GM 312  Come Home to Rest
Often, we feel pressured to assume certain ‘shapes’ to fit in, which can become quite exhausting and confusing, particularly when other worldly pressures crowd in. Perhaps it is time to come home, rest in the quietness and feel that sense of belonging and peace within.
 
If you find this Guided Meditation helpful please pass it on. Many people are quite confused, even hurting at the moment. This Meditation may just create an opportunity for them to restore clarity and self-worth.

GM 311 Open To Receive
All humans are immersed in an unseen energy that is constantly guiding us, but most of us are not ready to open to this energy. As we slowly learn to open to our heart centre, we can avail ourselves of the abundance, wisdom, and healing energy. Often, this is just a matter of relaxing, letting go and opening to receive.

Inner wisdom is a part of us that we seem to have lost. Many traditions describe it in different ways. In our present age the input from the world around us has been overwhelming and can find ourselves struggling to survive. That inner wisdom does not intrude or interfere as it acknowledges that we have choice. Meditation creates an environment when we can step back, start to see the big picture and have the clarity to readjust our attitude and reshape our pathway with the long term in view. The tools are simple, the gentle rhythm of our breathing, our posture and time to release tightness, tension and allowing a space where our inner wisdom can reveal itself.

Harmony—within ourselves, among each other, and with the world around us. Harmony is not just an aspiration but a necessity for our collective well-being. Where do we start? The effects are far reaching. And perhaps the more we cultivate small moments of harmony, the more harmonious our lives will be. So, using the breath and a simple mantra we may begin to gain an inner harmony that leads to peace.

​Relax, we carry too much. Time to be free of those weights and stresses that debilitate us (that drain our sparkle). Some are old stories to be released, some are past hurts to move on from, and some are not even real. Taking a bit of time to be quiet in meditation can put it all into perspective and bring clarity. 
Gently focus on the rhythmic flow of the breath. Identify what is weighing you down, breathe into it and let it all go. Move on.

We always look for outcomes, but to enjoy the journey is the ultimate contentment. If we accept our meditation in conscious contentment, whatever it may be, we slowly shift our awareness in our everyday life. 
That conscious contentment is not static. It moves with us through every present moment. We become more open to guidance and clarity that we may see a pathway that serves us best.

​From many sources meditation is extolled! We find references in Scientific Research, News Items, Medical Journals. It is time to think about this.
Our body/brain combination, for its well-being, needs some serious quiet time for the body to repair itself and the mind to stop the endless stream of conflicting thoughts. 
Create a reason to take it seriously and yet make no effort. Is this the gateway to the mystery of who we are? Is there a trick in this?
A start-up perhaps, enabling a time to listen, to distract our attention from the overwhelming cycle of thoughts. A move towards a quiet space for that much needed break in the weather.

​Without realising it we are immersed in noise. Not only does the noise come from outside but so many people have noise in their minds. This may be endless thoughts or simply the ‘hum’ of past thoughts still leaving their trace. It all adds up to stress.
This stress may not be easy to diminish but there are ways. 
It is now generally accepted that one way to ease away this stress in body and in mind through a combination of mindfulness and meditation, but it does require practice. So, we should work towards sitting in silence as part of our daily life. These guided meditations offer a step towards reducing stress and reclaiming our joy and creativity.
 
In meditation we suggest using a mantra to create a relaxed mind.  The Mantra (so ‘ham) we suggest is pronounced, ‘so hum’. It means: ‘I am all there is’ in Sanskrit. A gentle added mental sound added to the breath.

“Infinite Possibilities”
This is an introduction to the overarching direction for most of this year.
We are limited largely by our five senses. It is a challenge to think outside the box. To discover those true opportunities we need a wider vision. The ‘ball is in our court’. Each breath is an added time for opportunity. Every now and then we experience possibilities behind the thinking mind. It may simply be an expansion of love, some ‘aha’ moment, some ‘impossible’ experience such as walking on red hot coals! The question us, are these random events or is there something beckoning us to step out.
Glimpses of infinite possibilities.
 
In meditation we suggest using a mantra to create a relaxed mind.  The Mantra (so ‘ham) we suggest is pronounced, ‘so hum’. It means: ‘I am all there is’ in Sanskrit.
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