Remembering the Magic: How to Connect with Your Inner Child Today
Have you ever paused to think about the younger version of yourself — the one who danced without hesitation, made up stories, and saw magic in the simplest moments? That version of you still lives within, quietly waiting for your attention. In the rush of adulthood, it’s easy to lose touch with the playful, curious, and tender parts of ourselves. In this post, I’ll be sharing a gentle practice to help you reconnect with your inner child — a simple way to honor their voice, tend to their needs, and invite a little more wonder back into your life.
SET THE SPACE
Take a moment to gather your materials:
a picture of your younger self
pencils, pens, markers, paint, etc.
some paper or something to draw on.
Then, find a comfortable and safe space where you will have privacy. You can set the mood by lighting candles, adding incense or even some grounding objects.
Pause and Connect
Finding a comfortable position with the picture of yourself as a child. Start to gaze at the image and connect with your body. You can keep your eyes open or seal them to notice the sensations.
Taking some time in self reflection notice:
how is your inner child feeling?
what are they telling you or communicating (maybe through the form of sensations)?
what does your inner child need or want?
how can you honor and care for your inner child?
Reflect and Create
After some time of connecting in stillness with your inner child, start to invite in gentle movement to embody her experience and the reflections from above.
Then, grab the materials you gathered before and invite in some time of free play through creativity.
Allow for your inner child to guide the lines, shapes and colors that you use to put on the paper. Try not to judge the experience or what you create but rather allow yourself to explore and be open to whatever may come up.
Write a love letter
To seal the practice, spend some time in writing. This can be a letter you write to her, naming your feelings towards her and how you are going to tend to her needs. You can also write a letter from the perspective of the inner child-as if she were speaking to you.
Allow for this to be another way to connect further with her and continue to build on the relationship.
Reconnecting with your inner child is a tender, ongoing journey — one that invites you to slow down, listen inward, and offer yourself the kindness you may have needed long ago. By making space for this relationship, you give yourself permission to feel, to play, and to heal in meaningful ways. Whether through creative expression, quiet reflection, or simple moments of joy, your inner child is always within reach. May this practice be a gentle reminder that it’s never too late to nurture the parts of you that long to be seen.
