Release Ancestral Wounds

The meditation says to do your best to tap into their essence instead. If it helps, you can recall a voice or a smell. It also says whatever comes to mind is correct, so there is no wrong way to do it.

You are invited to trust that your unconscious mind is showing you the right image, and to carry on with the meditation. You don't need to force the intended person back into view.

They begin with yourself: may I be well and happy, free of pain and suffering, free of anger and sadness, at peace, full of gratitude, able to forgive and let go. The same words are then offered to your mother, father, each pair of grandparents, and finally your whole lineage, where they become 'may we'.

For both your mother and your father, the guide suggests that any pain they caused came from their own pain, and that they likely passed it on because they didn't know better. You aren't asked to excuse anything or judge it. You simply breathe and notice what arises in your heart.

Near the end you repeat these lines while picturing the roots of your family tree. The idea is that your lineage gave you both virtues and wounds, and you can choose to keep what serves you. That way you can better serve those who come after you.

It is an optional gesture offered once the love has been sent to your whole lineage. It gives you something physical to settle into as you observe the feeling in your heart. The session then closes with a moment of stillness before you open your eyes.