As you settle yourself down and we begin this practice,
Let your breath be natural.
Breathe in and out naturally,
Softly,
Easily and without force.
Bring your attention to the space between your eyebrows.
Relax your brow,
Letting go of any tension there.
And here,
In this space,
Behind your eyes,
Behind your eyelids,
See the blackness or whatever colours present themselves to you there.
And in this space,
In the sight of the third eye,
Let your thoughts be light and your imagination be free.
Anything is possible here in your imagination,
In your mind's eye.
And let my words carry you to a beautiful scene,
To a Caribbean beach,
If you will.
Notice your breath,
Free and easy now,
As you settle in.
The ebb and flow of the breath,
Breathing the body just as waves kiss the shoreline over and over and over.
Following the easy breath in and out,
In and out,
In and out.
And the subtle breath,
Simply following,
With nothing to change.
Easing into an effortless,
Natural rhythm.
And as you follow your breath,
You can follow the sound of my voice.
As I lead you into relaxation,
And my voice will go with you,
As you imagine,
Pretend now,
That you are standing at the water's edge,
And a clear,
Azure blue sky,
Above this organic and picturesque scene.
There is an ocean of aquamarine blue here,
Meeting the broadest of beaches,
Sparkling white sands,
Created over millions of years,
Out of beautiful seashells,
Ground into impossibly soft sand,
The timeless,
Softest,
Whitest powder.
And here,
On this timeless,
Seemingly endless Caribbean beach,
Stretching for miles and miles,
It is peaceful,
Beautiful,
And tranquil.
You can feel the sun bathing your skin in the warmest of blows.
The temperature is just perfect,
Not too hot,
Just comfortable,
And just as you like it,
With the sound of the purest,
Crystal clear waters soothing you in the background.
Perhaps you can hear wildlife,
Birds,
Or perhaps it is perfectly quiet,
Serenity.
And yet,
You can hear the soft waves kissing the shoreline,
Each rushing softly forwards into its furthest reach,
Onto the sands,
Pausing,
And then shrinking back into the body of the ocean,
Seeming to almost breathe,
Back and forth,
Back and forth,
Back and forth,
In and out of the sea,
Spreading onto the shore,
And then once again,
Drawing back,
Unhurried,
Unworried,
Timeless and constant,
One wave effortlessly and naturally replacing the last,
And then,
In turn,
Pausing,
And softly,
So softly,
Giving way to the next,
As if breathing the entire ocean from the shore,
And feel your breath breathing you effortlessly in and out,
In and out,
Each breath replacing the last,
In an almost circular motion,
Pausing,
And then giving way to make space for the next,
Breathing in,
Making space,
And breathing out,
Creating softness.
So,
Imagine the waves on the shoreline breathing the ocean as it swells back and spreads forth,
And imagine today,
Just for today,
That this ocean is made of pure energy,
Like liquid light almost transformed,
Almost magically,
It seems,
Into pure conscious awareness,
Pure love,
And you can be standing by,
Standing in,
Or floating in,
Pure consciousness,
Pure love,
In as deep as you wish,
Perhaps all around you,
And so that each time you breathe,
You are being surrounded by and absorbing pure loving energy.
How would that be?
Pure loving energy keeping you perfectly safe and soothing you,
Healing any turbulent emotions,
Allowing this energy to pervade and permeate each cell of you with each in-breath,
To spread and soften with each out-breath,
Washing through you and over you,
Over and over again.
Let your imagination be free and boundless,
And the possibilities endless.
Let your thoughts be light,
And let your body be supported,
Your limbs loose,
Because all is well here right now,
All is well.
