Welcome to Be With Melinda.
Today we journey into the living presence of Gaia,
Our Earth Mother.
This is not just imagination,
It's remembrance.
Find a place where your body can rest.
Lie down on a bed,
A sofa,
Or if you prefer,
Sit in a chair that supports your whole being.
Allow your arms to soften at your sides.
Let your head rest easily.
When you're ready,
Close your eyes.
Take a deep breath in,
Hold it for 3,
2,
1.
And exhale slowly.
Again,
Breathe in deeply,
Hold,
And release.
Feel yourself arriving.
Your body grows heavy,
Yet at ease.
Your arms,
Your legs,
Your head,
All resting into gravity.
Your breath moves more slowly now,
Carrying you into a sacred rhythm.
As you relax,
Begin to sense what has always been true.
The Earth is alive.
She's not just beneath you,
But within you.
A breathing,
Pulsing organism of energy and love.
We are her children.
Weeds and flowers,
Stones and rivers,
Creatures of air and sea.
All threads in Gaia's living tapestry.
When we honor her,
We honor ourselves.
So breathe again.
Inhale vitality.
Exhale what no longer serves.
Inhale light.
Exhale heaviness.
Let your whole being come into harmony with Earth's breath.
Think back to childhood.
Bare feet on the ground.
The touch of soil.
The smell of rain.
The Earth touched us then,
And she touches us still.
Feel her heartbeat.
The tides,
The seasons,
The moons glow.
The turning of her axis.
All are her rhythms.
And she sings in harmony with the stars.
The comets and galaxies beyond imagining.
You are part of this great song.
You are not separate.
Now with your mind's eye,
Rise gently above the Earth.
See the roof of the building you're in.
The landscape below you.
Rise higher until you see the whole curve of the Earth.
A living sphere turning slowly,
Gracefully,
Radiating energy.
Her skin is thin like the peel of an apple.
And beneath it burns the fiery heart of creation.
Volcanoes.
Oceans.
Forests.
Deserts.
Every pulse of energy is her breath.
Let yourself travel.
Fly like a hawk above the forests.
Dive down into the canopy,
Swooping between branches.
Notice the endless movement.
Birds calling.
Insects buzzing.
Animals breathing.
Every sound,
Every hum,
Every heartbeat belongs to the orchestra of life.
Now journey to the ocean's edge.
Feel the tide,
The pull of the moon,
The surge of waters.
Dive beneath the waves.
Here in the shimmering blue,
Life reveals itself in tiny lights.
In vast schools of fish.
In the deep songs of whales.
The whales sing not only through the sea,
But through the very bones of the Earth.
Their voices mingle with the shifting plates of the breath of volcanoes.
Gaia herself is speaking.
Integrating from ocean to mountain.
From fire to forest.
From the highest peak to the smallest seed.
All of this is within you.
You are pure consciousness.
Moving through the body of Earth.
Carried in her rhythm.
Sustained by her love.
When you are ready,
Return to the mountaintop in your vision.
Look down upon this planet.
Our shared home.
See its aching beauty.
Its fierce tenderness.
Take this into your heart.
Carry it back with you.
Know that Mother Earth dwells inside you.
Ready to guide.
To nourish.
To bring you joy and abundance beyond measure.
And now slowly return to your breath.
Inhale deeply.
Exhale with gratitude.
Wiggle your fingers and toes.
And when you're ready,
Open your eyes.
Gaia remains with you.
Always.
