Welcome to this guided meditation,
Be a Tree.
My name is Maya Lila De Vento and I'll be walking you through a guided movement meditation.
So to begin,
I'd like you to take a few deep breaths.
You can inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth.
Inhale and exhale.
One more inhale and exhale.
Let's start with opening and emptying.
So I'm going to invite you to allow any tension in your body,
Any anxiety,
Any thoughts,
Any worries to just flow out.
I like to imagine water streaming down my body,
Down into the ground.
Just emptying out your body of any tension or thoughts or worries.
Then begin to open.
You can imagine maybe your insides being like a giant cathedral.
I like to imagine my skin dissolving and just feeling spaciousness like I've become space.
So now that you have this blank canvas inside of you,
This open,
Empty,
Creative potential,
Think of your favorite kind of tree.
Maybe it's a redwood in Northern California.
Maybe it's a willow tree near a creek bed.
Maybe it's a birch tree in a forest or a dogwood tree or an olive tree,
My personal favorite.
Just bring to mind any of those trees or if you have a favorite one,
An oak tree.
And imagine that you're standing in front of this tree in this beautiful,
Serene spot all alone in quiet,
In peace.
Place your hands on the tree and begin to tune into the energy of this tree,
The vibration,
The frequency.
What is this tree emitting?
Is it friendliness,
Peace,
Wisdom?
What do you feel from this tree when you're standing next to it?
Now I want you to begin to imagine that you are becoming this tree,
Maybe starting at your toes.
Your toes are becoming the roots like this tree has going into the earth.
You can feel your body moving up from your feet,
Up your legs to your knees and you're turning into this beautiful,
Glorious tree,
The same kind of tree that you brought to mind.
Moving up through your body is becoming this still,
Sacred,
Peaceful tree.
Moving up your body to your chest and your arms become the branches.
You can feel them reaching for the sky,
Waving slightly in a breeze all the way up to the top of your head.
So imagine you are this tree and now you are emitting this feeling that you are getting from the tree,
Whether that's a deep sense of peace and stillness,
Wisdom,
Friendliness,
Joy,
Whatever feeling these trees give you,
You've become the tree and now you're emanating this feeling.
Just begin to feel what it's like to be this tree.
Does it feel powerful and strong?
Does it feel calm and peaceful and relaxing?
Do you feel rooted and grounded in the earth?
Can you feel the wind moving through your branches,
Through your limbs,
Rustling your leaves,
Through your needles?
Just take some time to enjoy being this tree,
Feeling the sap moving,
Feeling your roots drawing in the water,
Feeling the sun shining on you,
Knowing that you have nowhere to go,
Nowhere to be other than right here,
Right now as a tree.
If you feel called to move in any way your body feels like moving,
Maybe your arms are waving,
Maybe your fingers are fluttering as if in a breeze,
Allow your body to begin to express this feeling of being this tree of deep strength and wisdom and peace and power.
Having yourself this beautiful time to just be,
Just be this tree.
Feeling that great core of peace and strength coming up through your trunk.
Feeling how easily you get all of your nutrients from the soil,
How the earth and the rain and the sun provide all that you need.
And feeling your family around you,
Your other trees,
Feeling this interconnectedness with the forest around you.
Some of these trees are the same kind as you,
Maybe some of these trees are your children,
Maybe some of these trees are different species,
All having different gifts to share,
Different beauty that you bring to the world.
Breathing in this peacefulness,
This strength,
Breathing out wisdom and love.
Now starting at the top of your head,
Feel your tree-ness begin to sink back into the earth.
Slowly,
Slowly becoming human again as the leaves of the needles shrink away,
Fall to the ground,
Your trunk turning back into a human body.
Letting all this deliciousness flow back into the earth,
Thanking all of the trees,
Every tree that you've ever seen,
Thanking them for all of this peace and beauty and wisdom that they've gifted you.
Feeling your roots withdrawing from the earth back into your feet.
Take a few deep breaths back as a human.
You can sigh out a little bit.
Relaxing back into this human body,
This gift,
But in your core and in your heart,
Keeping this beautiful sense of this peacefulness,
This strength,
The beauty and the wisdom of being a tree.
Knowing that you can reconnect with that tree anytime you like.
And when you're ready,
You can breathe your eyes open.
Coming back to the here and now,
Thanking yourself and thanking your body for this glorious little trip,
Adventure into becoming a tree,
Into being so grounded and so peaceful and calm.
Saying a thank you to all the trees.
