| I want to provide a simply meditation for connecting with God through your heart. If you don't have an established practice or if you want to try something new, this may be a useful place for you to start. You might want to read this and do a recording and play it back while you meditate. For this meditation I encourage you to sit in a chair or some other upright position so that your feet are in contact with the ground. If you choose to sit on the floor or in a cross-legged position or even to lie down but I will be talking about the feet as if they are attached to the floor. I encourage you to sit upright, if possible, with no back support. The purpose of this is to help you remain alert, hold your back as straight as possible, and align your neck and your head so that there is a straight path from your head down to your spine. Your feet should be resting comfortably on the floor. If you are sitting in lotus position or lying down, you might think of the bottom of your spine as being the attachment point with the ground. Imagine that your feet are attached, as if by a magnet, to the floor. There is a force holding them firmly to the ground. Now imagine the top of your head, the seventh chakra, as open to energy from above, both flowing in and out. This energy moves between above you and below you through your connection to the ground. You form an energetic circuit between the non-physical world and the physical world. Now, relax, starting with the top of your head, imagine you are relaxing the muscles at the top and sides of your head and scalp. Relax your eyebrows, your eyelids, your eyes, your nose, your lips, your tongue, your throat, your jaw, the back of your neck, your shoulders, your arms, hands and fingers, your back, your chest, your stomach, your waist, your lower back, your hips and pelvis, pelvic floor, your upper legs, knees, calves, ankles, feet and toes. Imagine that you can feel the energy tingling or flowing through all your body. Now concentrate on your breath. Breathe in deeply and as you breathe out relax even more and let the energy flow even more. As you breathe in, become aware of your chest and your heart. Breathe into that area and as you breathe out relax even more. If it is hard for you to get this sensation of breathing into your chest, just imagine as you breathe in, there is energy in and around your heart. This energy can be experienced in a number of ways. You may experience a light, maybe a bright white light or a gold light. You may experience a presence or the feeling of love, for that is what the light is. It is love. Imagine as you breathe in that this presence grows stronger every time you breathe in. Keep your focus right here, right on your heart as you continue to breathe in and out. In time this presence grows and spreads throughout your body. This presence is love and is the love of your creative, divine, loving Source. It has always been there and it always will be there. It is the energy from which you are made and with which you create your world. You are surrounded by this love. It is in you and around you. It is always there whether you are aware of it or not, whether you believe in it or not, whether you can feel it right now or not. It is the fundamental building block of your life and is always there, available to you. Know that this love fills you, guides you and is available for your use. It is always there and you are always loved. |
