Welcome to the tree meditation.
Find a comfortable sitting position so that your spine is both straight and relaxed.
Place your legs and arms so that they too may be comfortable.
Make your shoulders a little wiggle and relax a little bit more into your position.
Now take a long slow deep breath and notice it as it enters your body.
Close your eyes and do that again.
Breathe in through your nose into the depths of your being.
Notice your breath.
Is your breath smooth and flowing?
Do you breathe only into your chest or are you able to bring it down deep deep into your belly?
Watch your breath as you breathe in and hold it when you are full.
Now slowly release it through your nose.
Notice where the breath leaves your body first.
Did you release it from your chest or your abdomen?
Breathe in again through your nose and begin filling up the space at the base of your spine.
Pull in and contract your muscles up the trunk of your body as you breathe.
Breathe all the way up the top of your head.
Hold it for four seconds and beginning at your spine let's slowly release it through your nose.
Gonna remain empty for four seconds.
Begin again.
Pull in and contract your muscles up the trunk of your body as you breathe and fill up all your spaces.
Your pelvis,
Abdomen,
Chest,
Throat,
Head,
Third eye and finally breathe all the way up to the top of your head and hold it for four seconds.
Release slowly.
Release it through your nose all the way down to your spine.
Try that again on your own time.
And as you're ready,
Enter your own natural breathing pattern.
Let your body fully relax and seek calmness and sink deeply into this meditation.
This is your time.
This is your space.
As you breathe,
Imagine you are a tree.
Not a young one that blows easily in the wind,
But a giant tree that has stood the test of time and has lived for a millennia.
Has been through fires,
Lived through drought and pestilence.
All the while its roots have grown deeper and deeper into the earth.
Feel yourself as that majestic tree.
Notice your roots growing deeper into the earth.
Follow them down,
Down,
Down through the soil,
Rocks,
Gravel.
Going deeper and deeper with each breath you take.
Finally connecting to the core of the earth.
Notice how your breath strengthens your connection to the earth.
As each breath,
The powerful healing and strength of the earth flows easily into your body.
Rising up from your feet and with each breath you take,
It moves up,
Up,
Up.
Bringing a brilliant golden light with it.
There is no rush,
No hurry.
Like a tree,
Embrace this moment.
Savor the warmth of the light.
Let it sink into each cell of your body.
Fill the space between the space with golden light.
Slowly bring the light up to your knees.
Your eyes.
Hips.
Fill each space.
Notice the light growing and glowing.
Cleaning and clearing the space,
Burning away resistance,
Fear,
Sorrow.
Anything that no longer serves you.
Filling the space with golden light.
Just stay here for a little while and bless this sacred space.
Breathe.
Breathe and feel the energy climb up each vertebrae and into your lower abdomen.
Filling the space with golden light.
Space between space.
As you continue to breathe,
Climb slowly up,
Up your abdomen to your navel.
Breathe.
Noticing both of us in all of the spaces below.
Breathe the beautiful light and energy into your chest and watch it expand.
Glowing,
Blazing.
Like the trunk of the tree,
Recognize your layers.
Spots that have been marked and have left scars from the suffering through the passage of time.
Breathe into these spots.
See the golden light burn and clean and heal them,
Releasing the suffering,
Accepting it,
Surrendering to it.
See the light immerse itself into these spots,
Filling them with love,
Hope,
And healing.
Blazing golden light,
Filling the space.
Cleaning,
Clearing,
Healing and blessing.
Continue to breathe.
Focus on the light in your chest.
Focus on this vast space.
With each breath,
The light grows and glows,
Pulsing with your breath in a heartbeat.
A harmonious rhythm with the earth and the universe.
The vastness of space within your very soul.
Watch as the golden light begins to spin,
Rejuvenating your soul.
Bringing peace,
Harmony,
And balance into your life.
Stay here for a while.
Feel the warmth and healing flow.
Feel the pulse of the earth flow through your veins.
Feel the light flow down your arms and into your hands,
Circling your palms.
Breathe.
Let it flow out the tips of your fingers like the branches of a tree.
Where tiny flowers of hope and abundance flow easily at your fingertips,
Growing and spreading through your majestic limbs,
Flowing easily.
You are resilient and powerful.
See the light of life flow up your neck,
A powerful connection into your head.
At the top of your head,
The crown of your tree,
Filling each space with light,
Shining light into the darkness,
Accepting where you are,
Surrendering,
Accepting,
Freeing,
Filling each space with love,
Hope,
And healing.
Blazing golden light filling the space,
Cleaning,
Clearing,
And blessing.
Light shining out the tips of each strand of hair like the branches of a tree,
Gently swaying in the breeze of life,
Forever connected to the core of the earth.
Light flows through your very veins into your very DNA.
Notice the stillness of your soul.
Notice the peace.
You are one with the earth and the sky.
You are one with the elements.
You are a magnificent creature of this planet.
You are loved.
So today,
Remember and be like a tree.
You are one with the elements.
