Thank you for joining me for this meditation on protecting our energy.
As we get ready for this meditation,
Find a comfortable seated position with your spine straight or lay down on a comfortable surface,
Being sure to elongate your spine.
If you feel comfortable doing so,
Gently close your eyes or choose a point in the room to focus on with softened eyes.
Soften also your shoulders,
Your forehead,
Your cheekbones,
Your jaw.
And now focus on your breathing.
Begin taking slow,
Comfortable breaths in your nose and out pursed lips like you are blowing out a candle.
A few comfortable,
Slow breaths here and bring your attention to your heart space.
A glowing green light.
This energy center is associated with the element of air.
Let us breathe into this space,
This space of compassion,
Empathy,
Acceptance,
Love for others,
And love for ourselves.
As you continue breathing gently,
We are going to be a bit playful for a moment.
In your mind's eye,
Can you picture a sticky ball of tape?
Yes,
A sticky ball of tape.
Perhaps when you were younger,
You rolled tape in such a way,
Maybe at first by accident,
But then continued to play with it,
To move it between fingers,
Simply because it was fun.
Bring forth this playful energy and maybe a little smile forms in the corner of your mouth as you bring up this image.
Hold this image and call back these child like feelings of fun and imagine this sticky ball of tape at your heart center.
Imagine all that you usually put out into the world.
All the energy that you have shared with others.
Imagine it stuck to the sticky ball of tape.
Your care and concern.
Hold it at your center.
Your effort in completing tasks,
On taking care of your family,
Energy on doing your best to support those you love.
Perhaps the energy you have spent out of obligation or even guilt.
Draw in that energy and hold it gently in your heart space.
Imagine it all stuck to this sticky ball of tape.
The love,
The love,
Empathy for others,
Forgiveness,
Acceptance,
Compassion.
Hold these qualities for yourself.
Send love to yourself as you breathe into your heart space.
And as you continue to breathe,
Visualize a glowing green light.
The light of the heart chakra expanding from your heart and surrounding you.
It is forming a protective barrier.
Visualize it all around you.
A gentle glowing force field of green light stemming from our heart space and protecting your energy.
Take a few moments here to breathe and visualize this growing green force field of light.
As you continue through your day,
When you feel your energy being pulled,
When you feel negativity around you,
Envision this green light and know that you have this boundary.
You have the power to protect your energy,
To make choices that are best for you,
To live in a way that lights you up,
That gives you the most energy,
The most life energy.
So you feel full of passion and joy and love.
In this way,
When you choose to share your beautiful qualities with others,
You do not feel a loss to yourself.
You do not feel depleted of energy.
Instead,
You feel the corners of your mouth turn up in the tiniest hint of a smile at the thought of sharing what you hold on that sticky ball of tape with those you love.
Take a few moments to breathe here,
To hold these qualities of self-love at your heart and visualize this glowing green force field of light.
And when you are ready,
Bring your awareness back to your body,
Gently moving your fingers and toes,
Slowly opening your eyes,
Ready to continue with your day,
Knowing it is okay to preserve your energy,
To protect your energy,
And share that ball of tape only when it feels right to you.
Namaste.
