Sacred Moment Meditation

You can expand or shorten this daily ritual in all sorts of ways, but the basic structure of my Sacred Moment is as follows:

Sit down in a comfortable chair or on a couch. The edge of the bed will work too, as long as you can put your feet flat on the floor. Close your eyes and take three deep, slow breaths—in through your nose and out through your mouth. Then visualize a safe space around you. A round, transparent sphere three meters in diameter. Visualize yourself in the center of that space. Then say the following: In my safe space, there is room only for my true self and the light of the Source. All other energy now leaves my safe space. Then visualize your safe space filling with the white light of the Source. Then say:

I ask, and my intention is to let go… of all my distracting thoughts, distracting feelings, and all distracting energies. They are leaving my safe space now.
As you do this, visualize all the distracting particles detaching from every cell in your body. Like dust, like old programming. Then blow them out of your safe space, where they dissolve.

Then ask yourself:

How do I feel?

Take some time to tune in to what’s going on inside you. How does your body feel? How are you feeling overall?
When distracting thoughts arise, acknowledge them but tell yourself that you don’t need them right now. Let them go as you exhale. Then return to your feelings and give them your full attention.

If you feel like you’re not fully relaxed or something is on your mind, move toward that feeling by asking yourself questions such as:

What or who is on my mind?
What is causing me stress or anxiety?
What am I afraid of?
Is there something that’s causing me pain or sadness?

Take the time to process whatever comes up.

Then ask yourself follow-up questions such as:

How do I feel or what do I experience about that?
Is this a new feeling, or have I felt this way before?
If this is a new feeling, when did it start, and what caused it?
—How does this feeling affect me?
—Is it trying to tell me something, or can I let it go?
If I recognize this feeling from before, when did I experience it?
—What caused it back then? Who or what was the trigger?
—What effect did that feeling have on me?
—Do I recognize this feeling in my reaction now?
—Is it important to do something about it, or can I just let it go?
Can I release this feeling—whether it’s from the present moment or the first time I felt it—from every cell in my body, from my cellular memory, and from both my conscious and unconscious mind?

Try doing that using the “Letting Go” meditation from the *Discover Your Holy Grail* workbook.

Then you look at the present again and ask yourself:

How would I like to feel about my current situation?
What does that require?

Can you acknowledge your need, feeling, fear, or physical sensation? Can you give yourself what you need? Or can you ask someone for help with that?

So? How are you feeling?

After this, you can do a body scan to start your day feeling fully connected to your body and completely relaxed (see Discovery 17 in your workbook).

Finally, set an intention for the day. For example:

I ask, and my intention is to feel safe, loved, joyful, and at peace. I feel protected, guided, and connected.
And so it is.

Then open your eyes and gently return to the present moment.

I find it a wonderful way to start the day. And when you practice this Sacred Moment every day, you’ll find that it quickly becomes the foundation of your day. By beginning the day with a sense of calm, awareness, and inner security, you infuse every moment of that day with more calm, awareness, and security.