So Let’s Begin…

TRADITIONS AND CEREMONIES MEDITATION SCRIPT

Relax and breathe,
While quietly sitting or lying down.
Just focus on your breath.

PAUSE

Now, allow yourself
To relax more deeply.
Keep breathing,
And as you do,
Let any distracting thoughts
Fade away.

PAUSE

Now, imagine if you can,
A calendar turning its pages
To the months of autumn.

As the calendar lands on
These months,
Imagine jumping into
One of the months.

PAUSE

Now, while in the heart
Of a month of autumn,
Notice the changes in balance
Of light and dark.
Days are shorter,
And nights are longer.

PAUSE

So, visualize yourself
Building a fire
And sitting by it,
As the dark
Gently covers the light.

PAUSE

And, as you sit by the fire,
Allow yourself to become inspired–
Inspired to create a ceremony
To honor the light in you.

What does your ceremony look like?

PAUSE

Now, pause,
And reflect on your ceremony,
And on the real light in you.
How does it feel?
Is this something
You could let become
A tradition?

PAUSE

Breathe, and as you do,
Give yourself permission
To consider
Other ceremonies
Or traditions of autumn.

Making pumpkin pie…
Harvesting your garden…
Watching the leaves change…
Enjoying football…
Picking apples…
Creating a scarecrow…
Expressing gratitude…

What traditions do you do?

What traditions really speak to you?

PAUSE

Now, take a moment,
And reflect on how the traditions
That speak to you or that you do,
Create light in you.

Take a moment,
And see that light.
Really see and feel it.

PAUSE

And now,
Bring that light with you.

And, know,
That it shines brighter
Any time you
Connect with a tradition
You value,
Or with a ceremony
That means something
To you,
That brings you joy or understanding.

So, rejoice and let your light shine today.

Namaste, Beautiful