This meditation is to connect with the five elements present throughout the universe and also in our own body.
Let's meditate with gratitude.
Please sit comfortably or lie on your back and close your eyes.
Breathe easily and be aware of your breathing.
Let's begin with the Earth element.
The Earth element brings stability and structure.
Its influence in our bodies is in the area from the feet to the knees.
Try to sit or lie very still,
Remaining motionless,
Except for the natural movements of the body.
Gradually begin to see or imagine the entire planet Earth as part of your body.
Begin to identify the various features of the planet Earth within the various parts of your body.
See the rivers and streams as your veins and arteries,
The trees and forests as your hairs,
The rocks and stones as your nails and teeth,
The soft earth as your skin.
Recognize the mountains and valleys,
The vast oceans,
The gentle meadows,
All as parts of your body.
Allow your body to become one with planet Earth.
The Earth element gives structure and protection.
It's in the bones and muscle.
It influences the area between the feet and knees.
Feel the strength of Earth supporting you.
Feel yourself grounded,
Safe,
Secure.
Be aware of your breathing again.
Water represents everything that flows,
Everything that is capable of change or flow has the spirit of the water element within it.
Water influences the area of your body between the knees and the navel.
Be aware of the flow of water.
Gently be aware of everything that flows within your body,
Your blood,
Your breath,
The flow of thoughts.
Be aware of rhythms of everything flowing outside and around your body.
Allow the boundaries of your mind and body to soften.
Let them become liquid.
Begin to merge with the rhythms and flow of the universe.
Come back to the awareness of your breathing.
The fire element influences the area from the navel to the heart.
The heat and activity of fire balances the cooling nature of water.
Become aware of a warmth rising from your navel to your heart.
Notice your mind and body becoming warmer,
Your temperature rising slightly.
Feel the warmth throughout your entire body as the fire element purifies and transforms whatever is no longer necessary.
Allow the fire to awaken your energy,
Your vitality,
Allowing the fire to cool as you become aware of the breath once again.
Air is formless,
More subtle than the previous elements.
The air element brings us closer to our spiritual truth of formless reality.
Be aware of the cool,
Refreshing air moving over and through your body.
Feel its calming influence and its vital energy.
Allow your body to gradually lose its gross,
Solid form.
Imagine your mind becoming very subtle and quiet.
Become as light as air.
Feel as if you could float away like a cloud drifting on the breeze.
No cares or concerns.
Just floating,
Light as a feather.
Still in this subtle awareness,
Now welcome the element of space.
Space rules the area above the eyebrows,
Up beyond the physical limits of the human body.
It's beyond shape and color.
Every cell of your body is proportionately as empty as intergalactic space.
Be aware of the space within your body.
The space between thoughts.
The space between breaths.
Space is the threshold where the manifest meets the unmanifest.
Where the seen meets the unseen.
Limitations meet the unlimited.
Duality meets oneness.
Be aware or imagine yourself as unbounded space.
Allow yourself to dissolve into space.
You are part of everything.
Vast,
Beyond any limits.
Your mind and body are no longer as they were before.
Time no longer exists for you.
Allow yourself to become one with the whole of creation.
You are the creation.
The whole universe is within you.
You are the universe.
You are oneness.
Gradually bring your awareness back to your breathing.
Back to where you are sitting or lying.
As you begin to return to activity,
Remember your oneness with the elements of creation.
Anytime during your day,
Allow your awareness to dance and play with the rhythms and forces of the universe.
Allow the full potential power of the cosmos to gladly unfold itself at your feet.
Enjoy it.
Take a deeper breath.
Become aware of your breathing.
Gently move your body.
When you're ready,
Please open your eyes slowly.
Enjoy the world as the world.
Namaste.
