Hayley Mermelstein

Friday, March 2, 2012

I am filled with courage

“Do one thing everyday that scares you.”

~Eleanor Roosevelt

I have been facing a challenge lately that has required me to walk through my fears and uncertainties. I guess life requires that of us on a regular basis. And so for today, I thought I’d share a guided meditation on courage so that we may each find the strength we need to walk through our fears and doubts into the life that we were meant to lead.

Lets begin today’s guided meditation with the affirmation:

I am filled with courage.

Dig down deep inside of yourself and feel the courage that lies within you. Feel the strength. Feel the power.

I am filled with courage.

Feel the courage that courses through your veins. Feel the strength that lies with in you. We each have a place of strength, of power, of courage that lies within. Go deeper and deeper inside of yourself until you contact that deep well of courage that lies with in you.

I am courageous.

I am strong.

I am powerful.

I am courageous.

Again, feel the courage and the strength that lies inside of you. Feel the power that lies within. Imagine courage coursing through your veins. What challenge do you face? Where do you need more courage. Call on courage to be by your side. Call on courage to see you through. Dig deep and summon your strength. Dig deep and call on your power. You are strong. You are courageous. And you are powerful. Affirm this and make it so.

I am courageous.

I face my fears.

I stand in my convictions.

I do that which I am called to do.

I look honestly at myself and others.

I am courageous.

I say what needs to be said.

I express myself honestly and appropriately.

I seek out help.

I am stong.

I am powerful.

I am a warrior, brave and true.

I am courageous.

Now bring to mind a situation in your life where you have been courageous. Think of a time when you have been afraid but found the courage to walk through your fears. Courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to walk through your fears. Reflect on this time when you have felt courage and let the memory of this time awaken the courage that lies within you.

I am filled with courage.

I listen deeply and follow my inner guidance.

I listen deeply and I stand in my own convinctions.

I listen deeply and do that which I am guided to do.

I am filled with courage.

Life often asks us to be different. Life asks us to go against the grain. Life asks us to face our fears and step into our strength, into our power and into our courage. Life knows that we are afraid. Life knows that this is not easy. In the words of plato, “be kind for everyone is having a hard battle.” So step into your courage now. Call on courage when you have a fear that you need to face. Call on courage when you have a challenge to overcome. Learn to see your challenges as good. See your problems as good for they have come to stretch you, they have come to help you grow. Embrace your challenges. Embrace your difficulities and call on courage and bravery to see you though.

I am filled with courage.

I am brave.

I am a warrior.

I stand in my convinctions.

I am strong.

I am powerful.

I am wise.

I am compassionate.

I am filled with courage.

Stand in your courage now and face your fears. Be wise in the face of your fears but be strong as well. Your life will require strength. Your life will require bravery. Your life will ask you to step into your power. Call on courage now to see you through.

I am filled with courage.

Think now of a current situation where you feel afraid. What scares you? What triggers you? Fill yourself with courage. Access the courage that lies with in you. What does courage have to say to you? What advice does courage want to give you now? Ask courage how to best proceed.

I am courageous and I am wise.

I live a guided life.

Divine wisdom guides me.

Courage sees me through.

Courage sees me thorugh.

I am courageous and I am wise.

Allow courage to be your companion. Call on courage frequently throughout your day. Do not seek to be unafraid. Seek instead to have courage to see you through. Face your fears. Walk through your fears, as you do your fears will diminish and have less of a hold on you. Call on your courage. Call on your strength. Call on your wisdom. Call on your power. These allies are within you and there at your beckon call. Go deep within yourself and find the strength and courage to face your fears and to embrace your challenges. As you do your fears will lessen and you will walk into the life that you were meant to live.

I am courageous.

I am strong.

I am powerful.

I am wise.

I am brave.

I am a warrior.

I am courageous.

What challenge do you face? In what area of your life do you need more courage and strength? How does meditating on courage assist you? Feel free to post your comments, we appreciate your feedback!

