Guided Meditation: Shifting Your Identity

Manifesting or changing identities or creating your reality, it all requires some work on your part. And so whatever we're trying to shift or change, the first step is practice. Practice it in your mind because the imagination is a lot more powerful than we can ever imagine. Thoughts and imagination are energy, and it's all about energy. That's what we're made of. So So we want to get rid of labels, change something about ourselves, practice being that person. And then when you find yourself being in contradiction to that, then the first step is to becoming aware. If you're aware that right now I'm being out of alignment with who I say I am, then at least you've caught it. So the next time it'll be less, and the next time less effective, and the next time you won't do it. I mean, that's just the way it happens. You start catching yourself, you become aware of it, and then all of a sudden you are acting in a way that is in alignment with who you want to be without any thought, and you're shifting. And so when you do shift, That part of yourself and you become something new, then it starts to change everything around you, and things that you're not even trying to manifest happen, um, all of a sudden. So that being said, um, let's get started. Enough of me babbling on. Um, tonight's meditation is going to be a little bit different than the ones I've done before. Um, it's— we're not going to be— we can go to our field of escape if you want. Um, but we're not going to be there tonight. Um, this is more of a being in touch with your, your physical senses in your body kind of meditation. So that being said, just get very relaxed. You can sit, you can lie down, you can lay on your side, your back. Um, Stand up if you want. It's not recommended, but as I say every week, there's no rulebook to this. There's some traditions that have been passed down for thousands of years, but there's still not a rulebook for how to meditate. It's really, it's a, it's an individual relationship and practice, and whatever works for you works for you. So For me, typically, I like to lie down on my back. I feel most comfortable. Oh wow, I'm really comfortable. My muscles feel the most relaxed that way. I just, I don't recommend crossing your legs or your arms if you're sitting or standing because it seems to block energy, but it's also tensing up your muscles. So you want to be as relaxed as possible. So wherever you are, turn your awareness to your body. Just begin to breathe. Notice your breath in and out. Just quiet down. It's at the end of the day. It's the middle of the week. You can start to maybe roll your head or Sometimes I like to clench my muscles all the way up. Like, I will flex my calves and then my hips, my quadriceps, my arms, neck, and shoulders. Sometimes if you clench them as hard as you can and let go, it helps them to relax. You can do that. I'm not saying do it now, but that's just an idea. But let's get very comfortable, very relaxed, very calm. Turn your attention— let's do a body scan. Turn your attention to your feet, your awareness of them. If you're sitting, how do they feel against the floor? If you're lying down, how do they feel against the bed, the couch, the floor? Over the floor. Turn your awareness up through your shins and calves. If you feel any tension, release. If you're having trouble releasing it, breathe into it. Imagine your breath going into your calf, your shin, your foot. Release that tension. Move your awareness to your knees. Make sure they're totally, totally relaxed and unclenched. Quadriceps, your thighs, hips. Are you comfortable? Is your body heavy right now? Can you feel it against the chair, the bed, the floor? Just breathe for a minute. Your stomach, are you sucking it in? Release it. Put your stomach out if you have to. No one's looking.

I'm not—

I can't see you anyway, but no one's looking. Your eyes are closed. Make sure your back is relaxed. Chest and your shoulders are a big area. Make sure you're relaxed. Make sure you're not tensing them up. Turn your awareness to them. How do they feel? Make sure your arms are heavy and flat against the chair or your legs, the bed. They should feel heavy. Turn your awareness to your fingers. Turn your awareness to your neck. Is it totally relaxed, or is it tensed up, or holding your head a certain way? You can lie your head back a little bit if you want, or forward. That jaw— is the jaw clenched? If you have to gape your mouth open a little bit, that's fine. Again, no one's looking. Make sure your tongue is relaxed.

Eyelids—

turn your awareness to the muscles in your eyelids. Make them so heavy that you try to open your eyes and you can't. And here's another little tip or trick. Take your eyes and just look straight up to the middle of your forehead with your eyelids closed. Hold your eyes up there and you should feel your body relax like a little bit more or a lot more. I feel it in my, my shins and my ankles right now. Just notched up a little bit, a little bit more relaxed than before. Keep your eyes— look up again, the center of your forehead, and that'll help you get into a state of meditation as well. So I think that's a hypnosis technique. So, as we're relaxed, we're gonna do some deep breathing. This time, don't worry about the tongue on the roof of the mouth. Let's just breathe in deep through the nose and then breathe out through the mouth. Circular. So we're going to breathe in and breathe out and breathe in and breathe out. We're gonna kind of make a circular motion with our breath.

Okay.

Um, for as many times as it feels good. I'm gonna lead it here. I'm gonna breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out. Stop. Now slower. Breathe in.

Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in.

Breathe out.

Breathe in.

Deep, deeper, all the way in. Hold. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. And breathe out. You might feel a little lightheaded. You should feel more relaxed. Now let's think about identity. What labels do you have? Someone asks you, tell me about yourself. I am a lawyer. I am a food worker. I am a father. I am this and I am that. Those are labels. And while that is sort of, I guess, your identity as it is conditioned in this incarnation as a human, what are some labels that you've taken on that you're ready to Drop. These labels aren't serving you anymore. Even if it's as simple as you're called and think of yourself and identify as an introvert, but you know that isn't you, that isn't aligned with what your heart cries out to be. Your heart's desire and who you are on the inside as an extrovert. I talked today on on a video about something small I wanted to change, which was the guy who drinks caffeine all day. Everybody knows Dallas always wants coffee, right? I wanted to change that for many reasons. So I decided that Dallas is a guy who has one cup of coffee in the morning. And I started to say that. I am a person who has one cup of coffee a day. And then I started backing that up with actions. And I'm telling you, it did not take very long. I'm a morning person. Until I only need one cup. I didn't have— I had a little bit of withdrawals, but I won't go into all that. What I'm saying here is, for this meditation, identify a label that you want to dissolve, a label that's not serving you anymore. Maybe it's a habit. Start small if you want. Start with something that might not be that hard to change, just to get you into the practice of this. Think of a label that you want to dissolve that is not serving you anymore. And as you think of this label, I want you to imagine in the middle of your stomach there's a red and orange ball of light. This represents your solar plexus chakra. And in your solar plexus chakra, in that stomach, the pit of your stomach, that's where your authenticity is. That's where your identity is. That's your personal power. You have a lot of anxiety, stomachaches, issues with your stomach, and you're out. It's a good sign that you're out of alignment with your authentic self. And this is where you're going to feel it when you are being out of alignment. You're going to feel a catch in your stomach. You're going to feel tension, you're going to feel a nervousness, you're going to know that you're being out of alignment with your authentic self. I want you to imagine a big orange ball right there inside your stomach. It's getting brighter and brighter, and I want you to think about this label. How does it make you feel? This habit, this part of you that you want to shift. Think about how it makes you feel. Where does it show up in your body? Is it about your stomach? As this orange light intensifies, I want you to imagine that it becomes fire, and this fire engulfs your entire body. I want you to just be in this fire. Continue to feel what it feels like to have this label. I'm gonna count from down from 10 to 1. And as I count down, I want you to imagine these flames going all over your body, and these flames are taking out this part of your identity. This is a refining flame, and it's driven and fueled by your authentic self. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

We're standing in this flame.

This part of us is dying. I want you to think As the fire is subsiding, what is the opposite quality? What is the quality that we want? So if we're getting rid of, I'm an introvert, the opposite's going to be, I'm an extrovert.

Right.

So as the flames die down, they go back inside this orange ball. I want you to take this ball, just like a crystal ball, but it's orange. Take it in your hands and let's start repeating the I am statement of your new identity. I want you to repeat it in your mind over and over right now. Now, I want you to—

What?

Place this ball back into your stomach. We just installed a new program, right? For a minute, I want you to feel what it would feel like to have this new identity. I want you to recall in your mind—not recall—but. Yeah, recall the future. Remembering the future. What are you going to be like with this new identity? With friends, family, workers, kids, parents, by yourself? How are you going to show up with this new identity? What is going to be different about you? And I want you to imagine yourself being in this role. Just let those scenes play in your mind. How would you be different? Feel that in your body. Feel the emotion of what it will feel like to have this new identity, to not have this label anymore, to not be trapped inside it. I want you to feel that all over. What's that feel like? Maybe it's a habit you've had for years. What will life be like? I want you to hang on to these visions. Hang on to that emotion, because this is what you're going to manifest. This is what is going to come to light in your life, and when it does, you'll be ready because you've already imagined it. You may be faced with a choice right after this meditation, and that choice will be— one, one option is the old you, one option is the new you. As soon as that opportunity comes up after this meditation, you choose the new you. Every time you choose to act in In accordance with your new self and your new identity, it locks more into place. The brain believes it, and you change. There are a thousand ways that you can change yourself. This is you taking the power of your mind and your action into your own hands. And you're creating your new identity. Let's do another little body scan. Turn your awareness to your ankles, your knees, Your hips, shoulders, and now the space between your eyes. This is a new you. That old you has been burned up. The new you's been installed. Don't lose it. You can do it. Now, with that being said, meditation is finished. Short one today. Open your eyes when you're ready. Come into your body. If you, if you practice this meditation and like to give me feedback, please do. I'd like to hear it. If not, have a great night.