Take a deep breath in,
Take a deep breath out,
Lean back in your chair,
Close your eyes,
And let's do the river meditation.
With your eyes closed,
Imagine that you are a joyful,
Playful,
Strong river.
That you are playful,
Clear water.
And this river,
This water,
It's taking you towards your goals.
You feel that you are moving with ease,
With the flexibility of a snake,
You're moving towards your goals.
And feel that your body is so flexible and strong and has so much power that your body itself is the river moving you toward all your intentions,
Your vision,
And the things you want to feel.
And now imagine that your feelings,
Your feelings are also moving you towards your goals.
Everything you feel,
Whether it's anger,
Or contentment,
Or feeling anxious,
Whatever you feel is also moving you towards your goals.
Every color palette of feelings.
Your whole inner world is part of this river that is going towards your highest goals.
You are that river,
And your body and your emotions are moving you forward to where you want to be,
Seeing that.
And now acknowledge that your parents gave you this life energy.
This life energy was passed down to you from your parents.
So your parents are also part of this river moving you towards your goals.
And now imagine the full force of your ancestors,
Like a million rivers behind you,
Moving you,
Helping your river move forward to exactly where it wants to be.
Imagine a thousand,
A million other rivers joining your river so you can get to the love,
The creativity,
The feelings,
The places where you want to get deep inside.
And say,
Ancestors,
Thank you.
Parents,
Thank you.
I feel this unity.
I appreciate the strength.
You are making this possible.
And now imagine that every person who crosses your path also helps your river move forward.
Every person on your path has this unifying force and makes your river clearer,
Makes your river more joyful,
Makes your river faster.
Imagine that every person who crosses your path helps your river along towards your highest intentions.
Saying thank you.
Saying a big thank you.
Whether a person acts like a friend or doesn't even act like a friend,
They are still helping your river.
They're here for your joy,
Your growth.
So you are this river moving closer and closer towards your highest intentions.
And imagine that the air,
The trees,
The sky,
Everything around you is helping you.
Reality itself is helping you.
Reality is moving you towards this unity,
Towards your vision.
Imagine that reality is expressing this deep friendship to you.
Reality is collaborating with you,
Helping you thrive.
And just saying thank you.
Thank you that I have wishes and intentions and goals and a vision.
Thank you that there are other people on my path.
Thank you to my many communities.
We all belong to many communities.
Thank you to my inner world and my body.
Thank you to my parents and to my ancestors.
Thank you to the compassionate universe itself.
Thank you to everything in the universe that makes everything else possible.
And thank you for this mystery.
Thank you to this mystery that is bigger than we can understand and yet that we can feel so much unity with.
Thank you to this great force around us that we can feel unity with and that helps us on our path.
And now take a deep breath in.
Take a deep breath out through the mouth.
And with all the strength of a playful,
Bright river that takes its water from the core of the earth,
With that energy coming back,
With that confidence coming back,
With that playfulness of sunlight on water coming back.