Friday, February 24, 2012

I am Open

I am open.

A client talked to me this morning about morning pages, a concept developed by Julia Cameron where you simply write three pages each morning. You write whatever you feel inspired to write. And so today I sat down with no agenda and no plan and simply allowed myself to free associate and write that which wanted to be expressed. Since my mind seems to think in terms of guided meditations these days, this meditation is what flowed from me. It is a guided meditation on being open and I thought I’d share it with all of you today.

I would like to begin today’s guided meditation with the affirmation:

I am open.

I am open to the light.

I am open to love.

I am open to learning.

I am open to abundance.

I am open to healing.

I am open to new opportunities.

I am open to new friends.

I am open to new adventures.

I am open to new challenges.

I am open to the miraculous.

I am open to life.

I am open.

I am open to the light.

I am open to divine light.

I am open to divinity.

I am open to the divinity in myself.

I am open to the divinity in others.

I am open to the light.

I am open.

I am open to the divinity in myself and I call it forth.

I am open to the divinity in others and I call it forth.

I am open.

I am open to divine light.

I am open.

As I open to the light I bring it in.

As I open to love I bring it in.

As I open to abundance I bring it in.

I am open.

So open now. Open to life, open to love, open to light, open to abundance. That which you seek is waiting for you. Learn to open so that you may receive.

I am open to receive.

Open to receive now. So many ask for that which they desire but then shut down in self -protection. When you block you block out all of life.

I am open.

I am open to the light.

I am open to love.

I am open to abundance.

I am open to healing.

I am open to new opportunities.

I am open to new friends.

I am open to the miraculous.

I am open to life.

I am open.

Take an area of your life now where you would like to be more open. Practice today really opening to that which you desire. How often do we unconsciously block that which we desire?

I am open.

This time lets practice being open to the light.

Affirm now:

I am open to the light.

Feel yourself opening to the light. Become aware of the light that is all around you and open to this light. As you open to the light you have greater access to this light.

I am open to the light.

This time I would like you to open to love. There is a force of love all around you. You are in a sea of love now. Take a moment and open to the love that is all around you.

I am open to love.

Open on deeper and deeper levels now. Release all resistance now if even just for this meditation.

I am open to love.

Open, open,open. Allow yourself to open to love now. Feel yourself opening more and more.

I am open to love.

This time I would like you to open to financial abundance. Imagine yourself in a sea of abundance. See the world as a place of abundance and open to this abundance now.

I am open to abundance.

Imagine that you are being showered with abundance now, an abundance of money, an abundance of love, and abundance of joy, an abundance of light. Open to the abundance that is all around you.

I am open to abundance.

Allow yourself to really open now. How often do we block that which we desire simply because we are not open enough?

I am open.

And this time I would like you to open to the miraculous. Miracles happen every day. Lets experiment now with opening to the miraculous

I am open to the miraculous.

Many people fear being open because they feel vulnerable. They block to protect themselves but then wind up blocking out all of life. I have been taught that you want to stay open and allow your wisdom and clarity to protect you.

So lets affirm now:

I am open and my clarity will protect me.

So sit in your openness and sit in your wisdom and clarity. Be open to love. Be open to light. Be open to abundance. Be open to that which is meant for you. At the same time be wise, be thoughtful, and be clear. Allow your clarity to be your protection.

I am open and my clarity will protect me.

Let today be an experiment. What is it like to go through the day with openness? Be open to the light. Be open to yourself. Be open to others. Be open to the opinions of others and yet not overly influenced. Be open to life today and see how this changes your experience and your manifestation.

I am open.

I am open

I am open.

I am open to the light.

I am open to love.

I am open to healing.

I am open to abundance.

I am open to new friends.

I am open to new opportunities.

I am open to learning.

I am open to growth.

I am open to the miraculous.

I am open to life.

I am open.

