The Ultimate Viewpoint: Perception Of The Hawk

The hawk can see up to eight times more clearly than the sharpest human eye. They fly high above to gain perspective and then strike when the time is right. By visualising and contemplating this highly observant existence, you can gain insight into the nature of your own life when clear perspective is needed. This meditation is part of the Animal Totem series.

Transcript

Hey there,

Thanks for joining me today.

This is a breathing and visualization meditation designed to offer you relaxation,

Alertness,

And perspective.

You'll be using the breath as a tool to focus awareness on the sensations of the body.

Settle into a cross-legged posture with your hands open facing upward.

Maintain a straight back with its natural curves.

With your face slightly upturned,

Allow your focus to rest between the eyebrows,

Then gently close the eyes and mouth.

I'd like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which this meditation was created and will be practiced on around the world.

I call on the spirit ancestors to walk with us as we share and learn together.

I acknowledge that they have occupied and cared for this space over countless generations and I celebrate their continuing contribution to the life of this planet.

Check in with the body.

Observe any sensations.

Check in with the mind.

Each thought is a cloud floating by.

Check in with your emotions.

Simply notice any impulsive reactions.

Dropping deep down into the body now.

Sensing the gentle weight of gravity holding you in place.

The contact points with your surroundings.

Balance of the body.

The gentle ease of the body sitting.

The aliveness inside the body.

The life energies that animate you.

Any body sensations,

Acknowledge by placing awareness on them,

Then return to the breath.

Any thoughts,

Acknowledge them and return to the breath.

Any emotions coming up,

That's alright,

Acknowledge them and return to the breath.

This is the practice.

This is where the act of simply being can be felt at its core.

Breathing.

Breathing.

Observing.

Noticing how the breath rises to the sky on the inhales and falls down to the earth on the exhale.

As we continue,

You can mentally note sky on the inhale and the word earth on the exhale.

When your attention has wandered,

Gently bring your focus to the body breathing itself.

There is no resistance in this practice,

Allowing the mind to wander off and witnessing it has done so is okay.

This is the practice.

Welcome this to happen.

Embrace this cycle.

It is how you will improve and gain mastery over your energies and your ability to focus and manage any situation that you find yourself in.

You are an individual.

A complete life.

You are one with life.

You are boundless.

You are beyond thought and body and emotion.

You are boundless.

Returning to the breath cycle.

Each time your focus has wandered.

In sky.

Out earth.

Rising sky.

Falling earth.

In sky.

Out earth.

Rising sky.

Falling earth.

Now,

Letting go of the repetition,

Just releasing and relaxing the body.

Allow the image of a hawk to appear in the mind's eye.

This image may be blurry,

Vivid,

Or non-existent yet.

If the hawk appears,

Notice its feathers,

The way they move against the wind.

Noticing its alert eyes,

Its curved beak,

Muscular legs,

Sharp talons.

Seeing the bird flying.

Seeing the long wings steadily guiding its body as its eyes keep a lookout.

If you wish,

Imagining being the hawk now,

Sensing its aliveness.

The bird takes off from its perch and the wings are activated for flight.

The feet tucked in.

You drop a bit before rising higher and higher.

All of the land is beneath you and only the sky above.

Your eyes are super keen.

Your sense of hearing is acute.

You're able to soar high in the sky and see everything below.

In sky.

Out earth.

Rising sky.

Falling earth.

In sky.

Out earth.

Rising sky.

Falling earth.

In sky.

Out earth.

Rising sky.

Falling earth.

This vantage point offers you perspective.

Notice the way that everything feels up here.

You're in a place of observation and choosing when to act.

You have the ability to exist in a space without impulse or distraction.

You see everything beneath you all laid out and you're just noticing what's down there.

Coming from a distance.

Your thoughts are passing like clouds.

Identify with the sky,

Not the clouds.

Everything from a distance.

Your body is soaring in complete stillness.

Identify with the wind,

Not the object.

Coming from a distance.

Your emotions are still like a pond without disturbance.

Identify with the pond's clear reflection,

Not the water.

Notice how there is some gentle space growing between you and your thoughts.

You and your body.

You and your emotions.

This gentle space continues to grow with each breath.

Your perspective on life comes from what you are able to see.

If your thoughts,

Emotions,

Or the physical realm become too dominant,

You lose sight of the bigger picture,

The spiritual,

And the connectedness.

