Here are some ideas for working with your inner child, and I encourage you to use your intuition with this as it really is about your relationship with yourself, deepening the connection.

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The suggestion is to make some sort of commitment to yourself, it is incredibly important that once the commitment is made, that you stick to it.

A good way to commit is through 'time', so you set some time aside each day/week/month to be with that part of you. It's important that it is something that is do able for you so that you are able to stick with it. So perhaps something like 5 or 10 minutes a week, or less if it makes it doable.

It's good if you can do it at the same time every week to create a secure space. If one week the time has to change than talk to yourself as you would a child, explain that you are still here for her/him/them.

 

You can do what you feel to in that time. Some suggestions are -

- play

- dance or sing

- hold yourself (wrap yourself in a blanket or put your arms

around yourself)

- allow emotions to come up and be felt

- pick flowers

- go somewhere you feel happy (forest/beach/garden?)

- ask that part of you questions, be curious, don't assume you already know, go with an open heart and         mind. 

Listening to her is also very important as she/he/they may not have had a voice or wasn't listened to.

we are exploring the unconscious here so there will be things that are not in your consciousness - yet! 

Be open to hearing what wants to be communicated - it might not be what you expect or want.

 

Dont do any sort of 'work' on yourself. You may already do the above things but the intention is different. Invite your inner child in as you begin and when the time is finished tell her she can rest now,or play now until next time. In between meeting times listen out for her/him/them (just as you do with your own children).

 

Do some research on 'reparenting'

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You might want to have a stone or crystal or another item that you have every time you connect.

 

What tends to happen with this work is that as that part of you heals and begins to feel safe, she/he/they will grow up or integrate into your adult self - and maybe she/he/they wont and that's ok too. Patience is key.

 

If there is a week when you are unable to make the meeting with yourself, you can reassure the younger part of you that you are not abandoning her/him/them, communication is the key here.