End of Year and New Beginnings Meditation

A soothing and reflective meditation to reflect on the past year and create a new beginning for the upcoming new year. You will gently be guided with a series of questions about the past year, followed by aspirations for the upcoming year.

This guided meditation is a review of the past year with gratitude for all that occurred and letting go of the disappointments of the recent past. It promotes creating space for new beginnings and identifying possibilities for what you want to create in the coming year.

We start with a beautiful opening prayer from the Sufi tradition:

Toward the One,
the Perfection of Love, Harmony and Beauty,
the only Being,
united with all the illuminated souls
who form the embodiment of the Master
the Spirit of guidance.

After the meditation there is a quote to contemplate from the Dalai Lama:

“Every day, think as you wake up: Today I am fortunate to have woken up. I am alive. I have a precious human life. I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others, to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry, or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.”
~ The Dalai Lama

And here is a favorite Sufi prayer for closing, called Khatum:

Oh Thou, who art the perfection of Love, Harmony and Beauty,
The Lord of Heaven and Earth,
Open our hearts, that we may hear Thy voice, which constantly
comes from within.
Disclose to us Thy divine Light, which is hidden in our souls,
That we may know and understand life better.
Most merciful and compassionate God, give us Thy great goodness;
Teach us Thy loving forgiveness;
Raise us above the distinctions and differences which divide us;
Send us the peace of Thy divine spirit;
And unite us all in Thy perfect being.

A new year is a new beginning, a chance to consciously and intentionally finish the year just past and awaken our aspirations for the new year getting underway. It is a time to instill better more life affirming habits and strengthen our bonds with those people in our life who wish us well.

Length: 22 Minutes
Facilitator: Laurie Ferreri
Categories: Gratitude, Healing, Self Care

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