking that in and truly feeling the gift that is you,
The gift that is this moment,
The gift that is this life.
So come and sit with me.
Celebrate yourself,
Celebrate all those who have came before you.
Celebrate the beautiful,
Perfect moment that is this now moment.
However you may be feeling,
But acknowledging the magnitude of magic and miracles that had to be to bring you here.
Coming into a comfortable seat,
Cross-legged,
Laying down,
Sitting up.
Really comfortable position,
Anyone that works for you.
Start to connect to the breath.
Feeling your inhale and your exhale.
Grounding into the body through your breath.
And if you would like to deepen that connection,
You could rub your hands on your thighs,
Fingertip to fingertip.
Really feeling the sensory experience that is breathing and being here.
Inhale.
Exhale.
Now matching a mantra to the breath,
A simple one of grace and thanks.
Inhale,
Thank.
Exhale,
You.
Inhale,
Thank.
Exhale,
You.
Inhale,
Thank.
Exhale,
You.
Thank you to all those who have came before you,
That have led you to be.
Thank you to your ancestors,
To the land that has held you throughout your life.
Thank you to the people who have supported you on your path.
Thank you to even those who didn't.
Inhale,
Thank.
Exhale,
You.
Inhale,
Thank.
Exhale,
You.
Inhale,
Thank.
Exhale,
You.
Thanking the divine in any way that serves you.
For all that has been,
Has brought you to another rotation around the sun,
Another opportunity to be here.
Another rotation around the sun,
Another opportunity to experience life and market with the symbol of your age.
Inhale,
Thank.
Exhale,
You.
Inhale,
Thank.
Exhale,
You.
Inhale,
Thank.
Exhale,
You.
Thanking yourself for all that you are,
For all that you've learned about yourself,
For all that you've been determined to feel and to be and to actualize.
It is not a small feat to live this life to its fullest.
Thanking yourself for any of those moments.
Thanking yourself in the moments of down throughout this past year that have also brought you to moments of feeling alive.
A neutral thank you is a prayer of saying that you see the grace,
You feel the grace,
And you humbly say thank you.
One last in-breath.
Inhale,
Thank.
Exhale,
You.
Exhale,
You.
Letting go of the mantra,
Letting go of connecting deeper to the breath,
And just noticing what it feels like to be,
Be on this day,
Be in your body,
Be in this moment of your birthday,
A day of celebration for all that you are,
All that you have been,
But really all that you are going to be.
Taking a moment to plant a seed of intention for this year ahead.
Allowing yourself to plant it into the earth as you say thank you.
Thank you for meditating here with me today.
I am so grateful and I am excited for what this year has in store for me.
Thank you for meditating with me today.
I am so grateful and I am excited for what this year has in store for you.
