The Membering Meditation

I wrote this a while before the operation. It was designed to say goodbye to the affected parts, and welcome in the new.

Lie down preferably, and get into a deeply relaxed state by whatever is your favourite means.

Bring your consciousness into your brain. Come down the back of your head, down your spinal cord to the shoulder slope, and move across to the place where your shoulder bones are.

Turn to the parts with arthritis. Regard them with love. Send them love and Reiki and thank them for their service, which has brought them to this point.

Now turn to the parts that will be replaced. Regard them with love. Send them love and Reiki and thank them for their service. Tell them you will meet them later when they will be restored to their rightful position and full health. Bid them a fond farewell with love.

Envisage the new parts in their place, shiny and new. Regard them with love. Send them love and Reiki and thank them for their service. Tell them you will look after them and make sure they are properly cared for. Welcome aboard!

Now envisage the incision closing up and the tissues healing perfectly around the replacement. Take  your self back along the path you followed to get to your shoulder: back along to the spinal column and up it to the brain. Envisage your consciousness filling the whole of your brain.

Bring yourself back into the real world slowly and lovingly. Take several deep breaths and open your eyes. Wait a while before sitting back up. You may wish to drink some water and go to the loo.

I did this a few days before the op, and again while I was in hospital - but then I only got halfway before I went to sleep!