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The Healing Beach
You are lounging comfortably on the sun bed on a beautiful clean clear beach in the Mediterranean. All around you there is warm sunshine, wrapping its healing strength around you and a wonderful gentle breeze blows constantly, refreshing the air and filling you with renewed energy and invigorating you. You breathe it in gently and enjoy it - then let it go………….and then, when you want to, gently breathe it in again, - fresh sea air which heals and heartens you and you feel good. Ahead of you the sea, gently rolls up on the beach, making a pleasant slapping sound as it lazily rolls onto the white sand. There’s nothing hurried here, nothing to worry about. The sky is wonderful – a beautiful clear blue sky with just a few fleecy clouds which drift by slowly, disintegrating in the air as they go off into the distance. The sun is warm and welcoming – feel its healing rays penetrate into your skin, releasing all those tense muscles and allowing you to relax………..relax right down……. letting go of all the worry and stress and tension. Take your time to enjoy this special time…..your time to relax on the beach - you can go back here any time you want to……….this is your special place.
You put your hand over the side of the sun bed and push your fingers into the fine sand. The shade from the bed has kept it cool and as you push your hand gently into the soft soothing sand, you can feel the coolness there. You pick up a handful of sand and let it slip through your fingers gently….in the same way that you are now letting your cares and worries and tension just slip through your fingers. Do this several times – enjoying the gentle trickling of the sand through your fingers – it feels like silk flowing through your hand – gentle, undemanding, soft and light………… until you have had enough of it.
Someone comes along and gently raises the back of your bed, so you are propped up higher and able to see further. It’s comfortable and you are more aware of the sea breeze as it reaches you and fills you with good clean sea air. You breathe in this gentle clean breeze and breathe out all the negativity…….do it slowly - there is absolutely no rush. Just slowly and gently breathe in the fresh sea breeze as much as you want - and as you breathe out, breathe out negativity. You are feeling refreshed and relaxed and happy. You put your head back against the bed and rest it on the soft fluffy towel which has been placed there for you. You close your eyes and drink in the sounds and the feelings and the sheer bliss of this place. You can hear children playing quietly in the distance with their parents, some paddling gently on the sea shore. A couple of sea birds float overhead, gently using the sea breeze to make their way, not having to use any energy at all, as they enjoy the pleasure of flying free. Behind you, far in the distance, there are the sounds of every day life carrying on as usual – people going about their daily work and play – things to do, places to go. You don’t have to worry about this at all. This is your time to relax and let the world slip by – your special time to just unwind and let in the sun and the sand and that beautiful healing sea breeze. Stay here for a long as you wish. This is your Place of Healing.
MEDITATION FOR THE SPRING.
Switch off the phones and the doorbell, put on some loose comfortable clothing and sit in your favourite chair. Make sure you have a glass of water beside you and a note pad and pencil. If you feel better doing so, light a candle and sit quietly taking in the restful energy around you. Breathe deeply and calmly. Breathe in white light and breathe out negativity. Do this several times…....breathe in white light and breathe out negativity. You are beginning to feel yourself becoming “centred”. If you feel that it’s right for you now, say a short prayer of protection or the Lord’s Prayer - the best protection of all. Loosen all your muscles one by one, from your feet up through your legs and thighs, through your stomach, back and chest, your arms, neck, shoulders and head. Relax and know that you are being watched over and cared for. Now expand your aura - the light and energy that surrounds your body – make it larger and larger and expand it to fill the room, then right out of the room, right out into nature, right out into the Universe………………………
I want you to imagine that you’re walking along the edge of a field towards a small wood just ahead of you. The sun is out and the air is bright and fresh….it’s neither too hot nor too cold….and everywhere is very very peaceful. Just stop for a moment and take in the fresh air and the peace and quiet. You feel wonderful. It invigorates you and relaxes you at the same time. Remember that feeling.
You make your way further along the path and enter the wood – it’s not dark – the sunlight plays with the leaves and casts playful shadows through the trees. You can smell the damp earth and through the dappled sunlight you can see a haze of blue in the distance. The most beautiful perfume of bluebells reaches you. Stop right there and take it in – drink in that beautiful aroma and wonder at the sheer beauty of the healing blue haze around you. You walk slowly further into the wood, feeling the twigs breaking under your feet and the softness of the leaf mould and moss as you make your way along.
You come to the centre of the wood. All around you are hundreds and thousands of bluebells, bobbing their heads in the gentle breeze, wafting that beautiful scent around you. The sight and smell almost takes your breath away and you wonder at the beauty of it all. Breathe in that incredible healing energy and know that it helps you.
Ahead of you is a large log – part of an old tree which has fallen and settled in the middle of the wood. You find you can sit against it comfortably and you rest your back against one of its strong branches. Even though this tree has fallen, it still has a lot of energy and you feel this reaching you as you sit there amongst the bluebells and the woodland creatures and birds, which are going about their daily business, unaware of you sitting there.
A little robin comes close to peck at some loose soil where you have trodden and looks right up at you – into your eyes. You know he is aware of your thoughts and you of his, and he tells you all is well.
Further away you see beetles and ants scurrying busily along – making the most of the time they have to gather food and nesting bits. You marvel at their energy – such small creatures and yet united in their energy and intent. You wonder why humans seem unable to work in the same way.
Whilst you’re sitting there watching the wood and all the activity within it, you feel yourself daydreaming and in this contented state, you ask your Guide to come forward and sit with you for a while and perhaps give you some information or a message from the spirit world.
I’ll leave you here for a short while to sit with your Guide and absorb the loving energy and all that is given to you. Know that this is your special place and somewhere you can come to at any time to meet your Guide and get help and encouragement and love in abundance.
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Now it’s time to make your way back. You thank your Guide for all the knowledge and help that has been given to you and know you will meet again very shortly and that he or she is always with you, looking out for you, loving you and guarding and guiding you.
You get up from the seat against the tree and turn to make your way back up the pathway through the wood. You feel so contented and secure in the knowledge that your Guide is always there for you when needed. You breathe in deeply, getting the life back into your body after the dreamy state you have been in. You touch the old tree and thank it for the energy, running your hands along the rough old bark and knowing its strength within. Now you walk along the pathway through the wood, retracing your steps. Here and there birds flit from tree to tree, making sure you are safely on the way back home. You find the path at the edge of the field and the bright sunlight greets you again. As you walk, you feel you are energised and invigorated. You know this is a place you can return to at any time.
Now bring yourself slowly back to your room and your comfortable chair. Start to feel your fingers and toes “coming back to life”, gently move your arms and legs and take a deep breath………..and another……….and another. Take a sip or two of water…….welcome back. Snuff out the candle if you had one alight. Remain in your chair for a few more minutes until you are ready to get up and go. If you have paper and pencil near you, remember to write down all the information you were given and who and what you saw. Put the date on this paper and keep it safely so that you can see, at a later date, how your spiritual knowledge has grown day by day.
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