Guided Sunrise

Angels, ancestors and guides, thank you for your wisdom. Thank you for protecting my family, my community and this world with your love and light. Thank you for guiding me along this path, along this journey. Thank you for showing me the next steps to align with my higher purpose and to live an authentic life. Thank you for guiding me to uplift others in a spirit of love and light. Amen.

Today's meditation is meant for sunrise. It is a moment you can take to breathe in and to trust the universe, yourself, and your life. It is a gift of renewal for you to greet the day as a new, freshly cleansed you, with seeds of positivity sewn.

Find a comfortable seated position, lie on the floor in rocket man pose with your legs bent at ninety degrees and your lower legs up on a chair, or, you can position yourself comfortably upright on a meditation cushion or pillow.

1. Take several deep breathes to the count of 4, hold for 5 and release slowly for a count of 5.  Notice how the ground or cushion feels beneath you. Notice the sensation of air as it enters the nasal passages. Notice now the way  your chest rises and holds, then falls. Allow your lungs to relax and release. Allow your stomach to expand and soften. Choose a focal point for your breath. Anytime your thoughts wander, return to this point of focus. It maybe the cool sensation of air in your nasal passages, the chest rising and falling or perhaps, it is the lift and lower of your stomach.
2. Breathing comfortably, imagine that each breathe in is filled with pure, clean air. This air is swirling with healing energy and a pure, silver light. That light radiates with optimism and hope. As it enters your lungs, it fills the space. It brings a radiant light to any of the darkened corners, to the deepest parts of your core. Bringing the darkness this special silver light is allows the dark, more toxic air to release with every exhale. Notice where you feel tension in your body and send this loving, silver light to it. Breathing in and out, freely, fully, allow that light to swirl with opalescent peace, a magical marble of healing.  Now, imagine all of the dark crevices, nooks, crannies and the tension slowly disipating as this silver light mingles with it, cleansing each area that it touches. Breathe deeply and allow this healing process to cleanse your stomach, cleanse your lungs and clear all cells of any old energy that has been trapped. It is working with your mind now and your own energy to transform any hurt, any fear, any chords of negativity or foreign energy that no longer serves you. Allow the silver light to grow stronger with each block and chord it removes. It glows brighter and stronger with every breath.
3. In your mind, relax into the natural breathing process and know that this silver light is here, bringing only healing, only love to every cell of your body. With every out breath, negativity and toxins of every kind are dissolved and released.
4. I will go quiet now for a short time while you complete this clearing process.
5. That's good.
6. This morning, this sunrise is a gift. We are going to take a special walk together today. As you relax further and further with each breath, imagine you can now plant new seeds, new gifts with the rising of the sun.
7. Picture yourself in the early morning hours. You are wearing comfortable clothes, your favorite, in fact. Your sneakers are ready and waiting at the door. It is still dark, but you are noticing as the darkness shifts to cobalt, to gray and just the slightest tint of gold is starting to appear in the sky.
8. You timed this just right. Before you there is a door. When you reach for it, the door knob is cool but calming. You can feel the excitement starting to radiate through your fingers, up your arm and into your heart. This is a magical doorknob. Just beyond that door, you will find yourself in your favorite outdoor place. Take a moment to picture where you are going. Put a picture of that place in your mind and try to see the colors, smell the scents, hear the sounds. This place is ready and waiting for you.
9. Turn the knob. Open the door. What do you see?
10. Step into the light of early morning. The sky is just beginning to cascade with color. An explosion of light on the horizon is growing. Take a few steps into the scene of your favorite place. Look around. Can you find a good place to walk to? You still have a little time. Walk to that place where you will see the sunrise perfectly. If your favorite place doesn't have a comfortable place to sit down, you can easily create one in your mind. Take a moment to make that space for yourself. Is it a picnic blanket? A tree swing? A log by the lake? A hammock, an air chair, a bench, a recliner? Picture a truly comfortable seat.
11. Breathing, breathing find yourself sitting in this place and gazing at the sky.
12. Today, the sunrise is waiting for you. It is bringing you a gift as you notice every shade of gold and amber, blue and aqua and as the sun rises slowly, slowly, a message of hope is coming to you. Listen and feel for it. It might take a moment. Relax into this moment. There is a message for you- something you need to know. It is a positive intention... an affirmation you need to repeat today, to know is true and good and right. It is coming from your angels, ancestors, spirit guides, god or, if you choose, from your own divine wisdom- from your own heart. I will go quiet now as you listen for the truth that you need to hear.
13. What words or feelings you need to serve your highest good today? Today is a fresh start, another chance, another beginning. Today you bring your most peaceful, able and relaxed self to any challenges you encounter. Today, you see yourself with more grace and compassion, strength and beauty. Today, you return to this truth, this wisdom, the inner knowing.
14. Take some time to relax and enjoy this beautiful gift.
15. Returning now, to the breathe, feel it enter through the nostrils. Feel it fill the lungs. Feel it soften the belly. Your beautiful intention has been planted like a seed inside your core. Your step is lighter, your worries are lighter. As it feels safe and you feel more energized, Take one last action to prepare for this new day.
16. Imagine now that you are radiating with the golden light from the sun. Your core is a silvery purple, lit up with inner wisdom. Your skin is glowing with a golden light that is soft but protective. Picture that light thickening, growing and glowing out of your being. Picture it surrounding you. Imagine it is protecting you from any energy or ailment or negative presence. These energies might contact this golden light, but it will quickly dissolve and move away from you. You are now covered in protective light and love.
17. If you have children, parents, family, fur babies or friends that you'd like to clear and protect, you can imagine yourself hugging them and extending your protective light around them. It doesn't matter how far away they are, your love and light will reach them.
18. Bringing your attention now to the pressure of your body against the floor, the cushion, the seat, or the ground, take a few more energizing breaths. It's time to return to your home, to return to the room you once were in. Take your time. Slowly wiggle your fingers, your toes and breathe. If you find you're laying down, turn to your side. Slowly open your eyes and take in the beautiful morning and renewed power you have to face your day.
19. Thank you for spending your time in this place with me. Namaste. The light in me honors the light in you.