Spring Equinox: Finding Your Rhythm With Nature

Let's take a few moments to welcome in spring. It is a season of renewal and growth, yet sometimes it can feel as though our bodies are lagging. Remembering and nurturing our harmonization with the seasons in this 8-minute practice will bring balance and help you to flourish and grow.

Transcript

Hello welcome this is a spring equinox meditation recognizing Ostara the welcoming of longer days and the beauty of all that will bloom find a comfortable position to start you can sit tall or lie down wherever you are soften your shoulders and really focus on just releasing the jaw allow the breath to be soft and natural today's meditation reflecting the season is imbued with the concepts of growth and renewal clarity so as you soften your gaze or close your eyes we're just going to take a moment to drop down into the body inhaling gently through the nose for a count of four exhale slowly through the nose to a count of five inhale one two three four exhale one two three four five inhale one two three four exhale one two three four five continue this breath imagine as you breathe in you're bringing in this fresh spring air full of bright clean nourishing energy and with each exhale you're releasing any heaviness any lethargy old patterns you're continuing to breathe and feel this invigoration and release as you continue to breathe imagine the sunlight illuminating allowing the conditions for growth as the temperature is warm and you inhale this light and exhale any stiffness or tension envisioning a warm breeze and the scent of damper and growth releasing any fear allow the concept of a new light to new possibility to imbue each inhale and as you exhale just simply release as we breathe here imagine what spring means to you visualize yourself in the most beautiful natural place perhaps hearing birdsong perhaps seeing the first shoots of green or flowers bloom whatever comes to you is perfect continuing to breathe and imagining this natural surrounding place one hand on your heart and the other on your belly as you breathe welcome the growth welcome the warmth welcome the beauty and expansion of the season understanding that you too are part of this natural cycle and what we see growing externally is also an invitation to allow new growth in your own life as you continue to breathe allow the sense of moving with the natural rhythm of the season and seeing the spring image all around flower blooming rain washing the earth imagine your body sinking with nature all the more inhaling renewal and possibility exhaling anything that's brittle or stiff and as you continue to breathe feel the natural light of the sun expanding in your body as you continue to breathe feel the natural light of the sun expanding inside of you feel this illumination as the days begin to lengthen and breathing into the belly letting the chest expand exhaling chest to belly feeling the gentle press against the palms take a few more breaths like this and then release the hands to your sides and take one final slow inhale through the nose and this time exhale through the mouth say goodbye to this visualization allow the breath to be soft allow yourself to welcome in all that's to come and when you're ready go ahead and wiggle your fingers and your toes and maybe blink the eyes open stretch a little if you'd like to get up or settle into sleep if that works for you over the next few days i invite you to be open and attuned to nature and its rhythms maybe nature will offer you something a flower a stone maybe you will find some piece of her to hold on to to remind you that you are one in the same so blink your eyes open if they're not already and if you like take a moment to reflect on what you saw and what you'd like to welcome in in the season ahead thank you so much for practicing with me i wish you all good things