Reclaiming Your Gifts Of Strength & Confidence

This is a meditation journey to the land of our ancestors to receive the gifts and the blessings from them.

Come lay down on your back or sit comfortably in a seated position of your choice.

Whatever feels right at this moment.

Tune into the breath.

Feel the breath rise in the belly,

The ribs,

Into the chest.

And exhale,

Feel the breath leave from the chest,

The ribs,

The belly.

Continue allowing the breath to move through all three chambers of the trunk,

Belly,

Ribs,

Chest.

And letting it go from the chest,

The ribs,

The belly.

Five more full body breaths like this.

Inhale,

Belly,

Ribs,

Chest.

Exhale,

Chest,

Ribs,

Belly.

Four more.

Inhale.

Exhale.

Feel free to sigh through the mouth on the last three.

Inhale.

Exhale.

Letting everything go.

Inhale.

Exhale,

Dropping all tension.

Last full breath here.

Inhale.

And exhale.

Continue deeply breathing.

Allow the breath to travel into the feet.

Up the legs,

Across the hips.

Use the exhales to soften all the bones of the lower extremities.

Breathe space across the ribs,

The shoulder blades,

Down the arms and hands.

Exhale,

Let all the organs settle into the body.

Breathe length and width of the neck.

Softening the jaw,

The tongue,

The teeth,

The lips,

The mouth.

Breathing space across the brow,

Crown,

The whole skull,

Full of light.

And exhale,

Let all of that go.

Now visualize yourself in a place in nature.

This can be a place that you are familiar with or a place you have yet to discover.

Notice the temperature and the air,

How the air flows in through the nose and how it leaves.

Feel if it's warm or cold,

Any aromas that are around.

And enjoy being in this natural place.

From this natural place,

We set our intention before we begin on this journey to the land of our ancestors.

To receive the blessings and the gifts from them.

So find a place to set your intention.

What it is that you're seeking,

Whether that's knowledge,

Clarity,

Love,

Whatever it is,

Make that choice,

That intention clear in the heart.

This is what I am seeking.

And so because it is said,

It shall be done.

And so we begin on this journey.

Find a natural opening into the earth wherever you are.

And take three deep breaths to let go of any fears or doubts.

Any obstacles,

Anything that is stuck.

Let it go.

Now we are ready to make our journey down.

Down,

Down,

Down through this opening.

Down,

Down,

Down into the earth.

Traveling down in whatever way feels natural.

That's it.

Keep going.

We're going deep,

Deep,

Deep,

Deep into the center.

Into the center of the earth.

Where the rules of time,

The rules of space and physics,

Even the rules of gravity are different.

We're moving into a magical place.

We will arrive there on a count of 10,

9,

8,

7,

6,

5,

4,

3,

2,

And 1.

Breathe in your new surroundings.

Take in all there is to take in.

And your helping spirit is here waiting for you.

And they appear to guide you to the land of your ancestors.

And instantly there is a bond,

A trust that is formed without language.

And you fully trust that they will protect and keep you safe as you go on this journey together.

Your helping spirit finds a path and confidently takes you down this path.

And the two of you go down,

Down,

Down,

Going down,

Down,

Down to the center of the earth.

You continue moving through changing landscapes,

The temperature changes.

Everything is changing.

It's getting darker and darker and darker.

But you trust your helping spirit to lead you through this darkness.

Because you know what is waiting for you on the other side is illumination.

And so you keep going down,

Down,

Down,

Down,

Down,

Down,

Down.

And you can sense that you're getting nearer and nearer and nearer.

In the distance you see a doorway.

It's getting closer and closer and closer.

You can almost touch it.

There it is.

The doorway into the land of your ancestors.

Your helping spirit tells you they cannot follow,

But they will wait for you here when you return.

And so you thank them.

You stand before this great doorway.

There's a choice to be made.

How will I enter through this doorway?

Openly,

With courage,

With love,

How will I enter?

And so you make that choice now.

And with the next breath you open this door.

You have arrived in the land of your ancestors.

And you see them.

They greet you with warmth and openness.

And they embrace you,

All of them,

Known and unknown.

And there's this bond,

The bond of blood that is unbreakable by time.

This is the bond you feel.

And you connect to them in the deepest of ways.

And they honor you for coming.

They honor you for caring.

They form a circle around you,

A circle of love and trust and support.

And they place you in the center.

And they sing and they dance.

And they shower you with kind and loving words.

They are family.

And in this celebration,

One ancestor steps forth.

And they speak for all of them.

You look them in the eye and they look you in the eye.

You feel their heart and they feel your heart.

They feel everything you feel and you feel everything they feel.

You are them.

They are you.

And you feel all the gifts that were passed down from mother to daughter,

From father to son,

And from mother to son,

And father to daughter.

And the line goes on and on and on until it arrived in you.

So feel all of these gifts,

All of these strengths.

And your ancestors tell you all that you know that you have and all that you might have forgotten and all that is waiting to be discovered.

These are your gifts,

Little one.

We bless you.

Feel our blessings shower upon you.

And know that you will always have our blessing,

Our love and support no matter what.

The next few moments,

Breathe all of these blessings in,

Into your center,

Into your heart.

And now,

If there are any questions to ask,

Anything that needs to be cleared up,

Any wisdom that needs to be gathered from your ancestors,

Now is the time to ask if there is anything at all.

Spend the next few moments communicating anything from your heart's desire.

Collect everything from your heart.

Whatever it is that you have received up till this point,

Trust that it is enough for now.

Now it is time to leave our ancestors knowing that we can always return to this place in the future for more wisdom.

For now we must say our goodbyes.

And so thank them,

All of them,

For their wisdom,

Their sharing,

Their love and their support.

And they give you a warm group embrace.

You tell them a temporary farewell.

You make your way back to the doorway from where you came.

There your helping spirit is there to guide you up the pathway that you came.

And together you go traveling up,

Up,

Up,

Through the darkness,

Up,

Up,

Up,

Through the change of scenery,

The changes of temperature,

Traveling up,

Up,

Up,

Retracing all of the steps,

Bringing with you all of this wisdom,

All of this knowing,

All of these gifts.

And finally you make your way to the opening,

The opening from where you came.

This is where your helping spirit leads you.

So you thank them and wish them good fortune and farewell.

And up you go,

Up this open pathway,

Up,

Up,

Up,

Back towards the very beginning,

Going up,

Up,

Up.

And arriving at the place of where you started in 10,

9,

8,

7,

6,

5,

4,

3,

2 and 1.

In this place in nature that you started from.

It is a new day.

The sun is out.

The birds are singing.

Sky is blue.

It is a new day.

And you are a new you.

Empowered with all of this inner wisdom from your family,

From your blood,

Your ancestors.

Feel their energy coursing through your veins,

Through every single cell of your being,

Giving you strength to move forward into the unknown.

And whenever it is that you're ready,

In your own time,

In your own way,

Open your eyes to this new understanding.