Sitting,
Standing,
Or lying down.
Begin by having your eyes closed.
Or having an unfocused downward gaze.
Fits in your practice,
Maybe taking a few deep breaths to help you settle in and relax.
Now bring your attention to your feet.
Notice the weight of your feet on the floor.
Take note of how your feet feel.
If they're cold,
Sore,
Comfortable.
Be curious with your investigation.
In your mind,
Extend your attention downwards from your feet.
You may use the imagery of roots extending downward from your feet towards the ground.
Allowing your attention to travel down,
Down.
Down.
Following these roots further into the earth.
As the roots extend out.
Feel them making contact.
With other root systems.
Other people.
Other life.
All deeply interconnected.
And enveloped by the earth.
Now begin to notice the healing energy that is surrounding your roots.
Be curious.
What does it feel like?
Is it warm or cool?
Is it thick or thin?
What does this energy feel like to you?
Now begin to see the earth energy flowing up to your roots.
As the energy flows upward,
Allow it to feed your body.
With its same deeply grounding energy.
Allow it to heal you as it heals the deeply rooted trees and plants that you are connected to.
How does this healing feel?
Is it comfortable?
Is it light or heavy?
Be curious.
Keeping your deeply rooted connection to the earth.
Bring your attention to the crown of your head.
This is the point where heaven,
Universe,
And spacious energy enters the body.
Begin to open yourself to this energy.
Maybe envisioning a cork or a bottle top.
Opening at the top of your head.
To let the light shine in.
As this light from above begins to fall upon you.
Envision that you are a tree.
And extend your branches up to catch all the beautiful light as it warms your leaves.
Giving you boundless energy.
Use this energy to extend your branches further and further out.
Maybe even brushing the branches of other great trees nearby.
How does this openness feel?
How does this light feel?
Take note of every color,
Texture,
And feeling that you have.
Allow this light to travel down your branches just as the earth energy is flowing up your roots.
Allow the two to meet and blend at your heart center,
Finding perfect balance and harmony.
Simply grounded and filled with lofty energy.
How does this balance feel?
Does it have a color?
How about a temperature?
Be curious with your investigation.
Now allowing this perfectly balanced heaven and earth energy to settle at your hara.
Your point of personal power and energy just below the navel.
Allow it to fill your hara.
To be used throughout your day.
Or weak.
Let's just sit in this balance for just a moment.
Taking note of being held by the universe.
Being open and yet protected.
And feeling safe.
Energized.
And grounded.
Begin to bring your attention back to your physical body.
While staying connected to the energy of the universe,
Both earth and heaven.
Begin to feel the weight of your feet on the floor again.
Your body on the mat or chair.
Your clothing on your skin.
Slowly bring your attention to the sounds in the room.
The temperature.
And the light that you can see through your eyelids.
Take a deep breath in,
Feeling the rise of your chest.
And out,
Feeling your chest fall.
And again,
In.
And out.
And once more,
A deep breath in.
And out.
Feeling more centered in your physical body.
Balanced in your energetic body.
Become fully present in the room.
And when you're ready.
Open your eyes.
