From Shane Pinata,
I'm Colleen Thomas.
This is Everyday Magic for Ukraine.
Today we send warmth and light to Ukraine.
Welcome to the Circle.
Welcome to Everyday Magic for Ukraine,
Where we honor Ukraine and we also practice self-care to stay strong as allies.
If you're new here,
Welcome.
I'm so glad you've joined us.
The only item we need today is something that represents the sun.
So as we arrive together today and form our Circle,
I invite you to imagine all of the beautiful faces of everybody else who listens or will listen or has listened to this episode.
Imagine them sitting in a circle and imagine yourself taking a seat with us.
As you know,
It doesn't matter where you are or when you listen.
Whenever you listen,
You are part of the Circle and you're an important part,
So I'm glad you're here.
And since we are sitting on this beautiful earth,
Let's reach down,
Down,
Down,
Down into the earth and say hello to her.
You can greet the earth that is beneath you.
And by connecting to the earth that is beneath you,
Where each of us is around the world,
We will probably connect in the middle of the earth as well.
Just sending your love,
Sending your connection,
Sending your openness down into the earth.
Noticing what it feels like to connect to her,
What it feels like to begin to drop down into her.
And just letting go of anything that you might like to let go of.
Anything you would like to perhaps shed from your psychic body,
Your energy body,
Your mind,
Your heart,
Any of your chakras,
Just release anything you don't need or want right now.
So that as we progress through the Circle today,
You can be more fully just,
Just you.
Nothing extra,
Nothing you don't need,
Just you.
So now together,
Let's bring to mind that image of the sun.
And if you have maybe a picture of the sun on your wall or something that represents the sun to you,
Feel free to hold that thing or look at that thing.
You can also just picture the sun or go out into the sunlight.
If it is sunny outside where you are,
Let the sun fall on your shoulders.
And if that is not available to you,
Just remember what that feels like.
To be in the sun,
Especially perhaps when you've been someplace cold and you're able to go out and be in the warm sun.
The sun warming the grass.
The sun warming your hands.
The sun helping the flowers to grow and the trees to grow.
The sun helping the flowers to grow and the trees to grow.
The movement of the sun in the sky through the turning of the earth,
Helping us keep time.
In Ukrainian culture,
The sun is a powerful symbol.
It's often seen in the art,
The vishwavankas,
The shirts,
The embroidery,
Representing vitality,
Strength,
Prosperity.
Let's begin to invoke that energy,
Invoking the sun,
The energy of the sun,
And the meaning that we as humans have placed on this experience of sun,
Sunlight,
Sunshine,
Sunrise,
Sunset,
All of the things that the sun means to us.
So we're letting that image of the sun,
The felt sense of the sun begin to grow.
You might feel it on your shoulders.
You might feel it in your heart.
You might notice it in this symbol in front of you.
And once this sense of the sun has grown very strong,
Let's hold it together as a circle.
Let's honor it together as a circle.
And let's begin to turn to Ukraine,
Turn to what may be a challenging winter for our friends,
Our relatives,
Our colleagues,
Knowing that they may not have what they should have this winter in terms of warmth and heat and light.
And while we are here with this beautiful energy,
Of the sun,
Let's begin to gently craft a way to send that to Ukraine so that it lasts the entire winter.
Gathering up enough energy of the sun,
Picturing the entire country of Ukraine just flooded in sunlight and warmth.
Just seeing that sunlight radiate down on all of Ukraine,
Bringing warmth and vitality and strength.
Maybe this sun energy can begin to revitalize and refresh any symbols of the sun that are found on a Vyshvanka or another piece of embroidery or another piece of embroidery or in a wall mural or in a wall calendar.
Together intending that this beautiful,
Powerful,
Strong energy we're working with,
Which is represented in the sunflower,
Which is one of the symbols of Ukraine,
Seeing it filling Ukraine with warmth,
Filling the hearts of those who might not have power,
Filling their hearts and their spirits and their connection to each other,
Their ability to connect and have community and have safety.
Just letting that sun energy flow,
Flow into all of Ukraine,
Providing warmth and love and just see that happening.
Just letting that magic pour through you.
We all together here as a circle have so much power and we can make this our intention and we can manifest it together.
Just see it happening just for another few minutes,
Radiating that sunlight,
The sunlight bathing Ukraine.
And let's take one breath together and begin to release this meditation.
Breathing in,
And breathing out,
And just so gently just letting go.
Just taking ourselves and anything of us that might be coming from an ego space,
Allowing that to leave,
Allowing that to slip out of this spell,
This prayer,
This work,
And just allowing this meditation to finish very,
Very gently.
Offering our thanks to the land in Ukraine and offering our thanks to the sun.
Throughout this upcoming winter,
May the sun radiate and warm all of Ukraine.
May it be so.
May it be so.
Thank you so much for being with us today.
Your presence,
Your energy,
And your heart make all the difference in healing our world.
Remember to breathe today,
Breathe and expand.
And I hope you join us again next time.
Please consider inviting a friend.
