Hello and welcome to the Into the Forest guided meditation.
I am Laurie Andrus and I will be your guide for this journey.
I would like to invite you to find a comfortable space and a comfortable position as we embark on this experience together.
Let's begin by taking a nice full inhale through the nose and then exhaling through the mouth,
Bringing all of your awareness into this present moment.
Allow your body to soften and open your heart to the natural world.
Bring both of your hands to your heart center and gently breathe into your heart space.
Invite your heart to guide you on this journey into the forest.
Bring all of your awareness into your heart center and open the gateway at the very back of your heart center.
As you open the gateway step through and into the forest.
Notice that at your feet is a trail.
It's your trail.
Let yourself follow it.
As you follow this trail you are going to be greeted by a guide.
This guide may appear as an animal,
A plant,
A human,
A being of light.
It may differ from one day to the next.
Notice who is present today.
Greet this guide.
Offer gratitude and share that your intention for this journey today is to enter into the forest to experience the natural world in new and meaningful ways.
This guide will journey with you,
Illuminating different aspects along the way.
Inviting you to experience the forest through each of your senses.
Inviting you to recognize aspects of life and the natural world that you maybe otherwise would not recognize.
Continue on this trail until you come to a clearing.
When you arrive at the clearing notice that there is a place for you to take a seat.
Maybe directly upon the earth,
Maybe on a stone,
A bench,
On a tree stump.
Go on over and let yourself get comfortable and invite your guide to join you.
As the two of you sit together your guide is going to invite you to experience the world around you in new ways.
Continue to breathe and just be gently present within this moment.
Allow the natural world to reveal itself to you.
Allow yourself to receive the messages and insights that the natural world is sharing with you.
Wonderful.
And then look around and notice is there anywhere you would like to explore within this space or anything you would like to explore.
Take a couple minutes to do that.
Wonderful.
Then check in with your guide and notice if there's any final message that wants to be shared from this space.
Perhaps it's an insight or a message for your day,
Something to support you in navigating,
Something that's been in your mind or on your heart,
Something you've found yourself challenged with.
Allow yourself in this moment to receive from the natural world.
Allow it to share with you.
Extend gratitude,
Deep,
Deep gratitude.
And then reach into your pocket and notice there's something there for you to pull out and offer as a gift to the natural world.
Let yourself do that.
Then begin to make your way back to the trail.
Once again accompanied by your guide.
Following the trail as you make your way back to your heart center,
Back to that gateway and stepping back into your heart,
Bringing your full awareness with you.
Allow your guide or guardian to stay in the forest and know that you can return there at any time.
That you will once again be met by a guide that's ready to support you as you experience the natural world in a new way.
Thank your guide for today and fully step back into your heart.
Close the gates.
Begin to take a couple nice deep breaths,
Allowing your awareness to expand.
Fully bringing your awareness back into this moment.
Back into this space.
I invite you to take a bit of time in reflection and to do a bit of journaling about your experience.
I wish you a beautiful day my sacred friend.
Shine brightly.
