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Rooted In Growth

by Marty-Leigh Neufeld

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Meditation
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This meditation invites you to connect deeply with the roots of who you are. We explore the parts of ourselves that remain steady, wise, and whole beneath all the layers we’ve built to belong or survive. Through this practice, we anchor into our inner strength, settle into our own truth, and feel supported by something larger than ourselves. Take a moment to breathe, visualize your roots extending deep into the earth, and carry this grounding with you.

GrowthSelf DiscoveryVisualizationGroundingPatienceSelf AcceptanceInner GrowthRoot VisualizationGrounding TechniquePatience Cultivation

Transcript

There comes a moment in our inner growth where we begin to feel ourselves not rising upward,

But sinking inward.

Not into sadness,

But into depth.

It's as if something inside us descends past the noise of our minds,

Past the habits we built to be adored,

Past all the small versions of ourselves we once believed we needed to be.

And we feel ourselves landing somewhere lower.

Somewhere more ancient.

Somewhere more honest.

This is the moment where we recognize there is a root system inside us that is wiser than every identity we have ever performed.

A root system that reminds who we were before the world told us who to be.

And maybe we've been feeling it too.

A pull downward into our own center.

A remembering of something original in us.

Like the way a tree doesn't grow up reaching for the sky first.

It grows by anchoring deeper into the earth below.

This is that.

This is the part of inner growth that is not spectacular,

But is essential.

The quiet rooting into ourselves.

The part of growth no one sees.

The part that holds us steady long before anyone else notices we are becoming new.

We are not trying to be impressive here.

We are not trying to prove anything.

We are not trying to earn belonging.

We are simply letting ourselves settle into the truth that lives underneath everything else.

And it's in that settling that we become unshakable.

So here,

In this moment,

Let us sink down into the root of who we are.

Take a slow breath and allow yourself to land right here,

Right now.

This is the root work.

Imagine roots extending from the soles of your feet.

Sinking deep into the earth.

Twisting around stones and soil.

Anchoring in strength and steadiness.

Feel the support of the earth rising through your body.

Filling your legs and your spine and your chest.

Bringing warmth,

Patience,

And quiet power.

Let yourself rest here for a moment.

Simply observing.

Simply being.

Knowing that we are held by something far larger than ourselves.

Take one more slow breath and when you open your eyes,

Carry this groundedness with you.

Namaste.

Meet your Teacher

Marty-Leigh NeufeldDelta, BC, Canada

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