[dramatic music]
- Hi, my name is Christine.
I'm a meditation teacher and co-founder of Awarehouse.
And today I'll be guiding you
in a practice where we'll visualize a rose
as a tool to remove negative emotions within our body.
And the reason why we're using a rose is
because in many energy practices
the rose is considered a high vibrational object
and is commonly used to release, soften
and protect our energies.
So we'll begin by settling into our seat,
making sure your spine is nice and straight
and allowing the hands to rest on your lap.
And whenever you're ready, you can allow the eyes to lower
or come to a complete close,
withdrawing from the senses,
doing a quick body scan, making any final adjustments
and just connecting to the sensation of your breath.
Noticing how the breath breathes the body.
A reminder that even in stillness, there is movement.
Begin to imagine yourself in your favorite place in nature,
whether it's a sandy beach
or
on a lake sitting on the grass.
Whatever that is for you
begin to imagine this beautiful white rose beginning to rise
from the ground.
Now, think of a negative emotion that you're ready
to release.
Begin to feel and locate where
in your body holds this emotion.
Now, give the rose the command to begin to
collect this energy from that area.
Seeing this dense emotion begin to leave your body,
beginning to see the rose change in color
as it begins to absorb all
of the things that you no longer need.
Clearing the space within your body and your energetic field
and whatever color comes up first for you is perfect.
And once the rose has completely changed in color
begin to see it begin to descend back down into the earth
taking it with it, all of this dense emotion
whether it's anger, hurt, resentment,
seeing the rose pulling all of that down
into the Earth's core
until it's no longer in sight.
Begin to check in with how you feel
noticing any shifts
in your emotional body.
Reconnecting to the space that you're in,
hearing sounds in you're in your environment.
And whenever you're ready
allowing the eyes to flutter open.
Thank you for practicing with me today.
See you next time.
[gentle music]