Fortifying Self Confidence

Welcome to this confidence and self-esteem building meditation.

This is a practice you can return to as often as you need to.

I invite you to begin by settling down into your breath and begin by taking three lovely deep breaths into your body,

Into the nose and out through the mouth.

Taking in a lovely deep breath of bright white light,

Drawing it from the air around you all the way down,

So your belly and your chest expand as you fill your body with this beautiful white light and air and releasing through the mouth on the exhale,

Sinking down deeper into your body as you do this.

And again,

Breathing in deeply,

Deeper than the last breath,

The deepest you've taken all day,

All the way down,

Releasing your pelvic floor muscles and relaxing,

Releasing through your mouth on the exhale,

Maybe an audible sigh feels good here.

So let yourself flow now with your breath in whatever way it feels right for you.

How can you make your breath feel extra nourishing to your body in this moment here and now?

I invite you to become aware of how your body feels on the surface on which it's resting,

Whether you're sitting or lying down,

Just allowing your body language to be open,

Equal on both sides,

Arms by your side or in your lap.

Or perhaps it feels right to have a hand on your heart and one on your belly.

And breathe.

Let yourself enjoy the beauty of this moment of just breathing and feeling that flow in and out.

Notice how your clothes feel on your skin in this moment.

Notice any sound in the room around you or any sounds beyond those four walls,

Beyond the space you're in.

Notice if there's a taste on your tongue or a smell in the air.

And here is not the time to label any of these.

You just need to notice them.

Just observe them exactly as they are.

So the intention for this meditation is to instill a deeper sense of confidence in yourself,

In your you-ness,

Your beautiful,

Unique expression of your creative nature,

Your unique belief and thoughts and dreams,

Your unique vision for the future,

The courage to speak with clarity,

Your truth,

And to really stand up and own that,

Even if it rubs other people up the wrong way.

Their reaction is not your responsibility.

All that you can do is be responsible for yourself.

Do your words sit right with you?

Does what you say resonate in your heart and your soul?

And often in life,

We find ourselves living in moments where these things feel misaligned.

The intention for this meditation is to be a space that you can come back to,

To draw on this feeling of courage.

So I bring your attention now to your solar plexus in the center of your body.

This is just a couple of inches below,

Above your navel in the center of your torso.

And it glows bright yellow like the sun.

This is your center of gravity centered between your heart.

And your gut.

It holds the energy for both.

The unconditional love that you give to the world and the creativity that you hold in your sacral,

The womb space,

The hara.

And this center of power lets you stand tall and firm in your truth.

And it shines a healthy bright yellow like the sun.

And sometimes in life we find that this power center has been diminished or we don't feel so connected to it.

So in this moment here and now,

I invite you to imagine this sun in the center of your being begin to glow brighter and brighter so it fills your whole body.

All the way out around your body filling your whole auric field,

Filling the space that you're in with this vibrant bright yellow golden light of courage,

Of confidence,

Of your true expression of yourself.

Not too grandiose and not too belittled.

The perfect balance of you having a healthy amount of pride for yourself,

Who you are,

While also being humble and respecting that truth in the others around you.

Feel this beautiful glow that emanates and stems from you.

And the more you imagine it,

The more it charges itself,

The center of power as you breathe,

It takes its energy and its power from your breath,

Particularly so when you're sitting outside in the sunshine.

And for now we tune in with the bright sunshine that resides within you.

Now I'll chant a mantra,

A mantra that acts as your truth,

The beautiful mirror of your life and everything you're capable of.

And it vibrates in harmony with everything else in the universe.

So my intention with this mantra is to help you and your soul align with the forces of the universe so that you are stepping and moving in exactly the perfect way for your true soul expression.

As I chant,

Breathe and let this energy wash through your body,

In through your solar plexus,

Radiating out to fill your whole being.

Nam-myoho-renge-kyo Nam-myoho-renge-kyo Nam-myoho-renge-kyo Nam-myoho-renge-kyo And now with your breath,

We travel inward through the solar plexus as if it becomes a vortex of light.

From this vortex of yellow light,

You can step into it and travel into your solar plexus to reclaim and rediscover your courage and confidence.

