Hello beautiful radiant being.
This is an outdoor meditation.
I want you to find a safe place to do this so you can release and relax.
I will not be using any background music or sound effects.
Sit or stand with your back against a tree.
If you feel safe doing so,
Close your eyes.
Feel the tree trunk against your body.
Consider how the tree is simply being.
It isn't trying,
Striving or judging.
It is an alive peaceful presence.
Let that presence,
That unconditional support,
Prop you up.
There is nothing for you to do right now either.
When we take the time to be present,
It's normal to notice emotions,
Especially uncomfortable ones arise.
Without emotions you wouldn't be human.
Notice now the temperature of the air against your skin.
Tune into the aliveness of your body feeling that temperature and if there's a breeze,
The sensation of it against the skin.
Take a few deep breaths.
Offer gratitude for the tree.
Offer gratitude for the free nutritious air going into your lungs.
Feel your lungs expanding and contracting and the sensation of the air nourishing you,
Keeping you alive.
Reflect on how that air is feeding your body and blood and cells.
How it's supporting your heart and organs,
Your brain and your skin.
Feel your tongue in your mouth.
Notice where it's sitting,
What it's touching.
Allow yourself to taste whatever is in the air.
Even that taste is nothing.
What does nothing taste like?
Are there any other physical sensations on your skin?
Any heat?
Coolness?
If there's sunlight,
Notice the feeling of that.
Feel the fabric of your clothes against your body.
Tune into any sounds happening around you.
If there is a bird song,
See if you can notice the different types.
If there are leaves rustling,
Notice that sound for a while.
Allow the sounds around you to wash through you.
Are there sounds you hadn't noticed before?
Are more emotions arising from being present and tuning in?
Allow them to be here with you.
Use the sounds around you to become aware of all the life existing around you.
And again,
If there are any emotions arising,
Wanted or unwanted,
See if you can allow them to share the space.
They are energy,
Alive,
Like the rest of you,
Asking simply to be allowed to exist.
If you had your eyes closed,
Open them.
What do you see in front of you?
Take in the textures of the trees and of the ground,
The variation of colors in the sky,
The different shades of green,
Brown,
Black,
Gray,
Or any other color you might see,
The shapes of branches or other flora,
The natural movement of life.
Offer some gratitude to your surroundings for sharing their space with you and for supporting all life,
Including you.
You are a living being,
Awake and alive right now.
There will never be another now and there will never be another you.
Thank you for practicing with me.
May peace be with you.
Namaste
