Namaste' Sober
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Guided Meditation for Step One Imagine now that you are in a cottage. You have decided to go on a leisurely walk. As you walk you take in the beauty that surrounds. You are in a beautiful place, without a care in the world. It is the perfect temperature, and you can feel a gentle breeze as you are walking. You see in the distance a hammock and start to walk in that direction. It is a beautiful day and you have found the perfect spot to relax and take a nap. You easily get settled into the hammock and relax in the peacefulness of the moment. You slowly feel yourself drifting off to an easy gentle sleep. (pause) As you sleep, you begin to dream. In your dream, you become an observer of various moments in your life. As the observer, you do not have to feel the feelings, you can rise above and see yourself in these moment as if you are watching a scene from a movie. The first scene is of a time that you have been drinking and are now alone and wishing you had not behaved in a certain way or said the things you did. You know what you said and did were wrong, but you just keep repeating the same behavior, again and again. You have come to realize that you are powerless over alcohol, and you know you are ready to do whatever it takes to change. (pause) Now, the movie has moved forward to a recent time that you came to realize that you were tired of the unmanageability of your life. Sometimes, you pretend that you are in control, but in your heart, you know that it is just an act. You feel empty inside and know that there must be a better way of living. You are tired of struggle. …………………………………………………………….. (pause) In the next scene, the movie is ending, and you see yourself walking down a wide path, it is obvious many have walked this path before you. As you continue walking, you see others joining you as you trudge down this path, and you know you are not alone. There are signs along the path to guide you on your way and as the movie fades to black you feel yourself breathing a little easier. You know there is work to be done and you are heading in the right direction, putting one foot in front of the other as you take the first step towards a new freedom and a new happiness.
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About the Book
Namaste’ Sober uses meditation to guide individuals in visualizing taking the 12 Steps of recovery. Meditation can help ease any hesitations and allow the process of taking the steps to flow more efficiently and smoothly. Understanding the benefit for doing each step also encourages those taking the steps to keep moving forward. Namaste’ Sober contains meditation scripts to assist in visualizing and working through each of the 12 Steps of recovery, the 12 Principles of recovery, and other recovery topics. It takes practice and repetition to get comfortable with meditation. Give it time and practice, because once you are open and willing, these meditations will enrich your recovery or healing process as well as, other aspects of your life. NAMASTE’ (SOBER)
About the Author
The author has been sober since August 2, 2015. She started leading the meditation meeting at her home group in April 2019 and continues to the present day. She has attended spirituality retreats and workshops, researched how to write meditation scripts, and read books on developing spirituality and deepening her meditation practice. She searched everywhere for meditation scripts on the 12 Steps of Recovery and her search was fruitless, so that is how Namaste’ Sober came to be primarily focused on meditation scripts for the recovery community. She started writing some of her own meditation scripts in 2019 and was frequently asked by those who attended the meeting for a copy of what she had written for their own personal use. These meditations scripts will nurture spiritual growth and an understanding of the 12 Steps of Recovery as well as other recovery concepts.