We will begin by gently exhaling all of the oxygen out of our mouth,
And on the inhale,
Taking a deep breath in through the nose,
Just feeling this expansion within the lungs and the chest as you take in this deep breath,
And gently exhaling,
Sighing the breath out of the mouth,
Just allowing for a deep decompression on the exhale,
And again taking in a deep breath through the nose,
Once again feeling this expansion within the body,
This lifting and expanding of the lungs and the chest as we breathe in,
And once again this deep exhale,
Sighing out the breath,
Allowing for the body to decompress,
And find this beautiful space of relaxation,
This deepening and letting go,
And bringing the awareness deeper to the breath,
Creating this mind-body connection.
I want you to begin to use the mind's ability to visualize,
And with your mind's eye,
Begin to imagine the oxygen having this beautiful white color,
And as you breathe in,
You see this white light expanding into every cell in your body,
Just lifting you up,
Expanding the lungs,
Expanding the mind,
And as you exhale,
Seeing this white light moving back into the environment around you,
And beginning to think about where this breath is coming in from.
You see a small mind just takes in the oxygen right in front of them without much thought,
But a mind that is willing to cultivate a deep connection,
To open up and expand to a bigger reality,
Is able to pull in the oxygen from the entire space around you.
So in order to do this,
I want you to begin to imagine as if you were pulling in this white light,
Not only from the breath right in front of you,
But imagining pulling in this oxygen from the entire space you find yourself in.
And notice,
In order to do this,
That the mind must expand,
That the breath must become bigger to create more space.
And let's take this breath even further.
I want you to begin to now imagine as if you are pulling in the oxygen from the entire environment that you find yourself in.
Wherever you are in the world,
Just imagining now as if you're pulling in this oxygen,
This white light,
From all the plants,
The trees,
The animals,
To wherever you may be in the world.
And just notice once again how each breath in with this intention,
This intention of opening up and taking in more,
Just allows you this deeper connection.
It allows you this bigger expansion,
This awareness to how big we can be within the breath,
Which truly just mirrors how big we get to be in our life.
Understanding that as we expand the breath to this bigger experience,
As we allow ourself to not just take in what is in front of us,
But to open up to all the possibilities of what is around us.
You start to see how the breath and the way you choose to take it in mirrors the experience of what is possible within life.
No longer just taking in what is there in front of us,
But allowing ourselves to expand and open up to the unlimited abundance and possibilities all around us.
And now that we have this beautiful connection with the breath,
This expansiveness within every cell of our body,
Let us now imagine this oxygen,
This white light,
Moving through our torso all the way down to the sits bones,
The base of the tailbone.
And just begin to imagine as if there are these roots reaching out beneath you,
Connecting you,
Almost rooting you to the earth itself,
Anchoring you deeply,
Creating this beautiful connection to Mother Earth.
And in this moment,
You begin to feel held.
You remember that you are always supported no matter what is happening around you,
That it is the stillness inside and the connection beneath you,
The knowing that you have everything you need no matter where you are,
That allows you this opportunity to just ground,
To just trust,
To know that life is here to be by our side,
To give us the foundation we need to truly connect to the life that we desire.
And you realize in this moment that you must learn how to be like a tree.
First anchoring deep roots and foundation,
A trust and a sense of knowing of who you are,
A belief that everything you need is there for you,
Establishing that grounding,
Establishing that connection.
And you begin now to just imagine as if there is this white light,
This energy reaching from the core of the universe,
The core of the earth.
And as you breathe in,
Just feeling this energy,
Lifting upward,
Seeing it in your mind as if it's reaching into these roots that you've created with the earth,
Seeing it move through the root chakra,
The base of your spine,
This white light moving up through your stomach,
Through your heart,
All the way through your throat and through the crown.
And it's as if your consciousness,
Your mind has now become the branches of the tree.
The base of your spine,
Your torso is the stability in the trunk,
But your mind,
Your creativity,
Your imagination are the branches.
And you begin to see yourself expanding open,
Allowing yourself to just truly open up to the creativity that exists within you,
Opening up to this childlike imagination,
Giving yourself permission to just receive,
To know that you are meant to share your unique gifts with the world.
You are meant to share your unique creativity with everyone and everything.
But doing it from this place of knowing that you are rooted in yourself.
You are connected to this earth.
You are not existing in it.
You are part of it.
And just as a tree and its branches provides shade to those around it,
You start to realize that your dreams,
Your imagination,
Your creativity is also meant to provide for those around you.
And you start to just feel this immense gratitude within your body,
This opening within your mind,
This stability and trust within the base of your spine.
You feel both equally grounded,
Supported in a space of appreciation and trust for knowing that you will never be alone again,
As long as you remember this connection to the ground beneath you and the body within you,
To the stars above you and the breath within you.
And you just begin to allow yourself to be flooded with this gratitude,
This appreciation for your life and all that is to come,
Creating space for more dreams.
And when you are ready on your own,
You can begin to find some gentle movement in your fingers and your toes.
Just slowly coming back to the space.
On your own time,
When you feel ready,
Slowly opening your eyes.
But hold this connection,
Noticing how much calmer and connected everything feels.
Stay in this space as you move through your day.
Thank you for being here.