What is it that you want to open to today and in what ways did this meditation inspire you? Let us know. We appreciate your feedback.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

I Let Go of the Fight

This guided meditation that I wrote was the topic of this weeks meditation class. Thought I'd share it with everyone. Our group meets every Thursday from 7-9:30 and is drop in. Feel free to stop by!

This morning I had breakfast with a friend. I was talking about a situation I was having trouble letting go of. She said, “It sounds like you are having trouble letting go of the fight.” Her words echoed in my head. She was right. I was still fighting. I was still wanting to be seen and be acknowledged. Still wanting to be right. As I became aware of what I was still holding on to, I was filled with the desire to finally let go. I wrote this meditation to assist all of us in letting go of what ever fight we may holding on to that we are ready to be free of.

I would like to begin today’s guided meditation with the affirmation: I let go.

Affirm:

I let go.

I let go of the fight.

I let go of the desire to be right.

I let go of the desire to be seen.

I let go of the desire to be appreciated.

I let go of the fight.

I let go.

I let go and I step into my power.

I let go and I step into my strength.

I let go and I step into my wisdom.

I let go.

I let go and I appreciate myself.

I let go and I see myself.

I let go and I honor and value who I am.

Some people will see us and understand us and some people will not. Learn to know who you are so that you are not dependant upon the validation of others. There will always be those who understand you and others who misperceive you. Learn to let go of your dependence on outside validation for your sense of self.

And so let go now. Let go of the places where you are still holding. It is time now to move on. It is time to let go of the fight.

I let go.

I let go of the fight.

I let go of the desire to be seen.

I let go of the desire to be understood.

I let go of the desire to be treated appropriately.

I let go of the fight.

I let go.

I let go of playing the victim.

I let go of playing the role of the defeated one.

I let go of trying to convince others of who I am and what I am about.

I let go.

I let go and I step into my power.

I let go and I step into my strength.

I let go and I step into my wisdom.

I let go.

I let go and I appreciate myself.

I let go and I see myself.

I let go and I honor and value who I am.

I let go.

I let go and I step into my own wisdom.

I let go and I step into the life that I was meant to live.

I let go and step into full actualization.

I let go.

I let go of the fight and I step into love.

I let go of the fight and I step into understanding.

I let go of the fight and I let go of others needing to be a certain way.

I let go of the fight and I step into compassion.

I let go of the fight and I step into understanding.

I let go.

Be the one who understands, be the one takes the high road, be the one who loves, and be the one who is wise. Let go of needing to be seen. We see you. We understand you. Let go. Let go. Let go. Know who you are and hold yourself to a higher standard. Rather than trying to control others seek to gain better control of yourself. Aspire to love, aspire to compassion, aspire to step into your wisdom. Know who you are at the deepest level and the opinions of others will not affect you.

I know who I am.

I know who I am.
I know who I am.

I am human and I am learning.

I have made mistakes.

I am also spirit and filled with divinity.

I know who I am.

Remember who you are and you will not be so vulnerable to the opinions of others. Know who you are. Appreciate who you are. Know that you are human and that you are learning and that you are also spirit and filled with divinity.

We are all learning and we are all growing and we are all filled with divinity and greatness. Step into your greatness now. Step into your full potential. Do not be distracted by the opinions of others. Stay the course, work hard and offer your full contribution. In the end this is what will matter most.

Let go of the fight now. Let go of the struggle. Step into your wholeness and step into your full contribution. Strive to be the best you can be and allow others the space to find their wholeness as well. We are all learning and we are all growing. Seek to be compassionate towards yourself and others.

Do not be so concerned about how others are behaving. Work to adjust your own behavior and you shall be successful. Stay focused on yourself, your contribution and your attainment. You cannot control others. The person you are here to master is yourself. So be bold, be expressive, and be yourself.

What fight are you letting go of? Does this meditation assist in this process? What thoughts does this meditation inspire in you? Let us know!

Thursday, January 5, 2012

I Am Balanced

I am balanced.

