This simple and gentle meditation offers an easy way to reconnect with yourself during the busy festive season. Sit somewhere warm and quiet, place your hand on your heart, and feel yourself fall into that place of safety...
Light a candle, and allow your gaze to soften
Place one hand on your heart, one on your belly
Breathe - a long inhale, and a longer exhale
Slow down, soften
Feel the earth holding you
Christmas is here, and so are you
Breathe, soften, slow
With your eyes closed, put down all the weight you carry this season
With each breath let it go, and just welcome whatever you are feeling right now – anxious, tired, uncertain, excited, distracted
Know that this is exactly where you are meant to be
Be kind, be slow, be soft
Christmas is here, and it is ok
Breathe into the heart space, breathe into your belly
Imagine the hug of winter around you
A soft, thick blanket, big enough to wrap yourself in
Pull it around your head and neck, warm and soft, your shoulders and back
Wrap it around your arms, belly and hips
Tuck it tightly across your legs and feet
Feel its warmth flowing into your body
Christmas here, and it's ok to stop for a moment
Let the winter’s nurturing warmth into your body
Let yourself soften, you are safe here, your heart is safe here
This is a space to release the pressure of Christmas that builds up in our bodies
Which often has nowhere to go.
This is your space. Here you are supported, nourished, safe.
Here sink down, into a place of safety
Christmas is here, but the world is quiet just now
This is safe nourishing space, that can hold all of your experiences, all of your stories
There is nothing to do right now, nothing to finish, nothing to prepare
You are enough, just here in this moment
Pull that warm winter blanket closer around you
Feel the flow of its warmth through your body
Feel those tight or tense places, and let the warmth soften them
In the winter, the balance of dark and light flows around us
At Christmas, there is love and joy and warmth all around us
It's ok to be still and quiet, it's ok to be noisy and joyful
Christmas is here, and it can be whatever you need it to be
The time of giving and receiving
Give with a generous heart; receive with a grateful heart.
There is space here for laughter, and for tears
There is space for you
There is space for you
This is a space for you
This is a space for you
Know that you can always drop into this safe space
Just light the flame, soften, listen to your heart, connect with your belly
Feel the warmth around you
Christmas is here, and you are safe, you are connected