Hi and welcome.
This meditation is for all my people-pleasers out there.
I know that it's important to help other people and that your people-pleasing tendencies come from a good place and yet trying to please others is ignoring what's going on within us.
Of course the desire is there to support and help but what about what you want for you?
Let's take this time to bring your energy back into you so that any helping others,
All of the giving that you do,
It comes from a place of being full within yourself.
Find a way to sit comfortably.
Let your eyes close if that feels natural.
I want you to notice your posture.
Is your spine leaning forward or back?
See if you can swirl around your pelvis to the front,
To the side,
To the back,
To the other side.
And then find center.
From here let your spine be rooted at your seat and grow tall up your back and let your shoulders relax.
Let your breath flow naturally,
Easily.
I'm calling your attention back to you.
Spreading across your collarbones,
Letting your heart shine.
You don't need to over-explain yourself to be understood.
You don't need to earn your place.
You don't need to hide your feelings to be loved.
I'd like you to imagine that the base of your spine is like a root going down into the ground and spreading across the earth.
And it's like a golden root that goes down and spreads golden roots as vast as you can imagine from the place where you sit now.
Your roots are strong and they are grounded and you get to take up space.
Bringing your attention to your breath again.
I'd like you to imagine that you could breathe in a golden light.
And as you breathe out,
You're releasing any noise from the outside,
Any expectations that sit on your shoulders.
You might see the exhale like black smoke.
With each breath in,
There's a golden light.
And the breath out,
Releasing smoke,
Lack of clarity,
Other people's stories that you've adopted.
And as you do this,
Noticing that the black smoke becomes more and more clear from a dark gray to a light gray,
And slowly becomes the golden light that you're breathing in.
As you create a clear vessel within yourself,
As you breathe in,
Taking in this permission slip,
You get to be you.
There is only one of you.
And we need you to shine your light.
Feel the warmth of your own presence.
And maybe bringing a hand to your heart or your belly.
Reclaiming yourself here.
I'd like you to imagine that any energy that you have given out that has escaped you that belongs to you can come back and land in your body right here.
You are stepping back into you.
And I'll leave you with this inquiry.
What serves your heart today?
Let your mind rest on the seat of your heart.
And take a moment to listen.
And taking a slow breath in and a long breath out.
Before you open your eyes,
Let this land.
You are here to be you.
Your authenticity is everything.
The world and your community needs you as you show us who you are.
We need you.
You've got this.
When you're ready,
You can open your eyes.
