Denise here and welcome to the grounding and centering meditation.
Find a quiet place to sit or lie down.
Place your hands on your lap or your knees.
If you are lying down,
Place your arms beside you,
Palms facing up or down.
Adjust your body and find the most comfortable position.
Now gently close your eyes.
Become aware and sense your body.
Relax your shoulders,
Feeling them drop downward.
Relax your jaw and begin to slow down your breathing.
You're connecting deeply with your breath as you slow down your breathing.
Imagine that you become your breath as it carries you deep into you,
To a place of solace,
Your sacred place,
Where you can be who you are and just be.
There is nothing to do,
Nothing to fix.
Allow thoughts to float by in your mind without connecting to them.
Allow all to be as it is right now.
Connect yourself to a beautiful place in nature.
Imagine that you are standing on a green path that meanders through fields of multicolored flowers and herbs.
You walk along your path,
Brushing past the flowers and herbs,
And this releases heavenly aromas that fill your nostrils.
You notice that the path is leading you to a huge,
Beautiful,
Sturdy tree,
Standing tall,
Filled with life and wonderment.
As you get closer,
You feel the bright,
Shiny light of the tree embrace and penetrate you,
Drawing you towards it.
Something about this place,
This tree,
And these words seem very familiar,
And you happily and joyously proceed down your path to your tree.
Sit down in front of your tree,
With your back against the smooth,
Secure trunk.
Notice where you touch the ground,
And where the energy of the ground supports and holds you in absolute harmony.
And then notice your breath,
Breathe in and out,
Allow your breath to find its natural rhythm,
And begin to sense the tree breathing in time with you.
Waves of love flow from your tree.
You are merging with the tree,
Being drawn deep into its center.
Allow yourself to become one with the tree.
By taking the time to relax and align with the fullness of you,
You are now able to tune into the essence of the tree.
You and the tree are vibrating at the same frequency.
It feels natural and expansive,
And you are not sure where you end and the tree begins,
Or where the tree ends and you begin.
You are always you,
And you can never be lost.
Right now,
You are expanding your consciousness and awareness.
Focus on your expanded awareness,
And take it down to the roots of the tree,
And sense a feeling of reaching downward,
Sinking deep into the earth.
Can you feel the soothing damp coolness of the earth around your roots?
Imagine that you send these roots deeper,
Deeper into the earth,
All the way to the center of the earth,
To the heart of Gaia,
The consciousness of Mother Earth.
Mother Earth honors your dedication to your self-knowing and healing,
And she wants you to know,
She wants to thank you.
Thank you for anchoring your love and light onto the earth.
For as you help to heal and ground yourself,
You help to ground and heal all that live on and within the planet.
Mother Earth now sends loving emerald green light towards you.
You feel it flowing through your roots,
And you begin to draw it upward into your trunk.
It feels powerful,
And you begin to feel strong and unwavering.
As this green light shines within your trunk,
It reveals the secret wisdom held within this tree.
Just like us,
Every tree has its own unique wisdom and love that it is willing to share for us to know ourselves on a more intimate level.
Explore this force of life and gain empowerment from the wisdom of the trees.
Draw this wisdom and green light further upward,
And let it dance in your swaying branches and leaves.
It nurtures and heals as the wind breezes through your leaves,
Carrying new ideas and creations.
Golden light from the sun shines down upon you,
Embracing the emerald green light of Mother Earth.
This joyous dance brings harmony to your whole body,
Mind and spirit.
Feel the golden light of the sun,
Let it fill you completely,
Be filled with golden light.
It is like a gentle loving warmth flowing through you.
It flows into your branches,
Into your arms.
It pours through your leaves and fingers.
Let it pour through your trunk,
Your body and down into your roots,
Your legs and your feet.
Let us thank the sun for its warmth,
Growth and inspiration.
You are grounded and centered,
In harmony with you and all things.
Slowly and slowly,
As you breathe,
You feel yourself sitting in front of your tree,
Leaning your back against the trunk.
Feel your body being supported,
Supported by the ground and the tree.
Breathe in gold and breathe out emerald green.
Breathe in emerald green and breathe out gold.
Breathe in and breathe out and begin to come back to your outside world,
Feeling completely supported and embraced by the magnificence of your physical body.
In your own time,
Come back gently,
Be here right now.
And when you feel ready,
Open your eyes and smile.
