Fall and Letting Go

October 12, 2020

Fall and Letting Go

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With Michele Grand LMT

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00:00OK, Good morning everybody.
00:01Thank you so much for joining and
00:04taking the time for yourself to
00:05ground and become present through
00:07guided meditation again on Michelle
00:09Grand license massage therapist,
00:11it's Milo Cancer Hospital.
00:13It's went monitor and privileged
00:15to be with you today.
00:17We're going to open up with just a
00:20breathing exercise about stopping
00:22and then that's going to lead us
00:25into a guided meditation about
00:27letting go and the impact of fall.
00:30The season of fall on our being.
00:33So as we begin,
00:35just bring yourself into
00:36a comfortable position.
00:37Whatever is comfortable for you,
00:39whether it's sitting down,
00:41let straight back on a chair,
00:43feet in a comfortable,
00:44relaxed position, laying down.
00:47You can close your eyes or
00:49just keep them slightly open,
00:51just allowing the spine to left a bit.
00:55Shoulders to soften.
00:58And again
00:59today, for the moment we're
01:01gonna practice simply stopping.
01:04We're going to begin by taking in a
01:07full breath for the count of two.
01:11Anna long breath out for
01:14the count of five.
01:20Ann again. We're gonna take a deep
01:23breath in for the count of two.
01:27I don't long breath
01:29out for the count of five.
01:35Just simply be still an present
01:39in this moment. You may notice
01:43thoughts and bodily sensations
01:45and sounds just noticing what
01:47it's like to be alive and
01:50present in this moment. Again, take
01:55a breath in for the count of two. And
02:01Exhale for the count of five.
02:04If you find your mind wandering somewhere
02:11else. Just play with inviting a sense of
02:15stopping and coming back to the moment.
02:21Again, take a deep breath in for
02:25the count of two. Any Exhale.
02:29For the count of five.
02:35Just keep your eyes closed
02:38and relaxed position.
02:40As we begin a guided meditation for fall.
02:45Each of the seasons has its own particular
02:49energy that represents where nature
02:52is in its recurring cycle of birth,
02:55transformation, and death.
02:57As a being who is closely connected to and
03:01directly affected by the rhythms of nature,
03:04you can capture and use the
03:07energy of the season by moving
03:09through your own seasonal process.
03:12In the months when summer
03:14transitions to fall,
03:15nature prepares for the coming changes
03:18by shedding what it no longer needs.
03:21In many ways, the energy of
03:24winter is synonymous with death,
03:26as foliage appears to die,
03:28the ground freezes over in
03:30the days become darker.
03:32However,
03:33winter really is about hibernation
03:36an the incubation of what will be
03:40renewed again with the coming spring.
03:43In actuality, there is no death,
03:47just a long slow,
03:50deep sleep as Nature's energy changes form.
03:54Fall is the season that prepares
03:57nature for the pruning process,
03:59which will ultimately result in seeds
04:02being planted for the next chapter.
04:05It's a great time to take inventory
04:07of what you need to trim back
04:10or tend to differently to 10
04:12differently for yourself as you
04:14settle inward for the coming months.
04:17Imagine for a moment you're about to begin
04:21a journey of preparing for a long winter.
04:26During this time you know that
04:29the days will be shorter,
04:31the temperature will be colder
04:33and some of your creature comforts
04:36won't be available to you.
04:38You think what do you want to let go of?
04:43What has become too burdensome
04:45or unnecessary on your journey?
04:47At some point it becomes apparent that you
04:51have accumulated far too much baggage.
04:54You've been lugging it around for
04:56far too long, and life feels heavy.
05:00It's time to unload,
05:02drop a few thousand dead leaves
05:05and prune a couple 100 branches.
05:08Like nature,
05:09you need to clear out the thick
05:12brush and rid yourself of things
05:14you been afraid to let go of.
05:17It's time to abandon the rules of
05:20society that seek to convince you
05:22it's not acceptable to speak your
05:24truth to quiet that voice that
05:27convinces you to stay uncomfortably
05:29comfortable right where you are.
05:32Now is a good time to shed anything
05:34that binds you to your indignant and
05:38stubborn ways of sabotaging your dreams.
05:41Without pruning,
05:42there could be no new growth.
05:46During this fall season,
05:48were gonna retreat inward,
05:50light a candle and see what
05:53cobwebs need cleaning.
05:57Continue to settle yourself now
06:00by connecting with your breath,
06:02slowly inhaling through your nose
06:05and Exhale Ng through your mouth.
06:09Continue to feel your body
06:11and mind soften and relax.
06:14Now visualize the scene from nature.
06:17During the fall the weds Browns darker
06:21greens and yellows of the terrain around you.
06:26A cool breeze blowing and the dryness
06:29of the brush branches an Earth.
06:32Now imagine that your body, your breath,
06:35and your emotions and your mind.
06:38You're an extension of nature.
06:40Perhaps you see yourself as a tall Oak tree.
06:44The mist rising off of a Lake at dawn,
06:48or you're simply basking in the
06:51late afternoon sunset or the
06:53Golden glow of a harvest moon.
06:56Be aware that you are about to