The identity chakra, located two – three inches beneath the navel is the center for balance, wholeness, creativity, sexuality and ones manifestation in the world. Because it is the center for balance it is also the center for the balance of male and female energies in the body. It is the ability to be both sensitive and strong, receptive and directive. It is the ability to act and the ability to wait. It is the ability to be open and to stand in one’s convictions. It is the ability to say yes and to say no. [1]In today’s meditation I would like to work with connecting to that place of balance that exists with us. That place that is both sensitive and strong, receptive and directive. In today’s meditation we will work with the affirmation: I am balanced.

I would like to begin today’s guided meditation by first connecting with our spirit, our enlightened self, our highest self. I would like you to imagine a pillar of light starting at the top of your head and traveling down your spinal column, down your legs and out your feet. This is the light of your spirit. Your spirit is infinitely wise, your spirit is infinitely compassionate and your spirit is deeply balanced. There is a place in you that is balanced, that is strong, that is steady. Connect to the balance that resides within you. Feel this balance and emanate this balance now.

Affirm:

I am balanced.

Feel the balance that resides within your spirit. Your spirit is balanced. Your spirit is steady. Your spirit is both sensitive and strong. Feel the balance that resides within your spirit now.

I am balanced.

I am both sensitive and strong.

I am both receptive and directive.

I am open and I stand in my convictions.

I can act and I can wait.

I am balanced.

Sit in the balance of your being now. Remember who you are. Your spirit is balanced, steady, sensitive and strong. Feel the sensitivity of your spirit, feel the strength that lies within. Feel the steadiness of your spirit and feel the great balance that lies within.

I am balanced.

As you sit in the balance of your being now I’d like you to become aware of the powerful guides who are by your side. We each have powerful guides that are working with us. Sit in the depth of your own balance and at the same time be aware of the powerful and balanced guides who are by your side. Let their presence expand you and assist you in finding your own balance.

I am balanced.

Ask your guides a question now. Ask what would help you to stay connected to the balance that lies within? Listen deeply for an answer.

I am balanced.

Continue to stay connected to the balance that lies within your spirit and continue to feel the presence of the powerful guides who are with you. This time bring your awareness to your third eye located in the center of your forehead. This is the center for wisdom and clarity. Imagine a round window in the center of your forehead and then gently peer out of this round window. Now, I would like you to bring to mind a situation where you lost your balance and look at that situation through your third eye. First, I would like you examine what caused you to fall out of balance. Peer out of your third eye, let go of all thought and simply observe what caused you to loose your balance, observe what made you vulnerable? The second question is what would you have done differently if you had maintained your balance? Again, quiet your mind, look out of your third eye, and observe how you would have handled this situation differently when in a state of balance.

Affirm:

I am balanced.

This time I would like you to close your eyes and once again bring your awareness to your third eye. I would like for you to ask for a vision of you actualizing the great balance of your spirit. What do you look like, act like, and how do you speak when you are in your full balance? Quiet your mind and allow a vision to come to you. What you focus on grows and so I would like you to focus on actualizing the great balance that lies within. Hold this vision now.

I am balanced.

Once again connect to the great balance of your spirit. Feel the balance of your spirit. Connect to the great sensitivity of your spirit, connect to the receptive nature of your spirit, connect to that part of you that can wait. At the same time connect to the great strength of your spirit, connect to the directive nature of your spirit and connect to that part of you that can act.

I am balanced.

I am both sensitive and strong.

I am both receptive and directive.

I can act and I can wait.

I can say yes and I can say no

I am open and I stand in my convictions.

I am balanced.

I am balanced

Feel the balance of your spirit. Feel the balance that lies with in you. Aspire to speak with balance. Aspire to listen with balance. Aspire to move with balance. Aspire to model this balance in that you think, in all that you say and in all that you do. Your balance will create a wake that will flow out from you and create positive changes in your environment. All that you do, all that you say and all that you think carries an energy and a vibration. Allow the energy that emanates from you be one of balance. The world needs your balance. The world needs your wisdom. The world needs your clarity. Seek to find this balance in your body, in your mind, in your emotions and bring this balance out into the world. Be a model for balance. Aspire for balance in all that you do. The world is filled with imbalance. One by one as you find your own balance you will begin to tip the scales. As you find your balance you will be able to help others find their balance. Allow balance to be your achievement and your gift.

