Welcome to the special birthday meditation.
I'm Anna and I'll be guiding you through this session designed to celebrate your life,
Honor your journey and set powerful intentions for the year ahead.
Every time I have my birthday coming up sometimes I feel overexcited on the days prior or on other years I sometimes feel more introspective.
This meditation is a moment of pause and a gift of self-care to yourself,
With yourself,
For yourself.
Whether you are celebrating your birthday with a big party or maybe an intimate gathering or nothing at all because you just don't like to celebrate your birthday very much,
This is a time for you.
Let this moment be a moment of pure gratitude,
Love and a space for envisioning a future filled with joy and fulfillment.
It's a big hug to your inner child,
To yourself,
Just as you are.
Let us begin by finding a comfortable seated position or maybe for you it feels good to come to a laying down space.
Just taking a moment to find what is your sacred comfortable space today,
Making sure nobody and nothing will disturb you,
Adjusting anything you need to really get yourself as comfortable,
As supported as you can.
And once you find that space,
Close your eyes gently and just take a couple of deep breaths.
Inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth.
Let's do two more just like this.
Inhale,
Exhale,
Inhale,
Exhale.
Next time you inhale,
As you exhale start cultivating your nasal breath,
Just feeling the weight of your body supported by the earth beneath you.
With each breath you take you allow yourself to sink deeper and deeper into this moment,
Letting go of any tension or stress.
Now as you sit deeper or even relax deeper into that space,
I invite you to visualize yourself sitting at a base of a majestic ancient tree.
As you sit in this tree,
Feel its roots intertwining with your own.
They're grounding you deeply into the earth.
This tree has seen many seasons and it carries wisdom through its roots and branches.
Feel the strength and support it offers you.
It's grounding you firmly in this present moment.
Now bring your awareness to your breath.
Notice the natural rhythm of your inhalations and exhalations.
Can you imagine each breath as a wave and is like it's gently washing over you.
The waves are cleansing and renewing your energy.
With each inhale breathe in positivity and lightness.
With each exhale release any negativity or doubt.
As you breathe here allow yourself to open up,
Allowing that beautiful heart of yours to open so that you can invite love and warmth to flow through your entire being.
Feel this love connecting you with the universe,
To the people you care about and to the essence of who you truly are,
Your true self.
On this special day,
Your birthday,
Let's take a moment to reflect on your past year.
Take a couple of moments here to visualize the moments that brought you joy.
Feel each one of them as victories.
Each experience,
Whether joyful or challenging,
Has contributed to the beautiful person you are today.
Now imagine yourself in a beautiful garden.
This garden is filled with vibrant flowers.
It's green,
It's colorful and this garden represents your past year.
Each plant and flower symbolizes a different experience,
A lesson or a moment of joy.
As you walk through this garden take a moment to appreciate the beauty and growth that has taken place right here throughout this year.
Feel the gratitude of everything for the people who have supported you,
To the opportunities that have come your way and the love that surrounds you.
Imagine each of these blessings as a star lighting up the sky of your personal universe.
I am grateful for the experiences and lessons of the past year.
I embrace the love and joy that surrounds me.
I embrace the love and joy that surrounds me.
I embrace the love and joy that surrounds me.
I am open to new opportunities and growth in the coming year.
I am open to new opportunities and growth in the coming year.
I am open to new opportunities and growth in the coming year.
I trust in my ability to create a beautiful and fulfilling life.
I trust in my ability to create a beautiful and fulfilling life.
I trust in my ability to create a beautiful and fulfilling life.
I celebrate my uniqueness and honor my journey.
Now visualize a path leading out of the garden and into a bright open field.
This field represents the year ahead.
It's full of possibilities and potential.
Imagine yourself walking along this path.
You're feeling excited and hopeful about what's coming ahead.
See yourself achieving your goals,
Embracing new experiences and deepening your connections with loved ones.
As you see yourself here,
Take a moment to set a specific intention for the upcoming year.
What are your dreams and aspirations for this year?
What do you wish to achieve,
To experience,
To feel?
Visualize these intentions as seeds that you plant in the fertile soil of this field of your own life.
See them taking root and growing strong,
Nourished by your love and dedication.
Now take a moment to set your own personal sankalpa,
A heartfelt intention for the year ahead.
This intention should be simple,
Positive and stated in the present tense,
As if it's already happening.
For example,
You could say I'm open to the abundance of love and opportunities that come my way or I embrace my journey with gratitude and joy.
Whatever is your own personal sankalpa,
Repeat that silently to yourself,
Feeling it truly resonate within you,
Letting it become a guiding light for your year and a reminder of your purpose and potential.
Now breathe into that sankalpa,
Let it sink deeper into your being.
Now visualize yourself living these dreams,
Achieving these goals and embodying the best version of yourself.
See it,
Feel it and know that it is within your reach.
You are thriving my love,
You are celebrating life today for what is and mostly for all the exciting things ahead of you.
See yourself surrounded by the people you love,
They're all celebrating your journey and the milestones you have achieved and you will achieve.
Allow yourself to rest in that spirit of celebration and that love and bliss of being you.
You are so alive,
You are shining in this new year that is just starting.
Rest and breathe in that bliss.
Very slowly invite deeper breaths.
As you invite those deeper breaths,
You start to bring the awareness back to your body,
Inviting little gentle movements and stretches that you might feel you need.
Just taking a couple of more deep breaths,
Feeling the grounding energy of the ancient tree and the love that surrounds you.
Gently wiggling the fingers and toes,
Bringing your awareness truly back to your physical body.
When you're ready you can bring your hands in prayer in front of your heart space,
Anjali Mudra,
Starting to rub the palms or the palms as quickly and strongly as you can,
Feeling a sense of heat and gently bringing the hands back to your face,
Inhaling and exhaling that heat and then once you feel you're ready you can gently blink your eyes open,
Come back to that beautiful special day of celebrating you.
And I thank you so much for sharing that special birthday meditation with me.
May you take today and mostly this new year as an opportunity to fill it with love,
Joy and endless possibilities.
Remember,
Every day is a new beginning.
Every day you have a chance to celebrate life and all it has to offer.
From my heart to yours,
Happy birthday.
Namaste
