Welcome.
Let's settle in for a little meditative journey to ground ourselves,
To reset our nervous systems,
To come back to the present.
Inhale deeply,
Feel your belly expanding with this fresh breath of air.
Breathe in through your nose and let it go through your mouth,
Through your nose and out through your mouth.
You may find it helpful to place a hand on your belly so that you can feel this expansion of breath.
In through the nose,
Out through the mouth.
Noticing any relaxation of your shoulders.
Noticing how this breath circulates through your being.
How does it feel?
Close your eyes down.
Just begin to trace through your body like the breath.
Noticing the ebb and the flow.
Keep breathing.
When you're ready,
You can move to breathing normally at your own pace.
In and out through the nose.
We're bringing ourselves back here to the present,
Which is always the safest place to be.
It's the kindest place for us,
Which is happening right now for you in the present.
You are here in this space of contemplation and of peacefulness.
Invite that peacefulness in.
Allow it to move through your body.
Allow the weight of the world and the chaos just melt away.
So that we can expand into the present and feel into what is present for us right here and right now.
Notice where your body is making contact with the earth.
The cushion,
The bed,
The floor,
Maybe the forest.
Wherever you are,
Just notice how you are making contact with the earth.
Notice that connection.
Can you feel that magnetism of the earth holding you here with the help of gravity?
We are here.
We are grounded.
We are connected to this earth's energy and this earth's force.
Just notice what it feels like to be supported by the earth without judgment,
Without expectation.
The earth is here to hold us in whatever shape,
Size,
Condition that we are currently in.
Just feel that and allow the earth to hold and support you to create that cradle around your body.
When you are ready,
Open up the space for roots to begin to grow from your body down into the earth.
Making contact with the earth's soil and the dirt,
With the organisms,
With the mycelium.
Just allow your roots to grow deeper and deeper into the earth.
Expanding,
Reaching down,
Down,
Deeper into the solid foundation.
As these roots grow deeper,
Notice the size and the texture.
Is there one big root?
Are there many small roots?
What does your root system look like?
Keep going down.
As we reach the core center of the earth,
Just take a quick pause here.
Pause your root growth.
This is our opportunity to be ready and willing to interact with the core center of the earth.
In this place of pause,
Contemplate what it is that you need right now.
What resource would be really helpful for you right now?
It could be love,
Or peacefulness,
Or trust,
Or ease,
Clarity.
What is it that you need right now?
Hold that in your mind,
And when you are ready,
Allow your roots to grow into the core center of the earth.
Feeling that space with your root system.
Notice this core center of the earth and what it looks like to you.
Is it a sheltered cave?
Is it a forest escape?
Is it underwater?
Is it space-like?
What colors do you see?
What energies do you feel?
This core center is meant to bring comfort,
And also meant to bring a resource to you that you need right now.
Bring that resource back to mind,
And with that intention,
We can gather that resource up from the core center of the earth.
Notice your breath.
With your resource in mind,
With your willingness to receive it,
Invite it in with your breath into the root system.
Breathe in as much as you need.
There is unlimited supply.
Breathe it in.
As you are breathing it in,
This resource is going into your root system.
Keep breathing.
When you are ready,
With your next breath,
Begin to bring your root system back up through the soil,
Through the mycelium,
Through this grounded base foundation.
Bring it up with your breath.
Keep bringing your roots up.
Your roots are full of the resource that you requested.
Do you notice?
Do they look different when they are going down?
Is there a different color or a different texture as they are carrying your resource to you?
Keep breathing.
Bring it up.
Just before they reach the top level of the earth,
Pause here.
Hold those roots that have your resource paused right here.
When you are ready with your breath,
Allow them to come into your being with willingness and gratitude.