Sitting in silence and focusing our awareness on the act of simply being,

We can raise our consciousness and elevate our existence to new levels of pleasantness.

If you can be the hawk with the mind,

Body,

Emotions,

Or life energies,

Then you can go beyond perceived limitations and gain perspective.

In bringing this meditation to a close,

Come back to a full awareness of the body.

Recognizing that awareness contains everything we are.

Simply take a long,

Slow,

Deep breath in and breathe out.

Take your own time in slowly opening the eyes once again.

See if you can take this quality of awareness with you into your day and into your life.

May your presence be your blessing to yourself and to all.

Thank you for sharing your meditation practice with me.

Namaste.

Namaste.

Reviews

That was incredible - really well guided and paced. A truly transcendent experience. Thank you! 🦅✨

Namaskaram Elliott
This is one of my favourite meditatios! 💓
I enjoyed the flight! 🕊️

Thank you for all the nourishing inputs you give to my live🌱
Namaste and see you soon🙏🏾

This meditation was *masterfully* done. Thank you. 🙏

Thank you thank you thank you for this beautifully guided and well paced meditation. In breath-sky, out breath- earth took me to a deeper level in my practice. And to leave us with this “May your presence be a blessing to yourself and all”, was a perfect natural fruition. 💙💚

What an innovative guided experience. We listened in our Conscious Creators Community group on InsightTimer. Much better than most recordings on any meditation platform. Namaste 🙏🏾🌸🦅🫶🏾

it feels so free to fly like a hawk! feeling the energy is flowing throught our temple, the connection between earth and sky!
great guidance! Felt deepli connected! Pranam💜💜🙏

If felt great to fly as a hawk🦅. I have noted spiritual energy over matter during this meditation.

‘Awareness consists of everything we ARE’🤍

I feel complete and aligned with my BE-ing as I listened to this deeply soothing and healing meditation!

Elliott's guidance and the soundscape took me to an amazing and beautiful space which I call ‘Freedom’❣️.

BE-coming the powerful and a sharp-eyed-hawk I felt the beautiful celestial blue sky welcoming my presence and Mother Earth helping my BE-ing balance itself up above those jet streams and curbing the gravity pull of Mother Earth 🌐.

As I visualised and BEcame that mighty Hawk, my Body, Mind, Emotions and other sensations were set free up there as I inhaled and exhaled 🤍🕊️.

I felt complete and big smiles complimented the deep & loving awareness that I experienced during my strong visualisation 🦅.

My Silence and Loving awareness magically have set free some of my stagnant sensations 🙏

My sacred BE-ing has reached a new spiritual level thanks to a powerful practice & groundedness.

Elliott thank you for helping me recover and strengthen my spiritual understanding of how sacred and life-changing this tool, truly IS✨ 🙏🏻❤️🎴🧘🧬💬

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Elliott takes this meditation series to new levels of heightened awareness that I find refreshing.

Amazing 🙏🏻 A hawk has been showing up in my life recently and I’ve felt this connection with it. I’m so grateful that is decided to reveal its presence to me. Such beauty. Your introduction really resonated with my heart also. I will be revisiting this over and over. Thank you. Many blessings ✨

Subtle, grounding and relaxing 😌

A very valuable meditation for feeling at peace in the moment. Thank you 🙏🏻

Elliott greetings from California once again you reinvent your style with another Exquisite contribution! This meditation transported me to previous trips to Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and historical cities like Santa Fe New Mexico. Reminiscent of my indigenous heritage. Reminded me of the incredibly beautiful sky and clouds from New Mexico and the peaceful perspective gained in that land of enchantment. Thank you for this beautiful gift!transporting me there. Hope you make more like this namaste

Such peace and space...my guide is named Red Eagle 🦅 this brought me a much deeper connection, closeness and love to him. Namaste and blessings Elliot as always 💫🙏🏻

Loved the sky and earth breathing

This was exactly what I was looking for. Namaste ❤️

Beautiful really enjoyed the moment thank you Namaste 🙏🏻

Hawks land in my ( their ) yard. You described them / us perfectly. I try to capture this grace in my photos of them.
Meegwetch

One of the best meditations yet. Saved and Shared. 🙏🏼 🦅🤲🏼

Beautiful meditation and be solid station. Thank you Trevor for sharing with us