Let the Adventure begin...🦋 Life is Happening FOR you! Soothe your soul and let the energy of summer transform your mood with mini guided meditation

We are at the height of summer and I hope by now you have had the opportunity to do a little summer exploration and have made some time for more creative expression. I love the energy of summer! Who will guide you? What will move you? Where will you explore? When will inspiration hit? How will you seek your path? Are you ready to question everything?!

Today, I want for us to be very clear and conscious in our thinking and to set intentions of what we want to manifest in our lives. Now is the time to set some goals and try something new. Are you ready to elevate in ways you may not have previously thought possible? Dream Big! The Universe is generous!

I don’t know about you but why is it always easier to elevate when we travel away from our daily lives? I think sometimes an adventure is the best way to learn. Time to take an eagle view into summer. If you think you are ready for an in person Girlfriend's Guru experience go to my website GirlfriendsGuru.com to see all the details to travel and experience wellness on the mountains but for now….

Are you ready to join me in asking the big question, “Why is this in my movie?”

Today we are going to awaken to the inner witness by tapping into our wisdom bodies. Today we are going to tap into Vijnanamaya Kosha. Vijnana means higher wisdom and this kosha is the dimension of our being that allows for discernment and spiritual transformation.

This is why I stated the big question, "Why is this in my movie?" It is a phrase that I use all the time when I am trying to extract what wisdom is to be gained when I am a witness to my patterns of thoughts and the emotions associated with them. And that is certainly the first part to entering the subtle layer of the wisdom body but when I am fully in this state, I can be in the complete state of not only a witness but understand and eventually release limiting beliefs and with that dissolution gain a greater sense of freedom and clarity.

Here at the wisdom body, we are courageous. We are visionary. It is almost as if we are traveling with a great friend inside ourselves. A place where we can sit as the inner witness.

If you want to learn how to be in a place where you welcome all of your thoughts and feelings without resisting or judging, simply follow the meditation below using the hand mudra Citta Mudra to bring you to that space where you are witness to consciousness. Use this meditation to get to a place where the “the stories in our head” lose their power?

Ready to give it a try? Take a seat.

Let’s begin:

Citta Mudra Gesture of Witness Consciousness to Reveal the Wisdom Body, our Vjnanamaya Kosha.

First, touch the pads of the index fingers to the tips of the thumbs of the same hand and extend the other fingers straight out.

Next, bring the hands together in front of the chest, slightly away from the body with the pads of the middle, ring and little fingers touching the same fingers of the opposite hand.

Now allow the thumbs to touch along their length, and the tips of the index fingers touch each other, forming a line parallel to earth.

Roll the shoulders up, back and down with your elbows held slightly away from the body and allow your spine to align naturally.

Take a moment to breathe in deeply and exhale deeply and as you hold citta mudra just tune into all the feelings and sensations that are awakened by this hand gesture.

Notice how the breath is gently directed into your upper chest, neck and head. Witness a sense of expansiveness being instilled.

As you allow this expansiveness to permeate your being, allow it to be focused at your third eye, your center of wisdom.

Can you, with each breath. tune into your natural ability to see all that occurs in your mind and body with objectivity and clarity?

Let’s take the next few moments to enhance the power of witnessing. Take several breaths to envision a movie screen in the front of your forehead on which thoughts, feelings, images and even memories can arise and be played.

Start with the visualization and play on your screen a time and a place where you were very happy. Take time to notice all the little details of this happy scene but remain the witness of everything you see.

Emotions may arise alongside these images, as you take several more breaths. You may experience these feelings but without identifying with them so closely.

As we develop the ability to witness without identifying, notice how objectivity and clarity naturally arise.

Let that movie dissolve…

Now allow images to arise on your screen to a time or place that was challenging. Take several breaths to choose a challenging event that you feel comfortable exploring. As these images that surround the challenging time arise on your movie screen, allow for all the emotions and feelings to arise but yet again, naturally without identifying with them so completely.

Can you deepen your ability to be present with these feelings and images without trying to push them aside or downward and just sense how any heaviness from this experience begins to dissolve away.

As these images fade from your movie experience lightness, experience ease, experience objectivity, experience clarity.

Can you now project both your happy movie and your challenging movies onto the same screen? As you hold both scenes, recognize that you are neither the images on the screen, nor their accompanying feelings but the conscious presence that witnesses all that arises within your mind and body.

Take several more deep breaths and rest in witness consciousness, experience that inner silence, experience the clarity, experience the wisdom that naturally unfolds like the lotus flower as you deepen your power of witnessing.

I invite you to repeat the following phrase 3 times either aloud or in your mind’s eye

I am the conscious presence that witnesses all that arises in the mind and body.
I am the conscious presence that witnesses all that arises in the mind and body.
I am the conscious presence that witnesses all that arises in the mind and body.

When you are ready, butterfly open your eyes, returning to the present slowly and gently grounded and fully present in your wisdom body.

How do you feel, my friend? Just take a moment to rest within your inner witness. Witnessing consciousness. I still remember the first time I did this type of meditation. Awakening the inner witness. It’s truly powerful stuff isn't it?