06:59embark on an inward journey.
07:02As you prepare to less tahn,
07:04prepare for the budding of and you
07:07you after the winter ice thaws,
07:10dare yourself to dream of the
07:13person you would like to be.
07:15The activities you want to do.
07:19The environment you thrive in most.
07:24The lifestyle you want to have when
07:27you wake up from your deep sleep.
07:29Let your imagination run wild and allow
07:33yourself to see what you would see.
07:36To hear what you would hear and to feel
07:40what you would feel if your dream came true.
07:45Next, notice an area of your life
07:48where there is some heavy NIS.
07:52A burden or an unnecessary load.
07:56Maybe it's physical belongings like an
07:59accumulation of furniture, clothing,
08:01old trinkets, or stacks of papers.
08:05Perhaps your baggage is within the
08:08area of your intimate relationship,
08:11your career,
08:12your health and fitness or family.
08:15Let yourself see where there is an
08:18over accumulation of physical stuff.
08:21Emotional upset, mental challenges,
08:24or spiritual disconnect.
08:27Next we connect with your dream of
08:29what your life could look like.
08:31Feel like an sound like once you
08:34are free of the burdensome weight
08:37that you are carrying.
08:39What would you be doing then that is
08:42different from how you are living now?
08:44Maybe how would your relationships
08:47begin to thrive?
08:48How would your energy levels and mental
08:52clarity be propelling you towards your goals?
08:55Create an internal representation
08:57of visual image of feeling or a
09:01sound of how you your life and your
09:04surroundings could be different.
09:09As you bask in your picture
09:11of how things could be,
09:13ask yourself what qualities you would
09:16need to embrace to be the type of person
09:20who could powerfully catapult yourself
09:22from beneath the weight of what you
09:24now carry to the knew you that awaits.
09:29Do you need to have more compassion
09:32towards yourself and others?
09:34Do you need to listen more
09:37attentively without the need to fix
09:40things or justify your position?
09:43Do you need to cultivate more strength
09:46so you can set and maintain boundaries?
09:50Do you need to be more honest
09:52and find a loving,
09:53yet direct way to speak your truth?
09:57What characteristics would be most
10:00beneficial to acquire so that you
10:03can begin to take your next steps?
10:07Now envisioning the trades are
10:10characteristics that you are
10:12empowering to create change,
10:14ask yourself.
10:15What action steps do I need to take
10:18to feel inspired and motivated
10:21to charge powerfully forward?
10:26What emotions, beliefs,
10:27or behaviors do I need to let go of?
10:30So that I can stop being a victim
10:33and be the person I am meant to be.
10:36Ask your heart for guidance
10:40rather than your intellect.
10:42And allow yourself to hear what
10:45practice you need to cultivate or
10:48what action you need to take to
10:51prune your inner outer world to
10:54clear a path for your next journey.
11:01Go to that thing today.
11:05Tomorrow do the next thing, and so on.
11:09This will help you take charge of your life.
11:14It's a process of letting go
11:17of anything that isn't you.
11:19Toxic relationships, limiting beliefs,
11:21an obstacles that prevent
11:23you from living your dream.
11:26It allows you to take responsibility
11:29for every choice you make and every
11:33action you take or don't take.
11:35Whenever you begin a new path,
11:38anything you haven't cleared out
11:40or brought to completion will
11:42follow you on to the new path.
11:44So now is the time to let go
11:47of anything you need to leave
11:49behind as you begin a new season.
11:52Approach the fall with anticipation
11:56preparation, an excitement.
11:58Observe its energy and watch as it
12:02cyclically moves through its phases,
12:05transitioning from one moment to the next.
12:08Sometimes intensely, and sometimes gently.
12:13Nature moves slowly and deliberately.
12:16Tord Harmony and sustainability.
12:19It intrinsically knows what it needs to do.
12:23And it simply does it.
12:25You can learn a lot by paying
12:28attention and tuning into this
12:30process in your own life.
12:33If you slow down enough
12:37and pay close attention.
12:40We are now with a deep inhalation.
12:48And slowly.
12:51Exhale when you're ready.
12:53You can open your eyes.
12:56Stretch your arms out to the side,
13:00reaching to both sides.
13:03Arms overhead.
13:04And down into prayer pose.
13:10OK, beautiful wonderful all you did.
13:13Excellent excellent work taking the time and
13:16the focus to bring into your consciousness.
13:20How we as humans in our bodies so so amplify
13:25and so resemble on the seasons of nature.
13:29Just listening to our intuitive.
13:33Side are intuitive voice following
13:35that direction and just allowing
13:38nature to take its course an always
13:41remembering that it's important to
13:43stay present and to allow ourselves
13:46to just be the person that we are
13:49letting go of the access and just meet
13:53maintaining our spirit or pure light.
13:56An following our heart always.
13:59So thank you all.
14:01I wish you a beautiful, wonderful week.
14:03As always, made a long time sun shine
14:05upon you and all love surround you.
14:08Your pure light within you,
14:09your heart guide your way on
14:11guide your way on be well,
14:13everybody and I'll see you soon.