Imagine almost filling up with this pure energy,
This liquid light,
As if through each pore,
Or simply topping up like a vessel,
Welcoming pure energy,
And you might like to stay here in your mind,
Just as you are,
On this deserted beach for as long as you like,
Or allow my voice to continue to carry you,
Like a thread,
To a place further up the beach,
A little ahead of you,
To a patch of sand that catches your eye,
There seems to be some activity starting here,
Minute shifts in the sand,
And as you watch closely,
Becoming curious,
Your attention is being drawn closer and closer,
As you start to see teeny,
Tiny,
Weeny turtles emerging from the sand,
Brand new baby turtles,
Gradually hatching from the sand,
One by one,
Struggling to get to the surface,
And then frantically,
Almost peddling their way down the beach,
Down towards the water's edge,
Drawn organically,
Almost comically,
On a mission,
Instinctively drawn to the sea,
To the ocean,
And notice,
Some are finding it harder than the others,
Some finding part of the journey easy,
Only then to flip onto their backs,
But soon enough flipped back as they are knocked by others on their own journey,
Passing by,
Some go off course,
This way and that way,
But finding their own way down to the ocean,
And as the waves come up onto the shore,
They reach out and gently receive the turtles,
Almost scooping them gently up,
And carrying them rushingly out into the arms of the sea,
And as you watch this scene,
Notice how you may want to help them,
You may feel drawn,
Especially to those who have a difficult patch in their journey,
Difficult experiences,
But notice how,
Without your help,
Simply with your support,
As you stand by,
As you maintain a calm,
Observing position,
Absorbing the pure energy and light from the ocean,
They do manage,
And you realise that in their struggle is growth,
It actually helps them to become stronger,
More capable,
More independent,
Physically stronger,
Developing muscles,
Enabling them to cope with the struggles that lie ahead of them,
And that by allowing them to struggle,
While wishing them well,
You have allowed them to become empowered,
Strong and free,
You have been part of that journey,
So watching and sending well wishes as they find their own chaotic way down into the ocean,
You see that some are quite near to you now,
And you see how,
As they enter the water,
Quite suddenly,
They are transformed into magical beings,
Swimming effortlessly through the water,
They duck and dive and twirl and swirl,
Spin,
Twist and turn,
Playing and enjoying newfound freedom,
Embracing the joy of their brand new life,
Right here in front of you,
The most magical scene,
A gift for you,
As they dance in the liquid light that is the pure energy of the ocean of consciousness,
You find that you can watch them easily,
As you allow yourself to slip into the ocean fully,
Becoming totally immersed now in this cleansing,
Healing ocean,
Because you can breathe quite easily here,
Effortlessly,
As you join them in their underwater playground,
The pure light of the ocean flowing in and out of your lungs,
As easily as air,
Providing you with everything that you need,
While you enjoy the magical underwater paradise,
And the more and more you physically relax,
The more you mentally relax,
And more and more turtles find their way safely into the ocean,
Some playing around you,
And others shooting off into the vastness of the unknown sea,
To follow their path and to live their lives,
You are blessed to be a witness to this miraculous and wondrous scene,
And perhaps choose to relax here a while,
Simply floating and drifting,
Because all is well here,
All is well,
Nothing to do,
Following the breath,
Breathing in and out,
Easily and effortlessly,
Naturally,
Your breath breathing you,
And the waves breathing the ocean,
And your breath is on the waves,
Breathing the ocean,
And your breath is in the waves,
And you are one with the ocean of light,
An extension of pure energy,
Pure consciousness,
Pure love.
And after some time,
In your own sweet time,
You become aware again of the sun shining down on the ocean from above,
And the warmth of it above you,
And it's like casting patterns dappling through the water,
Distorting it and creating yet more patterns,
And you know that the time has come to leave this place for now,
And you start to make your way towards the surface,
Bringing with you this feeling of calm,
The knowledge of miracles,
Knowing you can return here anytime,
Just by using your senses,
Anytime at all.
Becoming gradually aware once again of your physical body,
Aware of your fingertips and toe tips,
Starting to move them ever so gently as you connect again with the surface beneath you and your surroundings,
Becoming aware of the space around you there as you take a few deeper breaths to nourish your body,
Connect your mind and bring you back into this present moment today,
Right here,
Right now,
And when you're ready to bring this back with you,
Calm,
Serenity and a sense of well-being in the here and now.
And for the rest of your day,
Giving yourself all the time that you need,
Before perhaps rubbing your hands together to create some heat,
Some friction,
Before placing your palms over your eyes,
Blinking your eyes open from behind your hands,
Before letting the light and the rest of your day back into your senses.
Namaste.
