Hello this is Cristiane Machado and I'm here to guide you through a journey to open,
Balance and nurture your root chakra,
Muladhara chakra,
That center of energy that is located at the base of our spine.
That center has the element of the earth.
It represents roots,
Grounding,
Survival,
Our physical body,
Food,
Shelter,
Matter and beginnings.
When that center is in alignment and working optimally we feel that we belong.
We don't experience fear of lack.
We have a certainty that we're always going to have food on our tables and a roof over our heads.
When that space is working less than optimally,
We might experience a lot of fear.
Fear of not belonging,
Fear of not being grounded enough.
We may feel that we don't have a strong foundation and we go throughout life with that sense of never having or being enough.
So now for that journey I invite you to get extremely comfortable,
Whatever that means for you.
Maybe you're gonna be seated in an upright position,
Maybe you're gonna be lying down,
Maybe your eyes are gonna be closed.
Really connect within yourself to find that comfort and what that comfort means for you.
You are about to go on a journey.
It is a journey through the layers of your own self.
It is a journey through your life,
Through the worlds within and around you.
It begins here in your own physical body.
It begins now,
Whatever you are.
It is your own personal quest.
This quest that you have already started to go on.
You have chosen to go into this journey and you began long,
Long ago.
You have been provided a vehicle in which to take this journey.
It is your body and your body is equipped with everything you might need.
One of your challenges on this journey is to keep your vehicle nourished,
Happy and in good repair.
It is the only one you will be given.
So we begin our journey by exploring our vehicle.
Take a moment to feel your body.
Feel it breathing in.
Feel your heart beating inside.
The moisture in your belly and of cloth on your skin.
Explore the space your body occupies.
Find the front bottom sides of your body.
Begin a dialogue with your body so that you may learn its language.
Ask your body how it feels.
Notice if it is tired or tense.
Listen to the answer.
How does it feel about going on this journey?
You have been given a vehicle for this journey but it's not something you have.
It is something you are.
You are a body living a life in this physical world.
Getting up in the morning,
Eating,
Going to work,
Touching,
Sleeping,
Bathing.
Feel your body going through its daily routines.
See the number of interactions it has with the outside world in a day.
Notice the interchange of hands touching doors,
Steering wheels,
Other hands,
Papers,
Dishes,
Children,
Food,
Your lover.
Think about how your body has grown and learned and changed over the years.
What has it become to you?
Do you ever thank it for taking care of you and housing you?
What is the world like that your body interacts with?
Feel the textures,
Smells,
Colors,
And sounds around you.
Be your body feeling all the sensations your mind might miss but your body experiences.
Feel the ground sensation of the earth that is present in wood,
Cement.
Feel its straight lines,
Its solidity,
Its permanence.
Feel the soft firmness of the earth in its natural state which it is trees and grasses,
Lakes,
Streams.
Feel its curving gentleness and abundance.
Feel the richness of this planet with its infinity of forms.
Feel its immensity,
Its solidity,
And how it supports you as you sit in your place on it,
Listening to this guided meditation.
This planet is a vehicle too.
It takes us through time and through space.
Feel the earth as a central unified entity,
A living body just like you with an infinity of cells working together as a whole.
You are a cell in this great body,
Part of Mother Earth.
You are one of her children.
Our journey keeps on going on this great body of earth.
Our long climb upward begins by going down.
We go down into this body as we go down into our own bodies,
Into our flesh,
Into our guts,
Into our legs and feet,
Digging our roots deep into the earth which supports and nourishes us.
We move deep into her rocks and soil,
Deep into her guts of red hot lava,
Seething deep below into her source of life and movement.
When we sink deeply,
We come to the base of our spine and find a red glowing ball of energy,
Glowing like the core of the earth.
Feel this molten energy running down your legs,
Through your knees,
Into your feet.
Feel it running through your feet,
Into the floor beneath you,
Through the floor and down into the earth,
Burrowing between rocks and roots,
Finding nourishment,
Support and stability.
Feel this cord of energy as an anchor,
Settling you,
Calming you,
Grounding you.
You are here.
You are connected.
You are solid and you are molten and deep within your roots.
You find your past,
Your memories,
Your primal self.
Your connection here is simple,
Direct.
You remember your heritage,
Your ancient self as a child of the earth,
This earth that is your teacher.
What is this matter that comes from the earth?
Think of the ground you're sitting or lying in.
Think of the ground and how some moment this ground,
This wooden floor or the base of the house was once a tree.
Think of the cotton in the field that now adorns the sofa,
The bed,
The cloth on the loom.
Think of all the workers that transported all the material that is now your house,
All the people that sewed it,
The people that have also been present in the construction of this house.
Think of the things you have,
The complexity in each one of them and how the abundance that is present.
Think of the financial abundance you may have,
However large or small it may be.
Think of it as a gift from the earth.
How does it come to you?
What does your body do to get it?
What do you use it for?
Think of this money as a stream of life running into you and out of you through your hands,
Your feet,
Your heart and your mind.
As it flows through you,
Feel yourself in constant exchange with the earth.
Allow the feeling of abundance to come up from the earth into your feet,
Your legs,
Your pelvis,
Stomach,
Heart and hands.
Feel its expression in your throat,
Its recognition in your vision,
Its imprint in your mind.
Take a deep breath and let it go down again through your body,
Through your head,
Shoulders,
Arms,
Genitals,
Legs,
All down into the earth,
Down below the surface of the earth,
Finding stability,
Finding nourishment,
Finding peace.
Your body is the journey and it is where you begin.
It is your connection to the physical world,
Your foundation,
The home of your dance.
You are the place from which all action and understanding will arise and to which you will return.
You are the testing ground of truth.
You are the ground on which all things rest.
You are the earth from which all things grow.
You are here.
You are solid.
You are alive.
You are the point from which all things begin.
Bringing your hand into your heart and the other hand into your abdomen,
Taking three deep in and out.
And so it is.
This meditation for your Muladhara Chakra is now complete.
Thank you so much for going into this journey with me.
I feel honored to have been your guide today.
Have a wonderful,
Wonderful day or evening and I meet with you in another time.
