"You already have these strengths and powers yourself, but these animal friends
will help you remember this."
Whenever you are afraid, breathe in the strength and
courage of the lion
When you are unhappy, breathe in the joy of the
bird. When you feel trapped, breathe in her freedom. When you
are worried, fly high and look down to see how small your troubles are.
When you feel you just can't wait a minute longer, breathe in the calm and
patience of the black panther resting in the tree.
Let the buffalo remind you that every storm ends and a glorious spring
day is always right around the corner.
When
you need to study or take a test, breathe in the elephant's memory.
When life seems too hard, breathe in her power.
When you can't sleep, breathe in the sleepy spirit of the bear.
When
your feelings are hurt, breathe in the protective shell of the tortoise.
You are in the center of a circle, surrounded by these animals. They
wish to tell you that they love you, even when you make mistakes. You are
never alone.
"See the light glowing in your center. It is you, who you are...
The entire universe is delighted that you are here, living your life just as you
live it and being just who you are."
An Experiment with
Animal Friends
A Testimonial
A Quado reader
took on the job of finding out whether the Animal Friends Meditation would
be effective with a very young, active child who never sits still.
Following is her report:
“As promised, I'm writing to you to
give you an update on my son, Josh. I received your CD just before
Thanksgiving and he has listened to it just about everyday. He LOVES it!
So if anyone questions that their child may be too young, tell them to try
it. Josh is 3 yrs old and when I put the CD on, we
sit on the couch, he jumps in my lap and listens intently; he's very calm
throughout. After listening to it twice he knew all the animals
in order!
On Thanksgiving after dinner, he
asked if he could listen to it. He sat on the couch with my Mom and Dad,
and asked to listen to it 3 times in a row!! At times, when you begin with
a new animal, he will look up at me with this expression that says "Am I
hearing this right? Is it OK?" All I do is nod my head "yes", he smiles
and continues to listen. It's remarkable to watch
him make connections to what he is hearing & feeling through the meditation
to what he knows through experience already. I asked him the
other day if he had a favorite animal. He said "Yes, the lion is my
favorite." Then he asked which one was my favorite and before I could
answer he said "I know, Mommy, your favorite is the black panther." And he
was right!
“Last weekend he was with his
father, and right now Josh is having emotional challenges where his father
is concerned. He was very upset when he first came home.
As soon as he got his coat off, he asked to listen to
his Animal Friends. We did. And afterwards, I could see that he felt much
better, centered, grounded.
“So thank you! Once
again, this has confirmed for me that meditation at any age and in any form
is beneficial for everyone.
“Oh--last night
after we did the CD, Josh's comment was, "I have power, Mommy, don't I?" I
said, "Yes you do, Josh, absolutely." Christine
So far,
we’ve had reports from children from the ages of 3 – 11. They all love it!
