Welcome to Find Yourself Meditations.
I'm Julie Libretton.
I invite you to sit back and close your eyes as we relax our bodies and clear our minds in preparation for our journey.
Let's begin by taking three deep breaths,
Breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth.
Allow your body to relax more and more each time you breathe,
Breathing in healing,
Love and light and breathing out all the stress and worry from your body.
As we continue to breathe,
We'll begin to focus on relaxing our bodies.
Let's start at our feet.
Focusing on your feet as you breathe,
Feel your feet relaxing.
Feel all the tension draining out of your feet.
This feeling of relaxation continues up your legs and thighs as they begin to relax.
As you continue to breathe,
Focus on your lower back and feel it relax.
Breathing in and out,
Continue to relax your body.
Feel all the tension leave your upper back and shoulders.
Feel your arms and hands relax.
Feel your neck and face relax.
Feel your whole body fully relax.
See your whole body fully relaxed.
Now let's empty our minds.
As thoughts arise,
Think of them as leaves floating on a stream.
Allow them to slowly float away from you.
The thoughts become fewer and fewer until soon there are no more leaves,
Just clean,
Clear,
Flowing water.
You find yourself in a forest at night.
The moon is so full and bright,
It illuminates everything around you.
As you walk,
You reach a large circular clearing.
In the middle of the circle is a chair that has been fashioned from the stump of an ancient tree.
This chair looks like it was made for you and is so inviting,
You decide you must sit in it.
You walk to the center of the circle and see the chair is lined with soft springy moss.
You sit down and slowly sink into it.
As you sit,
You observe your surroundings.
The clearing is surrounded by tall trees and the ground beneath your feet is covered in lush moss that glistens and shines in the moonlight.
It is beautiful and peaceful,
A place that feels magical and connected to something very special.
You begin to notice there are animals gathered around the circle.
They all appear perfectly tame and comfortable with each other.
There are animals that belong here in the forest,
But there are also animals gathered that you would never find here in these woods.
Animals that would be more at home in the desert and others that make their home in the cold arctic regions of the world.
There are even animals that you would only find deep in the ocean and some that have not been seen on earth for millions of years,
But magically they are all here and they are all watching you.
A glowing orb slowly drifts in from the tree line and hovers in the air floating in front of you.
It shimmers brighter and brighter and you can tell from their noises the animals are excited and happy that it is here.
The orb expands and becomes bigger and taller.
It slowly begins to solidify into a beautiful creature.
This creature looks at you with large kind eyes and smiles sweetly.
Hello,
He says,
And welcome.
I am the watcher and protector of all animals.
You were brought here this evening for a very special reason.
An animal has stepped forward and asked to be a spirit guide for you.
It would like to be your guardian animal and help you on your journey in this life.
This doesn't happen every day,
So please know this is a very special occasion.
That is why all these animals from all over the world have come to observe this ceremony.
Now this particular animal has chosen you for a reason.
It feels that this is a time in your life where you may need a little extra guidance and help.
This animal will give you signs and help you when you need it.
If only you look and listen.
He smiles and bows and in a swirl of shimmering leaves,
He disappears.
The moon seems to shine even brighter and your animal appears before you.
Take a few moments to observe your animal.
What species is it?
Does it have a special color or markings that make it stand out from others of its kind?
Does it have a scent?
Does it share its name?
Your animal may have a message for you at this time.
Receive your message.
And if you would like,
You can exchange gifts.
It's time to say goodbye,
But know that this is not really goodbye.
Your animal will be in your life watching over you and guiding you whenever you need it.
So be observant for signs and messages in the days going forward.
And now when you're ready,
Opening your eyes and bringing back this very special spirit animal with you.
And together,
Taking this new energy out into the world.