I am balanced.

Saturday, December 24, 2011

I am Light

I am light.

I am love.

I am light and light is all around me.

I am love and love is all around me.

I am compassion and compassion is all around me.

I am kindness and kindness is all around me.

I am beauty and beauty is all around me.

I am light.

I am light and I offer my light to the world.

I am light and I offer my full contribution.

I am light.

Friday, December 23, 2011

I am a radiant being of light.

Deep inside of each one of us is our spirit, our best self, our enlightened self. Deep inside each one of us is a spark of divinity. We are here on this earth learning to actualize our spirit. Learning to actualize our best selves. Learning to actualize our divinity.

Our personalities are evolving. We are learning and growing. We make mistakes. And yet there is this place of wholeness with in us. A place that is untouched by all that has transpired in this lifetime, a place of certainty, of wisdom, of never ending compassion. I would like to share a guided meditation now to assist you in connecting to your spirit, assist you in connecting to your wisdom, your power, your beauty and your strength. I would like to do a meditation now to assist you in connecting to the light that resides within.

Guided Meditation:

I would like to begin by imaging a pillar of light. Imagine this pillar of light starting at the top of your head, traveling down your spinal column, down your legs and out your feet. This is the light of your spirit, your best self, your enlightened self. Your spirit is wise and your spirit is compassionate, confident and strong. Feel the strength of your spirit. Feel the confidence of your spirit. Feel the wisdom of your spirit. Feel the compassion that resides deep within you and feel the light that resides within.

Affirm:

I am light.

Feel this light deep within you and remember who you are. You are a being of light. You have come to be of service, you have come to learn, to grow, to enjoy. You have come to share your light with the world.

Affirm now:

I am light.

See the light with in you growing brighter and brighter now. Allow this light to fill every cell of your body, every cell of your body becoming illumined with the light of your spirit. Feel your body filling with light, every cell filling with light.

I am light.

Allow this light to expand and fill your mind now. Your thoughts are becoming uplifted, positive, creative and infinitely wise. Any limited thoughts or attitudes are dissolving in the light of your spirit. You are becoming brighter and brighter, more and more illumined. Your mind is filled with the light of your spirit now. This light is awakening your brilliance, awakening your magnificence, awakening your creativity, awakening your wisdom, awakening the genius within.

I am light.

Feel this light filling your emotional body now. Your emotions are becoming balanced, positive, peaceful and serene. More and more light filling your entire body.

I am light.

Now allow this light to expand out beyond your body. Radiating out and filling the room you are sitting in.

Affirm:

I am a radiant being of light.

You are shining brighter and brighter now, your light becoming more and more radiant. Remember who you are.

You are a beacon of light. You have come to bring light and healing to the world. See yourself as a shining star.

The world needs your light. Offer your full contribution.

Remember who you are. Remember who you are. This is not a time to play small. This is a time to shine. Shine brightly now. Be a light a mist the darkness.

I am a radiant being of light.

Connect once again to the light within. Go deeper and deeper now and experience your light. You are a radiant being of light. You are spirit. You are the light of the world. You are divinity itself. Remember who you are. Remember who you are.

I am a radiant being of light.

Homework:

Take time this week to remember who you are. Work with this guided meditation and work with the affirmation: I am a radiant being of light. Repeat the affirmation often and embody it as you go through your day. Take a walk. What does it feel like to walk down the street remembering that you are a radiant being of light? How does your body feel as you embody this affirmation?

Speak with a friend. How do you speak when you hold this awareness? Do you speak up more? Are you quieter? Perhaps you are more discerning about when to speak and when to listen.

