Well hello,
I recently took a wonderful nature forest bath,
Walking in the forest and bathing in the forest.
Not literally bathing,
But figuratively taking it all in.
It was a beautiful meditation with a group of people and I hope to recapture that here in this recording for you.
Whether you're in nature or doing this meditation at home,
Envision yourself in nature.
Imagine how it would look,
How it would feel,
How the sun would feel on your skin,
How the air would feel,
Whether it's crisp and cool or warm and sunny.
Just imagine the entire experience,
If you will.
A forest bathing meditation,
A forest meditation is a great way to connect with nature,
To connect with yourself,
To connect with Mother Earth and with all of the elements within the earth.
If you are a Reiki practitioner,
I will use Reiki symbols throughout the meditation.
If you are not a Reiki practitioner or if you are at a level that doesn't know all of the symbols yet,
Perhaps just being a Reiki one or two,
Use your power symbol,
The Chokure.
If you're not familiar with Reiki at all,
Just go with the flow of the meditation.
Breathe in healing light,
Healing love and have a reverence and a connection with Source during this meditation.
The more that you can quiet your soul and be still,
The better for your meditation,
The more gratitude that you can conjure up during this meditation and being completely grateful for so many of the blessings and experiences in our lives,
The better as well.
So take a moment now,
Settle in.
If you're standing in nature,
Take a look around.
Our body and our mind is designed to live as one with nature and this experience allows balance and harmony.
So clear your mind with a deep cleansing breath,
Inhale slowly and fully without straining and as you exhale,
Relax and feel any thoughts,
Concerns and distractions fade away.
Breathe in again and as you do so,
See your aura filling with radiant white light and as you exhale,
Again feel all the tension fading away as you connect with Source,
Connect with reiki energy and feel it flowing freely into you.
Now I'd like you to visualize the reiki symbol,
Chokkure,
Above your head and see it coming down through the crown chakra and let it move down to your heart center and at the anahata,
The heart center,
See this beautiful symbol,
This power symbol.
Watch it turn into radiant healing light and if you know more reiki symbols,
Breathe them into the crown chakra and into the heart in the same way.
I'd like you to feel the solidity of the earth beneath your feet and realize this is the same earth that has supported the feet of every living being that has ever walked on this planet.
Every life has been played out right here on earth and feel the connection your body has to the earth,
The rocks,
The soil,
The dirt,
The minerals,
The mountains.
And now we turn our attention from the earth to the air.
Feel the breeze on your skin.
This is the breath of the earth itself.
It's the same air that's been breathed by every single being on this planet.
Feel the air caress you,
Carrying life,
Each breath integrating immediately into the now.
See the reiki symbol for peace and harmony,
Say heiki,
In the air.
See it written across the sky,
Say heiki,
Say heiki,
Say heiki.
May you have peace and harmony.
Now we turn our attention to water.
This element is so nourishing.
Imagine water everywhere in the world,
In lakes,
In oceans,
In the sky,
Even underneath the earth where you're standing,
In wells,
In rivers,
In streams.
We also have water in our body.
Feel the integration of yourself with all of the water on the earth.
If you're walking at night,
Feel how the light from the stars and the moon feel almost liquid,
Silvery,
Cool,
And how it flows through your blood.
See the honsha-zei shonan symbol.
It can help connect you like a celestial ocean to this element.
Take a moment now to connect with the element of fire and feel the warmth of the sun upon your skin.
Think of the heat that is in the very core of the earth itself.
This heat is the same in the core of our bodies.
It's the digestive force of nature.
It transforms food into energy for our body.
This heat is also the very life force itself,
The same that has animated every living thing on this planet.
And chokure,
Our reiki power symbol,
Bright and shining with power.
Now open yourself to the present moment.
Feel all of the elements in this moment.
Feel the energy of the earth,
The energy of the sun,
The moon,
The stars,
And the very universe.
Feel it all as one,
All continuously present and manifesting,
Eternally co-creating and maintaining.
This is the heart of reiki energy,
The essence of life itself,
And of the healing power of reiki.
If you know the master symbol in reiki daikomyo,
See it vast as space itself.
Let it fill the universe with reiki energy.
Now with each step that you take,
Imagine that you are sending love and peace out into the world.
Thankfully walk with this intention of each step,
Sending out love and peace,
Kindness,
Compassion to the world,
To those in parts where we're not even familiar.
Take a moment now to pause,
To stand still,
To open your heart to the experience of gratitude,
Gratitude for all of the elements,
Gratitude for all of the senses,
Gratitude for all that you're feeling,
Seeing,
Touching,
Hearing,
Perhaps even tasting,
And smelling.
Continue now your walk around in nature,
Being present to the experience,
And feel your connection to all things.
Enjoy your forest bathing.
Namaste.
