Transcription

• Speaker #0

  Welcome back to Soul Sisters Sleep Meditations. This meditation is for those of us who may be struggling this holiday season, as it is a time that may look differently than what it used to. perhaps a lot of feelings are coming up whether that is feelings that you are struggling with losing a loved one, financial situation, different fundamental beliefs. seeing the holidays with new eyes, any or all of these feelings that may be coming up, it is all valid and it all makes sense. Perhaps a lot of people are also feeling the same way that you do too. So with this meditation, we're going to take the time to acknowledge such hard and heavy feelings that may suddenly come up during the holiday season. And after listening to this meditation, you can also check out some of the holiday meditations from previous years where we are tapping into joy and gratitude. And I think those would be a great follow-up to this meditation. So let's take a moment to name and acknowledge and bring forth these feelings, these heavy and hard feelings that no one may seem to talk about, these feelings that are ignored. these feelings that are just waiting to be heard, waiting to be talked to, waiting to have a dialogue with you, and so let's take a moment to find A nice spot where you can completely let go and completely relax. And I mean really find a comfortable spot. Feel free to ask yourself, am I really comfortable? Or is this just the normal position I enter? Am I actually really comfortable right now? Where I'm free to let go and release any walls or boundaries that may... be surrounding me in this moment, allowing ourselves to just let those walls down as we position ourselves into a comfortable spot. with no distractions, just a place where we can go, so we can have a short dialogue with these hard feelings. that we seemingly ignore but we feel them so we're actually not being ignored. We know that they are they are here. They're just waiting for us to acknowledge them. So after finding your spot that feels right for you, a place with no distractions, a place where we can not be interrupted for a few minutes. Let's first allow ourselves to take a deep breath in. And exhale out. Once again, deep breath in. And exhale out. I'm hearing acceptance, needing to accept and be honest that these heavy feelings are here would be our first step. So with every breath, Allow these feelings to step a little closer. Allow them to come up without any hesitation as we inhale in and exhale out. as we allow them to enter in space now, as it is safe to do so, with every inhale, just allowing the feeling to gently show up, as we inhale, and exhale staying connected with our breath as these feelings come to the forefront as we accept them in our space now allowing ourselves to name them, they all have names, allow ourselves to acknowledge them by their names, each individual filling allowing ourselves to just simply give them a name, staying connected with their breath. accepting and allowing them to show up now, let's next acknowledge the feelings in our body as they come up. are there any any tense or uncomfortable or strange feelings that might be coming up anywhere in our bodies as we stay connected to our breath Perhaps there's tightness in our shoulders or a tingling in our hands, perhaps a knot in our stomach or a jolt in our legs, whatever bodily sensations that are coming up. Just allow yourself to observe and be present with them now. Perhaps a warmness in your face or in your cheeks, whatever is coming up. Allow them to be here. Acknowledge their presence here as we take a deep inhale in and out. allow these feelings to be, allow them to show up as they need. I see you. We see you. We accept you. And we acknowledge you. And we know that underneath these heavy feelings, hurt, pain, emptiness, shame, underneath these feelings, they're really masked as deep love, deep deep love, love for the ones lost,

• Speaker #1

  love

• Speaker #0

  to be able to provide, love to be able to show up for ourselves and to show up for others. staying connected with our breath, acknowledging our body for holding the space for these emotions and these feelings, giving thanks. for our body for holding such heaviness during a time where we as a society are celebrating so much joy acknowledging that really these heavy feelings that are present here, underneath it all, is deep, deep love. deep, deep love, with our next inhale, allowing ourselves to open up our hearts to this deep, deep love. as we feel our lungs and feel our chest open up, feeling our hearts accepting this deep, deep love that is present with these heavy, heavy feelings. As we inhale in very, very deeply, allowing our heart to center, use our chest to open up to that love. Seeing these heavy feelings for what they are, allowing them to be here now. and exhale out, allowing these feelings of love, perhaps the desire for love, allowing it to fully encompass our bodies. allowing our body to relax into love.

• Speaker #1

  Thank you.

• Speaker #0

  Again, once again, allowing ourselves to open up to our heart centers. Once again, allowing ourselves to open up our heart centers. I can feel so closed when we experience such heavy feelings as we inhale in, opening up our chest completely, allowing the love of oxygen, allowing... I love nature to flow throughout our bodies, allowing our understanding of nature to fully encompass our bodies. allowing nature to take care, knowing that this is all valid, this is all natural, this is all a part of the human experience. Acknowledging that there's actually nothing wrong here. Acknowledging that this is all a part of our human experience. This is all a part of our shared human experience and that we don't have to feel any shame for having such. experiences, such feelings, such heaviness, we share it, we know it, we acknowledge it, and we know that we are not alone in it and as we gently guide ourselves out of this meditation Allow ourselves to express deep gratitude for our bodies and all that it holds. Deep gratitude for allowing yourself to Show up for this meditation. Deep gratitude for the courage that it takes to show up and take care and to see and acknowledge these feelings. during this holiday season gratitude for this time for this reminder that these feelings are within us, that this deep love is within us, to know that we are love, to know that within us, it really is.

• Speaker #2

  Only love and not as we.

• Speaker #0

  allow ourselves to move about the world during this holiday season, allowing ourselves to move with love and empathy, knowing that we are all in a similar place allowing ourselves to move, navigate, acknowledging our shared suffering. and acknowledging our deep, deep love. There is only love. Ashe.