Your true self - guided Meditation - 10am Edinborough Gardens.

Your True Self
A gentle guided meditation for unmasking.
reconnecting, and returning to yourself.

So much of life teaches us who to be.
How to act.
How to cope.
How to stay liked, capable, productive, easy-going, strong.

Over time, these layers can become so familiar that we stop noticing them. The body begins carrying them quietly, in tension, in vigilance, in overthinking, in the feeling of always needing to hold ourselves together.

This Saturday morning meditation is an invitation to gently step beneath those layers.

Slowing down enough to hear what is underneath the noise.

Through Yoga Nidra, somatic awareness, hypnotic visualisation, breath, and grounding nature imagery, we’ll explore what it feels like to gradually loosen the identities, expectations, and protective patterns we’ve carried for years, and reconnect with something quieter and more instinctive underneath.

The session will unfold slowly and gently while lying on the grass in Edinburgh Gardens, surrounded by the stillness of the morning and the movement of the trees overhead.

This practice may feel especially supportive if you are:
• Feeling disconnected from yourself or your body.
• Tired of constantly overthinking or analysing.
• Feeling emotionally or mentally overstimulated.
• Navigating change, uncertainty, or transition.
• Wanting to reconnect with your intuition in a more embodied way.
• Longing to feel more grounded, present, and internally steady.

This session is designed to help you:
• Soften layers of tension and performance held in the body.
• Reconnect with your body as a place of awareness and guidance.
• Build trust in your own internal signals and intuition.
• Quiet mental noise and deepen present-moment awareness.
• Feel more connected to yourself beneath conditioning and expectation.

Session Structure:
We’ll begin with Yoga Nidra, a guided deep rest practice where you simply lie down and allow the body to settle.
Through slow awareness moving through the body, the nervous system begins softening out of alertness and into deeper presence.

From there, we’ll move into a long-form guided visual meditation focused on unmasking and reconnecting with your true self beneath conditioning, expectation, and performance.
Using grounded forest imagery, somatic awareness, and gentle hypnotic language, you’ll be guided into a quieter space beneath the constant movement of thought, where the body can begin communicating more clearly again.

No meditation experience is needed. This session is beginner-friendly and fully guided from start to finish.

When and Where
🗓 Saturday, 16th May
⏰ 10:00am – 11:30am (1.5 hours)
📍 Edinburgh Gardens, Fitzroy North
We’ll set up on the grass near the Rotunda. Look for my yoga mat and the large pink sign that says “Free Guided Meditation.”

Weather Notes
This is an outdoor session. If the weather becomes rainy or unsuitable, I’ll update the Meetup event beforehand. Please check the event page before heading out, Melbourne weather can always surprise us. 🌿

What to Bring
• Yoga mat or something comfortable to lie on.
• Blanket or warm layers.
• Eye covering or small pillow (optional).
• Water.
• Comfortable loose clothing suitable for cooler weather.

Arriving Late
Arriving a little early can help you settle in before we begin. If you’re running late, please still come along and quietly join when you arrive 😊
Everyone is welcome.

Whether you are feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, uncertain, emotionally tired, or simply wanting a calmer way to reconnect with yourself, this space is here for you.

I look forward to sharing this morning with you 🌿✨
Kathy