Be aware of how you respond to challenges during the week when you remember you are a being of light and that you have come to bring light to the world. Be open, be flexible and see where this affirmation leads you.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

I am filled with confidence.

The throat chakra located in the throat area is the center for expression, confidence, power, truth, learning and self esteem.[1] It is most balanced when we understand that we are both human and learning and spirit and divine. We are human, we make mistakes, and we are learning. Our behavior is evolving. At the same time we are spirit. We each have a spark of divinity with in us. We have a place within us that is powerful, confident, strong and wise. When we learn to embrace both of these realities we become more comfortable with mistakes while at the same time aware that our truest self is wise, powerful and good. When we know who we are as spirit we can embody and embrace a deeper confidence.

I would like to begin today’s meditation with the affirmation:

I am filled with confidence.

Go deep inside of yourself now and feel the confidence that resides within your spirit. Your spirit is confident, your spirit is powerful, and your spirit is strong. Feel the confidence that resides within you now.

Affirm:

I am filled with confidence.

Again feel the confidence that lies within. Your spirit is infinitely wise. Your spirit is infinitely compassionate. Your spirit is infinitely powerful. You have a place of greatness within you. Feel that greatness now.

I am filled with confidence.

In addition to being spirit and powerful we are also human and learning and growing. Part of your power is your ability to learn and grow from any situation. You are spirit and you are learning. You are confident that you can learn from any situation. You are confident that you are growing. You are confident that you can handle the circumstances that life presents.

I am filled with confidence.

Connect to your spirit once again. Feel the power of your spirit. Feel the wisdom of your spirit. Feel the confidence of your spirit. At the same time embrace that you are learning. Embrace that you are evolving. Feel confident that the problems and challenges you face have come to stretch you. Feel confident that your challenges have come to make you stronger.

I am filled with confidence.

Sit in the confidence of your spirit now. Sit in the power that resides within. Sit in your greatness, the greatness of your spirit. There is a place of great confidence and power within you and as you focus on the confidence and power of your spirit it begins to come forward. For what you focus on grows.

I am filled with confidence.

This time I would like you to become aware that you have powerful guides that are working with you. We each have powerful beings of light that are working with us and aiding us in our life journey. We are never alone. Feel the presence of your spiritual guides now. These guides are available to help you in your work, in your relationships, in your spiritual development, in all aspects of your life. Open to your guides now. When you begin to consciously work with your guides you become a more powerful and confident beacon of light.

Affirm now:

I am confident that spirit is working with me to manifest what I need.

Sit in the power and confidence of your own spirit and at the same time be aware that powerful beings of light are all around you aiding you in your life journey. Feel confident that spirit is working with you to manifest what you need. Feel confident that you have spiritual support. As you focus on the spiritual support that is all around you you will have greater access to that support.

Affirm:

I am confident that spirit is working with me to manifest what I need.

Affirm:

I am filled with confidence.

I am confident in myself.

I am confident in life.

I am confident that spirit is working with me to manifest what I need.

I am filled with confidence.

Sit in your confidence now. You are confident, you are powerful, and you have a place of great wisdom within you. At the same time you are confident that you, like everyone else, are learning and growing. You are confident that situations in your life are transpiring for a reason and you are confident that you can handle the varying circumstances of your life. Problems are not bad. They come to stretch you and strengthen you. You are confident that you can rise to any occasion.

In addition, you are confident in life. You are confident that you are never alone. You are confident that powerful beings of light are working with you to manifest what you need. These beings of light want to assist you in getting your work out into the world. These beings of light want you to actualize your full potential. These beings of light want to aid you in your life journey.

Step into your confidence now. Step into your full power. Devote yourself to service and know that you will be guided. When you devote yourself to service these powerful guides will step forward even more. The guides want to serve all of humanity. Devote yourself to service and you will attract greater spiritual support.

I am filled with confidence.

I am confident that I am learning and growing.

I am confident that I am spirit.

I am confident that spirit is working with me to manifest with I need.

I am filled with confidence.