Find a comfortable seat.
Take five slow,
Deep breaths.
And this time inhale for a count of one,
Two,
Three.
Four,
Five.
Hold the breath for four,
Three,
Two.
Exhale slowly through the mouth.
Again,
Inhale for 1,
2,
3,
4.
Hold the breath for 4,
3,
2.
Exhale through the mouth.
One more time with your own breath.
Using your breath to relax your entire body.
Focus all your attention on your breath as you continue.
This is one of the best ways to quiet the mind.
Now with your eyes closed,
Imagine yourself walking into an elevator and closing the door.
Press one of the buttons in the elevator and go down seven floors.
Imagine you're going down deep into your consciousness.
When the door opens,
You see a beautiful sacred garden.
Try to clearly visualize everything about it.
Notice the trees.
The flowers.
The birds.
What color is the sky?
Is it a brilliant clear blue or is it laced with clouds?
Feel the air's temperature and the wind caressing your cheeks.
How are you dressed?
Are you wearing something you love?
Imagine yourself at your best.
Looking your most attractive.
Take off your shoes and feel the earth beneath your feet.
Is it grassy or sandy?
Is it wet or dry?
Do you see a pathway of stone or marble?
Are there waterfalls or statues?
Any animals.
Take a minute to look around in all directions and notice what else is in your garden.
When you've finished looking around your garden.
Create a sacred meditation seat where you can come to find all the answers you've ever desired.
Spend a minute exploring your inner sacred place and make a commitment to visit it often.
Return your attention to your breath and take five more slow,
Deep breaths.
Bringing yourself to an even deeper state of relaxed awareness.
Now ask yourself the following questions and take your time in listening to your inner voice.
There's no right or wrong answer.
Just let yourself feel and express whatever needs to emerge through this process.
What am I most afraid of?
What aspects of my life need transforming?
What am I most afraid of that someone else will find out about me?
What am I most afraid of in finding out about myself?
What is the biggest lie I've ever told myself?
What is the biggest lie I've ever told someone else?
What could stop me from doing the work necessary to transform my life?
Allow yourself to sit with the answers that come.
There's no right,
No wrong,
Just awareness of what is.
You may not hold the answers or the resolutions to any of these questions or what came up for you.
But that's okay.
Allow this experience to be what it was when you're ready.
When you're ready.
Making your way back down the path towards the elevator.
Stopping to put on your shoes.
And acknowledging all that you noticed on your way to your sacred garden.
The air's temperature.
Color of the sky.
The garden itself,
The trees,
The flowers,
The birds.
When you find your way to the elevator,
Getting in and going seven floors back up.
Taking all that you've learned with you.
When the elevator door opens and you find yourself back here in this moment now,
Take a big deep breath in.
And a long,
Slow exhale out.
Know that you can visit this sacred garden whenever you need,
Whenever you need to spend some time with that deeper part of yourself.
To ask the questions.
And to create the space to hear the answers.
