Happy Earth Day!
Today is a day to celebrate and honor our earth.
Regardless of whether you're able to be planting trees or be in nature or making your way through a busy city,
I do encourage you to take a few minutes to bask in the gratitude of this earth's incredible abundance and beauty.
Find a place to sit where you can physically connect with the earth.
If you can do this meditation outside that would be ideal,
But if you're inside maybe you can sit by a window or visualize the ground underneath the foundation of the structure that supports you and connect with the earth in your mind.
Sit comfortable and place one hand on your heart and the other hand to the ground.
Begin to take a few deep,
Slow,
Grounding breaths.
Breathing in and out through your nose.
Not forcing the breath to be any certain way,
Just breathing in fully and out completely.
Slow and with control as you allow your body to relax.
Preparing yourself for this gentle meditation.
Now bring your attention to your heart center.
Breathe in and imagine filling your heart with gratitude and love.
With each breath,
Imagine that feeling expanding outward to fill the space around you.
As your heart overflows with gratitude and love,
Bring to your mind the things in life that you bring to your mind the things in life that you are grateful for.
Perhaps you are thinking of the people that you love,
Pets,
Nourishing food to eat,
A healthy body,
Clean air and water,
Love to share.
Just take a moment to allow yourself to feel the power of your gratitude.
Now shift your focus to the earth.
Begin to consider the experiences and the abundance that is made possible by this incredible planet that sustains you.
The air you breathe,
The water you drink,
The food you eat,
The materials that build your home and clothe your body all come from this life-giving Mother Earth.
This place that you call home.
Take a moment to silently thank the earth for all that you appreciate about your life,
For all that is possible because of this earth.
Can you expand your appreciation to include all that exist on this planet?
Can you find gratitude for and wish peace for all of earth's creations?
Let's close our meditation with this mantra.
Healing the earth begins with healing the earth.
Let's close our meditation with this mantra.
Healing the earth begins with healing my own heart.
Love on earth begins with love in my own heart.
Healing the earth begins with healing my own heart.
Love on earth begins with love in my own heart.
Healing the earth begins with healing my own heart.
Love on earth begins with love in my own heart.
You can gently open your eyes if they were closed.
Take a moment to connect with the environment around you.
Thank you for taking the time to appreciate the earth with me today.
May you be able to see the abundance of bounty and beauty that she blesses you with every day.
Happy Earth Day.
Thank you.
Thank you.
