Release Old Hurts: Forgiveness of Yourself & Others - A Meditation by NLP Global Guru DR. Yvonne

Close your eyes and allow yourself to relax as you take a deep breath, then release it. Breathe slowly and deeply. Settle back into a comfortable position and feel yourself begin to Drift. Imagine finding a clearing in a forest. You can hear birdsong. The sun is gently dappling through the trees, and the air is soft and sleepy against your face, contrasting with the cool feel of the damp earth beneath your feet. Perhaps you can hear the sound of water gushing over rocks and pebbles. You know that the water will taste delicious, clean and fresh. You can feel it spray on your face and skin. You might want to find a safe place to sit down, feeling the soft bed of moss or ferns beneath you. Take a deep breath, release it, and just let go. The canopy of trees above you forms a protective blanket as the leaves whisper their message to you. As you look up, you'll notice some soft white clouds that drift slowly by. Smell the sweetness of nature, perhaps some damp earth or a fresh scent on the breeze. As you become aware of a deep sense of peace and harmony inside the forest. The leaves on the trees gently brushing against one another, the sounds and the songs of life awaken your senses. A shaft of sunlight warms your face as you lift your chin to absorb the security, trust, and harmony that this health-renewing light brings to you. You may notice a wonderful rainbow arching down through the sunlight, bringing to you its healing rays of color. Choose now one of the colors from the rainbow as it shines through the water droplets, bathing your whole body with its healing rays. Perhaps you can allow yourself to feel hope and joy now. Become aware of the soft, all-surrounding color and a sense of well-being as the warm sun on your body makes you completely relaxed. Feel the sunlight enter through the top of your head, allowing you to breathe in the light of life. The warmth softens your face, relaxing the muscles around and behind your eyes. The jaw relaxes, letting go. As you allow the light to penetrate every cell, muscle, system, and organ of your body, Feel your heart begin to open and expand. With every breath, you'll find yourself going more deeply into relaxation, inhaling deeply and breathing out. Letting go with every breath, with every beat of your heart, relaxing and releasing deeper and deeper and deeper. That's right, deeply relaxed. Become aware now of your legs. As you think about them, notice that they seem to be getting very relaxed. I'll count down from 5 to 1. When I get to 1, Your legs are going to be so heavy they just won't be able to lift. 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1. 100% relaxed. More and more relaxed. And when you absolutely know that your legs are 100% relaxed, try to lift them. You can stop trying now. In a moment I'm going to count again from 5 down to 1. When I get to 1, your eyelids are going to be 100 times more relaxed than your legs were. All the tiny muscles behind your eyes are relaxing now. The lids might be so heavy that they just won't open. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Only when you are certain they won't open, try to open them. You find, to your amusement, that you cannot. And now stop trying and just relax. It's a lovely day. The sun is dappling through the trees, the birds are singing sweetly, and you can hear the sound of water trickling over the rocks and pebbles from a nearby stream. You may smell cedar, pine, or damp earth. In a clearing, find a comfortable place at the base of a strong oak tree. Sit down and just experience this feeling of tranquility and harmony as you absorb all the knowledge and wisdom from this great tree of the forest. You feel a sense of peace and safety. As the sunlight dapples through the trees. Perhaps you can hear the leaves rustle as they play with the breeze. They seem to be giving you a message from your unconscious mind to just let go. Your conscious mind can listen now. Or simply continue observing the sounds and sights of nature. You may observe the wooden bridge that's over the water. Raise your eyes to the bluest of blue skies, a sky which seems to go on forever. Take a deep breath and allow yourself to Let go. A shaft of sunlight which warms and softens your face slowly relaxes your whole body as the cells, nerves, tissues, and organs absorb this wonderful light. Breathe deeply and slowly, relaxing further with with every breath. The sunlight makes its way automatically over your scalp, relaxing your head and neck. Find your shoulders relaxing as you feel the light warming, relaxing, and releasing all the muscles and tissues. The light moves down your spine, strengthening and releasing as it goes, rippling and relaxing. Feel a new suppleness in the muscles and nerves surrounding every vertebra as the warm, powerful, compelling light flows down through your body. Feel every organ—your heart, liver, lungs, stomach—relax and free itself, moving in perfect harmony with the rest of the body. Your arms and hands relax as the light enters every cell. Renewing and revitalizing as it goes. You may feel a tingling sensation in your right or left hand, whichever hand this is for you, which shows you that you're relaxing even further. Your buttocks, hips, and genitals relax as the light moves downwards over and through your body. You may notice a sensation of heaviness in your thighs, knees, and calves. In this comfortable place of safety, you suddenly notice a wonderful angel standing to your left who holds a