Sacred Inner Trails
Meditative Journeys from Heartbreak to Wholeness with Workbook for Self or Group Study
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Going Gently into This New Year
Embracing the New, Releasing the
Old, Setting a New Rhythm
With every new year, we are given the blessing of starting again.
We have the opportunity to plot a new course and set a new rhythm for ourselves going forward.
Confidently and without hesitation, we can gently journey into the unknown wonders of the new year.
The new year invites us to release the old, let it go, and make room for new blessings to come in great abundance not only for ourselves but for all others.
Packing Your Spiritual Backpack
What do I wish to release from this past year?
What experiences?
What pain?
What misfortune?
Setting Out
Relaxation
Open your hands on your lap;
Let your shoulders go loose and limp.
Release any strain from your neck, back, and jaw, and just be.
Become mindful of your breath,
That easy flow of in and out.
Let it soothe you into comfort as your body lets go.
Let it lull you inward as your mind clears and quiets.
Breathe away all the old.
Gather it up with your breath and release with one forceful exhale.
Feel it bit by bit, letting go of you as you let go of it,
Freeing yourself from the past by
Breathing it away in a willingly release.
Surrender it all and
Watch it float far, far away.
Be still.
Breathe in the new …
A new energy that is being birthed in this very moment.
Being birthed from letting go and making room.
Embrace this new energy as you inhale.
Draw it in and feel it,
Clean and clear.
New energy is now circulating through you.
This is an energy of possibility and of hope.
Relax and settle deep into this newness.
Become quiet and calm.
Receive and just be.
Finding now a beautiful new rhythm growing within.
A new rhythm in your breath …
One that belongs solely to you.
Follow that sensation of newness.
A new and natural ebb and flow …
Let your new breath now set the course for this new year …
Relax deeply into this new rhythm.
Let its softness calm you
And take you further inward …
Journey
Allow a serene and peaceful woodland setting to unfold in your mind, one where tall pine trees that touch the sky line your path and fill the air with a scent that lifts your soul. As your guide for a long time, this path has brought you to experience great beauty and has led you to incredible places.
The landscape around you is breathtaking, yet your mind and body are tired from a journey long traveled. You are taking your very last steps along this path as it finally comes to an end on the banks of a gently flowing river.
Here, you rest your feet, taking time now to relax and recenter.
You sit at the path’s end, watching the gentle water of the river flow at your feet. Upstream, a majestic mountain stands tall and strong under a bright blue sky. As the snow melts from the mountaintop, it cascades down into the river, carrying with it the energies of the past year and the trail you traveled to be here.
You have experienced so much this past year. There have been joyous moments and memorable times. Yet along with the good, there have also been challenges. These challenges have taken their toll on you and left their mark in the form of energy you wish to wash yourself clean of before the new year.
Looking to the mountain, you imagine the melting snow carrying the energies of those challenges, hardships, and pain. They run down the mountainside and empty into the river below. The water becomes dark and muddy as they roll into the river, and you simply watch with no attachment as the murky water flows by you.
This river is a symbol of all that is old and no longer serving. You think of all those things you wish to release from the past year and watch them float by your feet. Within the murky water lies the images and residue of all you are releasing. They flow by, making their way downstream and out of sight. You watch as the river picks up its pace and runs more quickly by you.
Taking a deep breath in, you pull up any last bit of muddy residue left over in your body from the past year and blow it out into the river, letting it all go. All the pain, disappointment, and sorrow are being released through your breath and are being taken downstream and out of sight.
How does your new rhythm for this year feel differently?
What gift was your first gift that set the tone for this year and what does it mean to you?
What are the new possibilities you saw for the coming new year?
What gift will you be giving to others this year and what does it symbolize?
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About the Book
Sacred Inner Trails is a soul touching and powerfully healing collection of guided imagery meditations. It is a map leading to one destination, a sense of wholeness, well being and joy.. Each journey compassionately takes the reader along a trail of hurt and heartbreak, then gently allows them to examine and validate the many emotions of what they have experienced. Before ever setting out, they mentally “pack a backpack” of those things to contemplate along their journey. They are given the opportunity to write about what they want to come of these experiences, before they set out along the trail to find answers. Each journey has a different theme, using powerful symbolism in nature that represents the challenges and feelings of the reader. On every sacred trail, the reader meets themselves with compassion, yet as strong and determined, walking forward confidently through difficulties and ultimately meeting success. This book leads the reader down a trail of self realization; learning to let go, trusting themselves, giving forgiveness when ready, and accepting what has happened has happened. The journeys elicits a strong sense of self love and belief in oneself to overcome anything. It gives hope and leads them to a destination of experiencing the benefits of each journey and the joy of what is yet to come.
About the Author
Christine Chiechi has been empowering her audiences and clients through her unique guided imagery meditations for over 25 years. As a Reiki Master, Hypnotherapist and Meditation Specialist she has brought real hope and seeds of change to those seeking a renewed sense of self and purpose. Her background in Education and Psychology lends wisdom and compassion to her writing. Her work as an Ordained Minister shows up in her writing as love for healing and helping others. Her clients have experienced her writing as life changing and empowering and providing them with the confidence to see themselves though any challenge or hardship. With everything she write, Christine, walks with the reader on their personal journey with encouragement and hope. She writes to elicit hope, self determination, a sense of self love and confidence as each reader journies down the promising path to renewal and self discovery.