You can start by lying down on your back,
Preferably on the ground.
Stretch your arms as wide as can be,
Taking up lots of space.
Extend your legs,
Close your eyes,
And take three deep,
Clearing breaths.
Feel yourself resting on the ground.
Feel your body becoming less tense and contracted.
With each new breath,
Let something go.
Feel your body expanding and becoming spacious and weightless like a balloon.
Let yourself float effortlessly in this moment,
Carried by the breath.
Feel your awareness expanding and floating upward towards the sky.
Let your consciousness mingle with the clouds above.
Imagine your arms transforming into wide-open wings.
Let your awareness take flight.
Fly,
Fly,
Fly effortlessly.
In this journey,
Walls or barriers are just an illusion.
There is no ceiling or limit.
It is an easy,
Smooth ascent as you make your way up,
Up,
Up,
Above the cloud line,
Above the layers of the Earth's atmosphere.
You rise and rise until you find yourself in space.
You are unafraid.
You are suspended in the cold,
Black sky of the cosmos.
Distant orbs of light are scattered around you as you are in the presence of stars and planets.
For this moment,
You are granted this perspective,
Otherwise known only to the greatest explorers.
You float effortlessly in this breath-takingly beautiful mystery,
Wilder than any dream.
You fall in love with it all.
Most alluring is that radiant blue and green sphere you call home.
This is the only planet that can sustain your human life.
It is truly remarkable to behold.
She holds it all.
Your loved ones,
Your enemies,
All of the living,
Breathing creatures.
You remember flora and fauna,
The great ecosystems,
The mountains and waters and jungles.
From this perspective,
Everything coalesces.
It appears as one luminous dance,
An organic mansion abundantly alive.
You remember who you are and where you belong.
Your dramas,
Opinions and stories can never matter as much as this.
You are an earthling.
This land is your only home.
It holds the imprint of all ancestors and the seeds of all creation.
It is here in this moment that you remember all of your relations near and far.
With this realization,
Feel your body filled with a gentle and warm weight that carries you down,
Down,
Down,
Until you land softly here again.
Feel your body connecting with the ground.
You receive this precious gift of your breath and the generosity of a planet that sustains you.
You meet this moment and gratefully you allow yourself to be held by all that is here,
Within and around you now.
You vow to recognize all creatures as your siblings and take care of your home.
