We are relational beings.
We only see the wind when it dances with the leaves,
When it carries the dust,
When it twists the clouds.
We only hear the wind through the blades of grass,
Through the tiny spirulant caverns of our own ears.
We only feel the wind when it dances on our skin.
Love is the same.
It is known by what it touches,
By the smile it brings,
By the tears it falls.
We are relational beings.
Everything exists within the interwoven threads of you and me and the wind and how we breathe,
How we love,
How we be together.
Let us begin this meditation by honoring our connection to our breath.
Breathing in through your nose,
Holding the breath for a moment and sighing out through your mouth.
Following this rhythm of breathing for a few more cycles.
Allowing the in-breath to fill you with spirit from your chest to your belly to your womb.
On the out-breath,
Allowing this spirit to soften your whole body.
On your next exhale,
Send your breath down to your root center at the base of your spine.
Bringing all of your awareness here.
Begin to visualize roots extending from this center down into the earth.
Feel them descending further and further until they reach the heart center of the earth.
Allowing your awareness to follow these roots as they twist and turn and reach for the heart of Mother Earth.
And now open yourself to receive the love of Ogawe Mawaski,
Mother Earth.
Feel her loving energy rising up to meet you.
Breathe this energy into your roots and continue breathing this energy up into your root center,
All the way up your spine and into your heart.
Let it fill you.
From your heart center,
Begin to breathe up into your crown center at the base of your head.
Bringing all of your awareness here.
Begin to visualize branches extending from this center up into the sky.
Feel them growing wider and reaching higher.
Allow your awareness to follow these branches as they rise.
Reaching into the loving embrace of Father Sky.
Open yourself to receive this connection to Ogawe Mawaski,
Father Sky.
Feel his loving energy reaching down to meet you.
Breathe this energy into your branches.
Continue breathing this energy down into your crown and down into your heart.
Let it fill you.
Releasing your breath now and resting your awareness in your heart center.
Feel the energy of earth and sky merging here within your heart and let this energy flow into every cell of your body.
Feel yourself filled with the loving energy of Mother Earth and Father Sky.
Allow this love to bring healing,
Harmony and balance to your entire being.
And when you are ready,
Allowing this loving energy to flow from your whole being to all our relations here on earth.
Breathing in love.
Sighing out love.
In sacred relationship with all of life.
