Hey there!
If you are reading this, I know you need to hear this message. Thank you for being here.
I want to chat with you a little about visualization and WHY it is so important.
There are some elements to this post that are experiential, meaning you may want to actually partake in what I am writing. For these parts, you will need:
-an open mind
-a journal
-a writing utensil
-peace and quiet, if you need it
As a child, I loved to daydream. I would sit in the backseat of the car, or on the beach, or in my classroom, and I would get lost in a world inside my head. I think this is partially why visualization as a meditation and manifestation practice is so attractive to and fun for me!
I will explain briefly what my definition of visualization is. The way I have used visualization over the past several months is to lead clients through a journey from alignment, to connection, and ending with empowerment. I will explain what I mean by each of these terms.
Visualization is the act of picturing yourself living your ideal circumstances. You can either be witnessing it from outside of your body, like watching a movie, or you could see it from your two eyes as if it were happening to you. Visualization is a meditation practice that takes roughly 20-30 minutes. I enjoy incorporating a journaling session after my visualization guidance, to really get clear on what happened and what I can do NOW to take steps toward that ideal.
Visualization takes alignment. You must align your inner, deepest self with that which you would like to visualize and eventually manifest. To do this, it is necessary to get really clear about what you want out of your life. Who do you see yourself being? What do you see yourself doing? When you look within your heart, instead of into your mind, you will be closer to the answer. Another really cool way to get into alignment is to think back to when you were a kid. Did you used to daydream at all? If you had any fantasies about what you wanted to be when you grew up, that may bring you closer still to alignment. Ask yourself what you envisioned yourself doing as an adult. What about that role or those circumstances were attractive to you? Try to list out any attributes of what you imagined as a kid. Compare the attributes to your life now. See what matches, and what doesn’t.
Once I lead clients through alignment, I move on to connection. It is important for all beings to know that we are connected. Each and every one of us. Whether we are in the US, Asia, Africa or Antarctica, our existence impacts all other life. When you can get an understanding of this, visualization becomes really expansive. For some, this is kind of depressing or overwhelming. I understand that! However, that does not make it less true. When we are ready to meet ourselves deeply, we can meet other people deeply. We have to start within, to move out. If you want to make an impact in the world, it’s important to start with yourself first. You are worthy of this. You are loved, you are held, you are cared for.
Finally, we move onto empowerment. This takes the bulk of my guided visualization. Moving from alignment, to connection, we learn about what really turns us on and makes us excited about life. We get t explore what we really want to do, here, now, with this life of ours. Connection shows us that we are worthy of achieving whatever it is that we want, and that ALL other people are worthy. Our mental and physical health means mental and physical health for all. A high tide raises all ships. When we get to empowerment, we take all the power we accumulated and apply it to ourselves. In empowerment, we come face to face, or fully embody, our highest self, who has achieved a goal we want to achieve at some point in the future. We have a full conversation with this version of ourselves. We get to ask them questions. We get to feel the feelings they feel. In every ounce of our being. We make room for all that comes along with this power. Sometimes, it is exhilarating. Sometimes, it is terrifying. Sometimes, it is disappointing. All of these feelings are ok. All of them are valid.
The secret to visualization is: doing it often. Sending your vision and your dreams and your goals as much positive energy as you can muster. Practice visualizing your future self every day. Sit and try to embody this version of yourself. Try to imagine the circumstances you want to manifest. When you do this, you will receive divine downloads as to what to do next. You MUST get up and go do that thing, to keep getting aligned messages. Your action is 100% required for your life to work.
So get to it! Start visualizing and let me know how it’s going.
You can also join me at a future visualization session.
September 8, 6:30-7:30 pm
September 11, 8-9 pm
