Welcome to this guided meditation to connect deeply to your meaningful tattoo.
So bringing to mind a tattoo on your body or one that you're thinking about getting,
Bring it to mind,
Visualize it,
See it,
And we'll come back to that in a minute once we get the body nice and relaxed,
The mind nice and relaxed.
So just soften into your position,
Find a comfortable seat,
Or lie down,
Allow yourself to soften into this position,
Relaxing your muscles,
Knowing that you're held in this position,
You're safe,
You can just relax right now,
Unclenching your jaw,
Relaxing your shoulders away from your ears,
Feel your body just letting go.
In your mind,
Go through a body scan,
Scanning your body from your head down to your toes,
Just letting any tension go,
Becoming present with your body,
And tuning your focus from outwards to inwards.
Bring your breath into your awareness,
Your soft,
Gentle,
Natural breath,
Become the observer,
Listen and feel your breath entering and exiting your body,
Begin to deepen your breath,
Drawing in more air all the way down into the belly,
Expanding on the inhale,
And letting it fall on the exhale.
Breathing low and slow,
Low into the belly,
In a nice,
Easy,
Slow pace,
Bring that tattoo back into mind,
Whether it's a symbol,
A word,
A script,
An image,
A scene,
Whatever it is,
Bring it to mind,
See it clearly in your mind's eye,
See the shape,
The outline,
The color,
See where it is on your body,
Or where you'd like to put it on your body,
If you still are yet to get this tattoo.
Bring your awareness to that part of your body now,
Really feel the energy in that part of your body,
Where this tattoo lives,
And as you're breathing low and slow,
Inhaling and exhaling through the nose,
Nice and easy,
Begin to breathe into this location,
So see yourself breathing in and out of wherever this tattoo is on your body,
As you inhale,
Feel it expand,
And as you exhale,
Let it fall,
Connecting to the breath,
The flow,
The meaning,
And the life within this tattoo.
It's a powerful symbol that's on your body,
And it's always there for you to connect to,
To tap into,
So as you're breathing,
Allow the meaning of that tattoo to amplify with each inhale,
Growing its energy,
Growing the meaning,
Growing the strength and connection,
Continuing to breathe,
Nice and softly,
But deeply,
Visualizing this tattoo,
And allowing it to come to life in your mind.
What other images come to mind when you think of this tattoo?
What it means to you?
What it may mean to others?
How does it feel to embody the energy of this tattoo in your body,
Letting it amplify and swirl around your being with each breath?
With that tattoo and a strong image in your mind,
Ask it what message it has for you today,
With no expectations,
Just asking if the tattoo has a message for you today,
And simply just listen,
Whatever comes to mind is your intuition talking to you,
And following up,
Asking your tattoo,
How can I honor you today?
How can I honor you today in your deep meaning?
Just listen,
Whatever comes up,
And thanking your tattoo for being part of your journey,
For staying strong,
Staying connected to you,
And amplifying its meaning with each breath,
Continuing to breathe in and out of that ink on your skin,
Feeling that ink as part of you,
Part of your being,
Part of your journey in this lifetime.
And continue to visualize this tattoo as you slowly come back into the present moment,
Slowly come back into your full body,
Allow the energy from that tattoo to disperse through your whole being,
Spread it through all of your limbs,
Down to your toes and fingertips,
Spread that energy,
That deep meaning,
Up through your chest,
Into your shoulders,
Into the top of your head,
Surrounding yourself with this beautiful message,
Meaning and connection to the symbol that you've chosen to bond with on your skin,
And slowly just let your breath fall back to its natural cadence,
Breathing so softly,
So gently and with ease.
Bring your hand over your tattoo,
If you're able to reach it,
Feel the warm energy,
The warm life in your tattoo,
Through your hand.
Feel that connection,
Just let yourself hold your tattoo for the next minute,
And whatever that tattoo wanted you to do to honor it more today,
Visualize yourself doing that.
Or you can visualize yourself giving it to the tattoo through your hand,
So just honoring that meaning,
Honoring that person that it's in memory of,
Honoring that saying,
The encouragement,
Or the symbol,
The animal,
Whatever it is,
Really honor it,
And feel that flow,
That exchange of breath between you and the ink.
And bring that same hand over your heart,
And just gently start wiggling your toes,
Wiggling your fingers,
And when you're ready,
You can softly flutter your eyes back open,
And enjoy the rest of your day.
