Grounding And Release Meditation

I invite you to find a comfortable seat in a quiet place where you won't be disturbed for a few minutes.

And just allow yourself to settle into your body completely.

Give yourself permission to step away from the work,

From the news,

From the media,

From all of your to-dos,

And just come to be with yourself.

Feel yourself in your seat.

Maybe you're seated in a chair or on the floor.

Maybe you're even laying down.

Feel the support underneath you.

Feel the chair or the bed or the floor.

And allow it to rise up to you as you allow yourself to sink towards it.

And together,

We will take three nourishing,

Cleansing,

Grounding breaths.

So exhale completely and inhale and hold your breath at the top.

And on your exhale,

Just release nice and slow,

Coming fully into this space where you are.

And again,

Inhale,

Holding.

And on your release,

Coming fully sinking deeper into the support beneath you,

Coming fully present into your body.

And again,

Inhale,

Holding.

And on your release,

Coming to full presence,

Feeling your feet and your roots connect to the earth beneath you,

Feeling what it feels like to have clothes on you,

Noticing even the atmosphere against your skin,

Just noticing your breath,

Not trying to control it as it moves in and out,

Focusing on how the air feels as it moves past your nose,

Past the back of your throat,

Cooler on the inhale,

Warmer on the exhale,

Noticing whatever there is to notice.

Focusing on your feet now,

Notice how your feet magnetically connect to the earth,

No matter if you're 20 stories up in a building or sitting outside right now with your bare feet on the ground.

The earth's energy is rising up to meet you and your own energy is rising down to meet that of the earth's.

Feel that like a gentle pulling,

Like a coming home.

See if you can notice the tingle in your feet or maybe a whirling sensation and aliveness.

Notice on that now the bottom of your feet,

Allowing your feet to really reach down energetically speaking,

Allowing the earth to rise up to you.

Feel that energy in your feet growing stronger and stronger,

Moment by moment.

Now imagine on each foot there's a vortex,

It's like a tornado swirling and swirling and it's right near the center of your foot where the ball of your foot meets the arch of your foot.

You could imagine as water swirls down a drain,

This vortex is opening up at the bottom of each foot,

Allowing you to release whatever energy is within you right now that is not serving you.

These vortices are going to allow you to send this energy into the earth,

The great recycler to compost those energies into nourishment for you for later use.

So just imagine these vortices,

These mini tornadoes spinning at a very suitable speed,

Something that is just right for you,

Neither too fast nor too slow.

And when you're ready,

Notice now another vortex at the top of your head,

Maybe you notice two at the tops of your shoulders,

Maybe even two more in the palms of your hands,

All of them spinning at just the right speed for you.

And when you're ready,

Allow that vortex,

That beautiful opening at the top of your head to open even further to allow in the electric energy of the heavens,

The inspired energy of unconditional love.

You can feel these energies start to pour into you.

You might notice it like sparkly stardust.

You might notice it like a cascade of liquid gold pouring into you.

Whatever you notice,

It is pure,

It is loving,

It is kind,

It is cleansing.

And just allow this energy to pour into you,

Filling your entire beautiful vessel from head to toe,

Inside and out,

Washing all of you in this beautiful,

Sparkly,

Pure love.

It might even be a rose quartz pink or a lime green or a beautiful purple.

Any color you see is totally fine.

Just allow your vessel to be filled purely and freely with this sense of peaceful,

Calm,

Compassionate love.

I invite you to do a scan from the top of your head to the bottoms of your feet and notice where you have any stuck energy.

Notice any constriction in your muscles,

Any tightness anywhere in your body,

Or even any dark spots.

Simply allow yourself to notice what this pure love energy has illuminated.

Perhaps you're working too hard.

Perhaps you have too many things on your to-do list.

Perhaps you're trying to get something done that needs more time,

More patience,

More reserve.

Perhaps you're in conflict with someone,

And perhaps you're in conflict with yourself.

See if you notice any fear or doubt or worry or constraints.

Allow that pure light love to illuminate anything that is not lifting you up right now.

If you've been noticing those vortexes,

The vortices at the bottom of your feet,

They've been spinning ever so gently this whole time,

Preparing you for the next step,

Which is release.

If you feel ready to release,

There's no pressure to do so.

But if you desire to do so,

Allow that liquid light energy,

That sparkly stardust to move through you.

As it does,

Allow it to grab,

Shelter,

Catch any peace that's ready to be released,

Any bit of fear or worry or doubt or criticism or judgment,

Any guilt or shame or loss that is ready to be released.

Just allow gravity to do its work and to carry these bits down,

Down deep in your vessel,

All the way down to your feet,

Gracefully with ease,

Without any force.

Simply allowing yourself to let go of everything that you're ready to let go of in this moment.

Allowing it to float like an autumn leaf all the way down to the base of your feet,

Where each vortex will take it gently,

Ever so gently,

And release it into the earth.

Release it like so many fall leaves to be composted into new energy,

To nourish whatever it is that comes next.

If energy feels stuck anywhere,

You can breathe into it.

You can place a hand there.

You can send your loving intention.

And you can also give yourself permission to release at another time if that feels more appropriate.

This is not an exercise of forcing.

This is an exercise of allowing,

Allowing everything to simply let go,

Spinning and churning through those gentle yet beautiful,

Elegant spirals at the bottom of your feet.

Releasing from your hands,

Bringing in a new flow of energy through the tops of your shoulders,

The top of your head,

Constantly refueling,

Refilling with limitless capacity for love,

Limitless capacity for grace,

Limitless capacity for ease.

This is your birthright.

This is yours anytime you need it,

Anytime you want it.

And so now using your intention and attention,

Allow those beautiful spirals at your hands to slow down and to completely close.

Those at the top of your shoulders to do the same.

You are full now.

And the timing that is just perfect for you,

The vortex at the top of your head will slow and close,

Meaning that you are completely full,

Nourished,

Fed on the electric energy of the heavens,

Connected to all that is.

Notice what it feels like to feel full of that love,

That peace,

That grace,

That ease.

Notice what it feels like to be supported,

To be held.

Now focusing again on those two beautiful spirals at the bottom of your feet,

Allow them to close,

Allow them to slow down,

Finding the pace and rhythm that is just right for you.

Set an intention now that they will close at exactly the right moment when everything that can be released right now has been.

And once they close,

You are once again a complete,

Intact,

Beautiful,

Energetic vessel,

Recharged with love,

Rejuvenated with grace and ease.

If you so desire,

You can place a hand on your heart and hold a space of compassion,

Compassion for everything you've been carrying,

Both within your own personal life and everything happening in the collective,

Compassion for yourself,

For your fellow travelers,

For this beautiful planet,

For all of the animals and plants and molecules and bits and pieces of energy that can make up all of it.

Can you hold compassion for everything from this place of limitless,

Beautiful love?

When you're ready,

Be reminded of the feeling of the seat or the bed or the floor beneath you.

Notice the clothes as they touch your body.

Notice your feet connecting once again with that earth energy.

Notice how the atmosphere feels against your face.

Stretch,

Move,

Wiggle,

Yawn.

Come back fully to this time and place.

Come back fully into this body,

This beautiful vessel,

Which is more powerful than you know.

Come back fully into this time and space.

For this too is your birthright.

Thank you for practicing with me today.