laser sword of light. Observe the angel's presence of unconditional love and allow yourself to be bathed in the golden glow of acceptance. Now imagine some people standing across the other side of the bridge in a circular area surrounded by trees. These are all the people you know this lifetime who have an emotional tie to you. You may see people there who you haven't thought of in years. I'd like to talk directly to the unconscious mind now, asking it to get ready to clear out old memories that do not serve a positive purpose. Observe a person coming towards you over the bridge and walk forward to meet this person in the center of your clearing. Notice that the person looks a little different from the way you remember because this is the person's higher self dressed in flowing beautiful robes. You suddenly feel a cord attaching this person to your body. Where is the cord attached? Where is the cord attached to their body? Listen to this person ask your forgiveness for whatever he or she did to you, knowingly or unknowingly, this lifetime or any other. As you sense that the life they lived was not easy, do you understand now why that person behaved the way they did? Can you Feel softened. It's now time to ask her or him for forgiveness for whatever you did, knowingly or unknowingly, this lifetime or any other. When you have both come now to an understanding, ask the angel to cut the cord with the laser of light. Take a deep breath, hold it, and get ready to release the breath by saying the word Now, aloud, when you are ready. As the laser cuts the cord, breathe a deep breath and feel the sensation of release and empowerment. Watch the cord turn into pure light. And be reabsorbed by both yourself and the other person. Feel how much stronger you are now. Observe the other person smile at you gratefully and stand a little taller. Watch as he or she leaves the clearing, goes back over the bridge with a spring in the step and disappears into the forest. Get ready to let go of the next person who's walking towards you. As the person stands in front of you, observe where the cord is attached to your body and to her or his body. Listen to this person ask your forgiveness for whatever he or she did to you, knowingly or unknowingly, this lifetime or any other. As you sense that the life they lived was not easy, do you understand now why that person behaved the way they did? Can you feel softened? It's time to ask her or him for forgiveness for whatever you did, knowingly or unknowingly. This lifetime or any other. When you have both come now to an understanding, ask the angel to cut the cord with the laser of light. Take a deep breath, hold it and get ready to release the breath by saying the word "now" aloud when you are ready. As the laser cuts the cord, breathe a deep breath and feel a wonderful sense of release and empowerment. Watch the cord turn into pure your light and be reabsorbed by both yourself and the other person. Feel how much stronger you are now. Observe the other person smile at you gratefully and stand a little taller. Watch as he or she leaves the clearing. Goes back over the bridge with a spring in the step and disappears into the forest. You'll notice a group of people coming towards you from the other side of the bridge, excitedly smiling with anticipation at the thought of approaching freedom. As they gather in the clearing before you, the path is open to new ways and endless possibilities for the future. Notice the cords attaching you to the group and the group to you. You may see a number of cords attached to different parts of your body. How thick or thin are the cords Listen to all these people ask your forgiveness for whatever they did to you, knowingly or unknowingly, this lifetime or any other. As you sense that the life they lived was not easy, do you understand now Why they behave the way they did. Can you feel softened by the knowledge? It's time now to ask their forgiveness for whatever you did, knowingly or unknowingly, this lifetime or any other. When you have come to an understanding, ask the angel to cut the cords with the laser of light. Take a deep breath, hold it, and get ready to release the breath by saying the word 'now' aloud. When you are ready. As the laser cuts the cord, breathe a deep breath. Feel the sensation of release and empowerment. Watch the cords turn into the pure light of joy and be reabsorbed by both yourself and the people into the solar plexus. Feel how much stronger you are now. Observe everyone smile at you gratefully and stand a little taller. Watch as they leave the clearing and go back over the bridge with a spring in their step. They're laughing, waving, and talking as they disappear into the forest. The angel puts down the laser of light and embraces you. Feel the approval and unconditional love of the angel. Take a deep breath. And become aware of a new sensation in your body. It's a feeling that you know you accept and forgive others. You know you forgive and accept yourself fully and completely now. As I count backwards from 5, you may find an amazing sense of joy inside you as you open your eyes. 5, feeling that life is worth living with passion and power. 4, loving the new you, you. 3, more aware of your feet, legs, body, and arms. 2, becoming clear-headed and fully conscious. And as you see, hear, or feel the number 1 in your head in the next 30 seconds, only when you are truly committed to being happy. Open your eyes feeling great. And if you need to sleep after this, you can sleep peacefully and deeply, awakening in the morning feeling fully rested.