Being A Tree: A Visualization To Embrace The Unknown

Here's a simple guided visualization practice on being a tree. We are faced with conflicting urges to stay hidden under the familiar shade of the canopy and to move up into the energy of the sun, out into the unknown. Let's practice embracing the unknown together, and finding out what lies beyond the canopy.

Transcript

You can allow your eyes to be closed here,

Feeling grounded and rooted,

Also reaching up and out from your roots like a tree,

Receiving energy from the soil,

From the rain,

Even connecting with the roots of other trees.

Now,

Also feeling the way in which you grow up out of the ground toward the energy of the sun,

Growing simultaneously downward and upward.

Now,

You might imagine that you are a small tree amidst a vast forest full of ancient trees and the trees create a canopy above,

So you can't quite see the sun,

You just see glimmers and glimpses of it and you can kind of feel it and you might notice any urge to stay hidden under the shade of the canopy and also notice the urge to move toward and into the energy of the sun.

You don't know what it will be like,

But something about it feels right.

So now,

Imagine yourself growing toward the sun,

Up toward the canopy,

Closer and closer breaking through the canopy into the open,

Endless sky,

Feeling the sun directly,

Feeling the energy of the present moment directly.

Now,

You might just take a few more deep breaths.

You can also gradually allow the eyes to open if they were closed and you can make any movements in the body,

Whatever the body might like to do and maybe bring this visual with you into your daily life,

Noticing the ways in which you might shrink away from the energy of the sun under the shade of familiarity,

Certainty.

But here,

Maybe feeling some encouragement to move into the unknown,

Above the shade,

Out into the open sky.

Reviews

What a treat! Beautiful guidance with a WOW ending!

So beautiful and meaningful to my soul…thank you for your gift of accurately expressing the powerful, yet simplistic wisdon nature has to share.

phenomenal.

Such beautiful imagery, finding the safety of the canopy and allowing the light to guide my growth.
I love and appreciate all of the branches that you offer Charles.

Nice. Thank you! 🌳

I really enjoyed this meditation thank you. 😊

This was peaceful. The forest is my happy place 😊

Beautiful and freeing.

So nourishing! Thank you Charles.

Lifelong treehugger here. That was perfect. Thanks

That was absolutely wonderful!! 🌳 💚 I am focused on getting out from under the canopy and feeling the sun directly, into the unknown, as I navigate a new career path. This helped my mindset tremendously as I take action today to cold call homeowners. Thank you so much for this meditation!! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Great insight 👍

Lovely meditation. There is definitely something about trees… my Dad told me I used to talk to trees when I was a little kid. I still feel the connection. Maybe all humans do. But I love the idea of the protection and familiarity of a tree opening to the vastness of the sky.

What a beautiful meditation! Thank you 🙏 ✨💫

Beautiful meditation. Very grounding, peaceful and enlightening. Thank you!🙏

Lovely visualization, I love trees thank you💜

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Amazing! Thank you!! 🙏

Simple abd effective. Beautiful imagery.

Grounding and encouraging growth toward open sky. Thank you, Charles.