The Journey

In this session, hear a short reading of Mary Oliver's beautiful and inspiring poem, The Journery. This will be followed by a moment of stillness, accompanied by Melissa's soft spoken word, encouraging you to consciously focus and become aware of the breath. Use this practice as a quick reflection and reminder to be still, calm and collected, amongst the busyness of our daily lives.

Transcript

Welcome.

Make yourself comfortable.

And if you can,

Close your eyes.

The Journey by Mary Oliver One day you finally knew what you had to do and began.

Though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice,

Though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles,

You said,

End my life,

Each voice cried,

But you didn't stop.

You knew what you had to do,

Though the wind pried with its stiff fingers at the very foundations,

Though their melancholy was terrible.

It was already late enough,

And a wild night,

And the road full of fallen branches and stones.

But little by little,

As you left their voices behind,

The stars began to burn through the sheets of clouds.

And there was a new voice,

Which you slowly recognized as your own,

That kept you company as you strode deeper and deeper into the world,

Determined to do the only thing you could do,

Determined to save the only life you could save.

I invite you to take a breath in and let it out.

Allow your shoulders to soften from your ears.

Allow yourself this moment to be still.

Be still.

Be still.

Breathe.

Inhale and feel that rise and the lift that takes place.

Exhale and feel the softening,

The release and the surrender.

Inhale.

Exhale.

Allow yourself this time to be still.

Be still.

Be still.

Reviews

One of the most meaningful messages..beautifully delivered.

Simply wonderful! This meditation just filled my soul with peace and hope. Thank you.

Lovely poem and lovely reading of it, thanks 🙏🏻

Enjoying the moment to explore 'Stillness' in the final minute 🙏🙂🙏

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Very cool 😎 thank you so much for pointing me in the right direction today with this amazing meditation I hope you have a beautiful day yourself my friend Namaste 😊

Stirring, quieting and loving reading all at once. I'm teary🥲

Calm and reassuring, beautifully read. Thank you 🙏

Thank you for sharing Mary Oliver’s beautiful words.

Thank you. What a wonderful poem and reading

Lovely and calming 🙏🏽

Nice for taking a quick moment to recharge yourself.

I absolutely loved that. A million thank yous.💓✨

Wonderful. 🙏🏻❤️

BeautyFULL! 😍🔥

ahhhhh....so much love ❤️

Nice...thank you!

Lovely thank you 🙏

I love Mary Oliver’s poems.

Thank you. 🙏 ✨

A little short but nevertheless so

Beautyful - and wonderful voice! Thank you so much