Hello,
My name is Rosemary and welcome to this meditation.
Drop your burden into the pool of peace.
So take a moment to settle into a comfortable position.
And take a deep breath in through your nose.
And then exhale through your mouth.
Inhale through the nose.
Exhale fully through the mouth.
Inhale through the nose.
Exhale through the mouth.
And then do that one more time.
And now just feel your body starting to relax.
Eyes are gently closed,
Relaxing the whole face.
Unclench your teeth.
And just allow the whole body to relax.
Arms,
Hands,
Legs,
Feet,
Abdomen,
Back,
Chest,
Shoulders.
A gentle relaxation spreading throughout the whole body.
And letting go in your mind.
Finding space there.
And then gently sink a little deeper into relaxation.
Taking your time.
Letting go of your day or week.
And bring your awareness into this moment.
And now bring to mind an issue that feels heavy,
Difficult or burdensome right now.
Let it spontaneously come into your awareness.
You don't need to focus strongly on this.
Just simply let it appear.
And then notice where in your body you can feel it.
Maybe it's in your abdomen or heart.
Or in your shoulders and back.
Or anywhere else in the body.
Just simply notice and keep relaxing.
It is safe to be with this sensation for a moment.
Allow yourself to experience this issue right now.
And breathe.
And now visualise this heavy or burdensome issue as something that you are carrying.
It could be a bag or a rucksack.
And it's filled with this heavy issue.
It's a real burden and difficult to carry around.
It makes it difficult for you to move forward.
And you can only walk slowly and take a few steps at a time before you have to stop and rest.
You easily get out of breath and you get tired.
Your shoulders ache,
Your back ache with the weight of your burden.
The muscles in those areas have become tight and painful.
You do what you can to ease the tension but as soon as you pick up the burden again,
The discomfort is back.
You keep walking slowly through a large forest.
In the distance you can see what looks like water.
And when you get closer you can see a large pool of water surrounded by the forest.
The pool of peace.
You take a deep breath in and as you breathe out you put your burden down by the pool and you sit down.
You take a few sips of the crystal clear water and it tastes wonderful.
And you take another deep breath and you relax onto your back.
The sky is clear and blue.
It's a lovely day.
And the tension in your shoulders and back are starting to ease off.
After a while you sit up and take a look at a large bag by your side.
And suddenly you realize that you don't have to carry it anymore.
You are not even sure why you have been carrying it for so long.
You have become so used to carrying this burden that it has almost become a part of you.
But now you realize that this burden is not a part of you.
It doesn't belong to you at all.
And there is no need to keep carrying it around.
You have even forgotten what is in the bag.
But now you slowly open the bag and take a look inside.
It's a bit of a mess in there.
Apart from the main burden you were focusing on earlier,
There are lots of bits and pieces from way back in your life,
All the way to your childhood in fact.
You become aware of some of the things in there.
But you soon realize that all of them belong to the past and that there is no need to dwell on them any longer or to keep them in the bag.
It's just too heavy.
So you bring the bag to the pool of peace and you empty the content of the bag into the water.
You offer it to the universe.
And everything in there dissolves immediately and becomes a part of the pool of peace.
The pool of stillness and tranquility.
It dissolves effortlessly into the clear still water.
Even the bag itself now dissolves into the water.
There is nothing left.
Just the still clear water reflecting the sun.
You feel a huge relief and a rush of energy flowing through your body.
You even notice that a big knot that you had in your belly suddenly dissolved.
And you no longer have tension in your back and shoulders.
You have let go of a big burden.
You offered it to the universe and it dissolved into stillness.
It opened up a big space within you that had been closed for a long time.
It makes it easy for you to breathe again.
You can now walk with easy light steps moving forward in your life with joy.
Allowing the universal energy to flow through you without being hindered by a heavy burden.
You are in the flow.
The flow of life,
Love,
Energy and peace.
And when you are ready you just slowly bring your awareness back to the room you are in.
Start moving when you feel ready.
