This meditation,
Speaking from our heart,
Reminds us that honest communication is one of the richest experiences,
Whether just for ourselves or with others,
Achieved by rooting ourselves into Mother Earth and then speaking from our heart chakra.
Enjoy.
Now clearly,
If you're listening in your car at work on a treadmill,
I wouldn't advise you to carry out this meditation until your feet are safely on the floor and you can focus fully on the experience.
I don't want to cause you any harm or you cause anybody else any harm.
So please take time,
Make it right for you,
Make it your experience.
And my first advice is that it's hard for your voice and especially your heart to be heard when you're halfway up a tree.
In other words,
You're not in your body.
Nobody can hear you when you're not here.
So first,
Let's root ourselves into Mother Earth.
Then we'll connect to the soul and allow our hearts to be heard.
As I mentioned,
You can do this meditation anywhere as long as your feet are on the ground and it's safe to close your eyes for a moment and that you're in a quiet space.
Once you learn how to root yourself,
You won't need to close your eyes.
As long as your feet are on the ground,
You'll feel your roots develop.
So let's start.
Closing your eyes,
Take a few good deep breaths,
Letting the out breath be longer than the in breath.
As you breathe out,
Breathe right down into your feet.
Gathering all the thoughts that are going on in your head and the stresses in your body.
Moving them down through your feet into Mother Earth.
Now imagine on the soles of your feet are magnets.
There's an even larger magnet in the centre of Mother Earth.
That magnet is pulling you into her.
You find you're actually not resisting it as it feels so good.
You relax,
Allowing yourself to enter into her loving space.
Now see from the soles of your feet roots going in all directions.
Some deep,
Some out to the side.
As those roots go deeper and deeper,
Find and feel the beautiful moist soil of Mother Earth surrounding your roots,
Loving your roots,
Nurturing them.
Her energy loves you without smothering you.
Holds and supports you while allowing you to breathe and be yourself.
Feel the pleasure of being loved and supported in such a nurturing way.
Maybe for the first time in your life.
Keep breathing down into your feet into the earth.
Now gently breathe some of that nourishment up through your roots.
Up along your legs,
Into your body and then into your heart,
The chalice,
The cup that is your heart.
Fill it with this wonderful nourishment.
See that you're now connected through your heart to both Mother Earth and to your spiritual self.
The heart is the intermediary between the two.
And wherever you are just gently lean back into the back of your heart.
As if you're leaning back into the arms of your soul and smile.
Imagine you're standing in front of someone who you feel it's important they hear your heart.
You want them to know who you are and you say,
Into me you see.
And then just for a few moments speak to them.
What does your heart want to say to them?
Say it now.
Be still and know you are heard.
When you have the chance and feel that you have the courage you may wish to repeat the process in person.
Remembering to root yourself first,
Lean into your heart and then speak.
Now when you're ready bring your awareness back to the room where you are.
And if you wish take a little time to write your insights into a journal.
