Welcome to this root visualization.
This is Paula Jenkins of Jumpstart Your Joy,
And I'm pleased to bring this peaceful,
Connecting meditation to you.
I invite you to find a quiet place and have a seat,
Whether that be on the floor or in a chair or on the couch,
Whatever feels comfortable and supportive to you in this moment.
Close your eyes,
Take a deep breath in,
And exhale,
And let your shoulders drop.
Breathe in again,
And as you exhale,
Think of whatever it is that is supporting you,
Your chair or your couch or you're on the floor.
Send a deep sense of gratitude to that thing that is supporting you.
Notice how it is holding you,
And think from an energetic perspective how you are connected through this seat,
Down through the legs of your chair or down through the floorboards,
And how that energy can go further still,
Down into the ground,
Down through the house,
Through the floorboards of the house,
And it's traveling down,
Down,
Down,
Until the energy hits the ground,
Wherever it is below you,
And you can see it,
Whipping out into the ground.
And as it takes root,
It goes deeper,
Following its way into the dirt,
Really digging in and looking for nutrients,
And as you breathe,
You can feel the energy of the earth coming back through those energetic threads,
Back up to you.
You breathe in the goodness of the nutrients,
Of the soil,
Of the water,
And you can feel that as you breathe here and as you sit,
You feel the connection to the earth.
Think now of how those energetic tendrils reach out to other trees,
To other people.
Where are your roots connected?
Maybe it is to a good friend,
And you can feel your roots cross over.
Maybe if you think of your roots going in a different direction,
You can feel them connecting even with people in this plane and maybe those who are not.
How are your roots connected?
If you have the sense of a certain person,
Breathe in and send them a bit of calm,
Of love,
Of appreciation,
Sending it down through yourself,
Through the energy to where you can feel the energy of that other person and hold them in your heart for just a moment.
Next,
Think of how those tendrils are all connected,
Mine with yours,
Yours with your neighbors,
Yours with everyone on this planet,
And that feels big.
You can breathe in a deep,
Nurturing breath and for a moment,
Send out a wish,
A prayer,
An intention from your heart.
What do you want to tell everyone here on this planet?
What might be a deep wish of love?
Listen for a moment and hear what you receive back.
And in your heart of hearts,
Send them a deep sense of love,
Of calm,
And hold that space for yourself as well.
Notice the energetic tendrils that are out there.
You have this deep grounding to this planet and this place.
You can choose to tap into it whenever you need to and want to.
Think of the energy coming back to you.
Your choice of how much of the energetic tendrils return.
Back,
Back,
Back up,
Through the floor,
Back,
Through the chair,
Back into your seat and resting in your heart.
Breathe with that return.
Breathe with your connection to others.
Sit in gratitude for the connection that we all have.
Allow your eyes to flutter open,
Aware of the room and the space you are in,
Hand on your heart,
Gratitude as you go through the rest of your day.
Sthar exterminated.