Imagine you're in a vortex of swirling yellow light traveling in through your own solar plexus,

Your own seat of power.

All the way down and at the end you see light,

At the end of the tunnel,

Bright white light of the sun shining at the other end.

And when you arrive out,

You're standing in the middle of a beautiful forest.

This beautiful forest of diversity,

Of aliveness,

Sparkling sunlight shining through the leaves,

The sound of so many different animals chirping,

Calling,

Showing up and being their true selves.

Bask and enjoy the beautiful sound of aliveness,

Of all this courage from all these little creatures big,

Small,

Being and showing up as their true self,

Just as you are.

And in your mind's eye you begin to see a path appear that winds in through the forest.

You get a good feeling about this path and so you begin to step along and venture into this wood of courage and truth.

And as you walk,

Set your intention to call in a power animal that can help assist you in your journey with your courage and confidence.

As you walk,

Know that your power animal is walking toward you along this path.

Take your steps with confidence,

With the true belief that you are going to meet the perfect power animal to assist your journey.

And as you turn the bend,

You see him or her standing in the path waiting for you with such grace and courage,

This beautiful animal.

Take a moment to offer your respect and humility to be in this beautiful animal's presence.

Whether it's big or small,

It is showing up to you in the most divine way.

Bow your head with respect and as you rise,

You feel that this animal is asking you to approach.

Slowly walk along the path with the utmost level of respect and grace that you can muster,

Standing tall,

Proud of yourself,

To be welcomed into the presence of this beautiful animal.

And likewise,

This animal is delighted to be in your presence too.

It's been waiting for you.

And as you approach,

The animal turns and begins to walk toward the forest and you follow.

You follow until you're walking side by side with this animal into the wood,

Basking in its presence,

Feeling how worthy you are to be here in its beautiful grace as it guides you and you trust.

You too reach a clearing in the wood,

A beautiful wildflower meadow.

And following your animal,

You go and sit in the middle of this clearing with the beautiful sunlight glowing above.

Your animal has some words of wisdom it wishes to share with you.

You may receive this orally,

You may feel it.

You sit across from your animal and look into its eyes.

Set your intention that you are ready to receive the wisdom that this animal has to give you,

To offer you.

Be open to receive whatever comes your way.

Trust that what comes your way is exactly what you need to hear right here right now.

Imagine in your mind's eye a pen and paper appearing in your hand so that you may write down these words of wisdom for you to recall when you come back to the present moment.

Your time is gently drawn to a close.

I invite you to say farewell to your animal in whatever way feels appropriate and as it throws back into the wood,

I invite you to bring your awareness of this moment.

Shrink it down so it's a bubble,

An energy bubble around your body here and now.

This beautiful forest closing into this little small bubble and it holds all the power,

All the power but it shrinks down and down so that it can sit inside your solar plexus,

That bright sunlight to keep it safe inside your body so you can return to meet any more animals that have wisdom for you on your journey of your true self,

Your truth.

Now gently we invite a beautiful calming white light to beam down from above all around your body,

Your head,

Your throat,

Your heart,

Your centre,

Your pelvis and your feet and let yourself soak in this white light knowing that as you breathe in this white light,

It's bringing harmony and balance to your system and as you breathe in this beautiful white tonic,

Take three cleansing deep breaths.

In through the nose and out through the mouth.

This beautiful white light fades to a shimmer but its power is just as strong.

With this knowing,

With this protection of this beautiful white light,

Know that you can go about the rest of your day,

The rest of your week with this courage and confidence and though it may not be present in every moment,

It can be and as soon as you realise you're in need of it,

Call upon your spirit animal or the golden light of the sun within you or this column of white light,

Whatever feels right in the moment,

Call it into your presence,

Into your mind's eye and trust that the confidence will arrive alongside it.

Take three deep breaths with this confidence and resume whatever it is you want to have this confidence for,

You've got this.

When you're ready wiggle your fingers and your toes and you can bring your awareness back to the moment you are here right now and flutter your eyelids open.

Thank you for showing up and doing this beautiful work.

Go mourn.