This meditation really helps balance the 6th chakra, our third eye. I hope it helped bring you some clarity and wisdom. On a scale of 1 to 10 calming to energizing, I would give this meditation about a 7. I did feel the energizing effects cultivated by the meditation. I hope it helped you create some space between thoughts and awaken the inner witness.

Before we go, I have another little exercise that I would love for you to try. It is the practice of mirror gazing. Take a look in the mirror, deep into your eyes until you get a glimpse of the “self” behind the “self.” As you do it, feel the transformative fire in every cell of your body. Embrace all the dimensions of your being. Annamaya kosha/physical body, pranamaya kosha/energy body, manomaya kosha/ emotional body, Vijnanamaya kosha/wisdom body.

Witnessing. It’s powerful energy work. It helps us to surrender and let go. This isn't always easy terrain but celebrate, you are on the path. Soon you will be able to see beauty everywhere. Life is happening for you!

It is my heart's deepest desire for you to experience the oneness and unity that arises through meditations work. I really love using hand mudras to guide the breath. I hope you enjoyed experiencing a deepening connection to the more subtle layers of your being. When we can welcome the coming and going of our thoughts and emotions they lose their heavy dense quality and allow us to feel more joy and radiance that arises from deep within the center of our hearts.

I want everyone to boost self love, compassion, extend understanding and even maybe there is even a little bit of forgiveness towards self. I believe that we're shards of glass broken from the same vessel. It is in looking at our own pieces of shattered glass that we seek to unify these pieces and recognize that same light in others.

I am here to support you, you know where to find me, GirlfriendsGuru.com. but regardless of the actions you choose to take, the essential element will be the internal gesture of choosing to remain in love, It’s all that is needed. - Until next time - Love and Light - Namaste!!

Making Friends with Your Body with Guided Meditation

I am going to be teaching you Prithivi Mudra which means gesture of earth for Annamaya Kosha - the physical body. By bringing the breath into the base of the body and lengthening the exhalation there is a very grounding relaxing effect and will hopefully take you to a place of deep calm. This meditation opens and balances the first chakra; our seat of security and safety. Prithivi means earth and supports us in moving forward in life with security, ease and harmony. Think of this as a little coming home to your body.

Let’s Begin:
Prithivi mudra - gesture of the earth for the Annamaya Kosha - coming home to the physical body
1. Take a comfortable seat

2. Touch the tips of the thumbs to the tips of the ring fingers of each hand while extending the
other fingers straight out.

3. Rest the backs of the hands on the knees or thighs.

4. Relax the shoulders up, back and down with the spine naturally aligned.

5. Take a deep breath in - inner body bright, release deep breath out - outer body soft.

As you hold this hand gesture, first take some natural breaths to attune to all the feelings and sensations evoked by this gesture.

Take a moment to notice how your breath is being gently directed toward the base of the spine, cultivating a sense of stability and grounding.

As you take a deep breath in and a deep breath out, notice how the exhalation is lengthened naturally. All is moving towards a feeling of calm and tranquility that allows you to rest more comfortably in your physical body.

Let’s begin to explore your physical body part by part. Begin to naturally enhance your sensitivity to the contours, shape, volume and density of each area of your physical dimension. Bring your awareness into your toes, feet and ankles; take some time to send your breath with loving kindness to each of these areas.

Now, focus your awareness into your calves and knees and thighs. Sense the contours becoming present to all the sensations and feelings, allowing you to come home to this area of your being.

For your next few breaths, bring your awareness into your hips, pelvis and buttocks, experiencing greater and greater stability as you sense the contact of the earth beneath.

Here in this firmly grounded state, direct your awareness to your abdomen, waist and lower back becoming more and more present within these areas of your being as you attune to the movement in synchrony with your rhythmic breathing continuing to take deep inhalations and releasing fully with each exhalation.

For the next several breaths, direct your awareness into your solar plexus at the navel center, and mid back sensing every contour and allow yourself to fully inhabit the middle region of your body.

Now bring your awareness into your chest, side ribs and upper back, taking several breaths to experience all the sensations and feeling allowing you to naturally come home to this area of your physical being.

Your awareness now spreads to your shoulders, arms elbows and down to your hands; take several moments to become fully present in your upper extremities.

Now, allow awareness to inhabit your neck, throat and head. Take several deep breaths in and deep breaths out as your breath allows them to soften and relax completely.

Complete your coming home to your body journey by inhabiting all the areas of your physical being.

Repeat the following three times aloud or in your mind’s eye…
Fully present in my physical being, I experience complete ease and harmony.

Slowly, release the gesture taking several breaths to experience the complete embodiment of this meditation.

When you are ready, butterfly open your eyes, returning to the present slowly and gently grounded and fully present in your physical body, the Annamaya Kosha.

How do you feel my friend? It is my heart's deepest desire for you to experience the oneness and unity that arises through meditations work. I know the transformational journey isn’t always an easy path.

Today we experienced a firm foundation of balancing all five elements and instilling a sense of integration and harmony at all levels of our being as a foundation of health and healing. If you missed my meditations on the five elements - earth, water, fire, air and space- I invite you to go back to podcast episodes 27, 28, 31, 34 and 36. As these five elements come into balance within you, I hope you will experience an overall feeling of harmony and unity. It’s my heart's deepest desire that you have an overall sense of integration and wholeness so that you can align more easily with your truest being and connect to Love and Light.