Meditation for Decision Making

Slow down your busy mind, so you can recognize how you are feeling instead of sweeping it under the carpet. The first step towards reaching a decision is to pause and sit with your issue. While you may be feeling stuck or stressed, have compassion for your emotions and take the time to learn what they are trying to tell you. Give yourself permission to feel and know that you're exactly where you're supposed to be. Props Suggested: A bolster or chair and a journal.

Awaken your capacity to become the witness, so you can see the decisions at hand with clarity and space. Connect with the cycle of your breath, noticing there is a beginning, middle and end to everything. Observe your problem with non-judgemental awareness, then allow yourself to soften into a comforting affirmation. Props Suggested: A bolster or chair and a journal.

Your emotions are energy in motion; there is information in how you are feeling and why you are stuck. Create space to investigate the issue more deeply and use this opportunity to get closer to your truth. There may be more to be discovered about your thoughts and where you stand, so listen to what is being revealed to you right now, in this moment. Props Suggested: A bolster or chair and a journal.

Step more fully into self-care, nurturing the issue at hand and awakening the wisdom of your heart. Sense what is needed by simply asking yourself whether you need to trust, forgive, move on, or let go. The focus of this meditation will be on bathing in warm healing light and asking your heart what it needs to move forward. Props Suggested: A bolster or chair and a journal.

Call forth your older, wiser self for wisdom and guidance on your current situation. See how the answers you need are already within as you learn to trust your inner knowing. You can return to this visualization any time you have a problem that needs solving. Props Suggested: A bolster or chair and a journal.

Recall your younger self and send well wishes and healing light. Use the compassionate space you've created to decide what you need to solve your issue. Send metta (loving-kindness) to the people or things that are part of the situation, concluding your journey on a high note. Props Suggested: A bolster or chair and a journal.

Use the inner wisdom that's been revealed over the last six classes to envision a new direction that you'd like to move towards. Imagine what your future looks like after taking the first step and unlocking your limitless potential. The time has come to make your decision; everything that you need to decide is within. Props Suggested: A bolster or chair and a journal.