Hello and welcome to this guided meditation for the fall season ahead.
My name is Laura,
Place in the middle.
Please take some time to get yourself comfortable.
Whether you're in a seated position.
Maybe you're lying down.
Take some time to center yourself.
Wiggle.
Move or adjust any parts of your body that you'd like to in order to be in the most optimal position for your meditation.
Take a deep breath in through your nose.
And on your exhale,
Gently allow your body to soften.
Take a few more deep breaths in and out of your nose.
Imagine yourself.
On a warm fall day.
With the sun warming your face.
The air soft as it touches your skin.
You are standing on this long path ahead of you.
Trees lining both sides of the path.
The colors of the fall trees are bright and vibrant.
Colorful and radiant.
You can even smell the leaves.
The trees,
And the earth below you.
You take a deep breath in.
And begin to walk down this beautiful path ahead.
You become aware of all the sounds surrounding you.
The sounds of the pebble stones crunching beneath your feet.
The sound of the leaves dancing in the trees as the wind whispers softly.
As you continue down this path.
You become aware of how calm.
And peaceful you start to feel.
You continue walking and breathing in this fall warm air.
At the end of the path.
You notice a beautiful maple tree,
Large in size.
Full of vibrant colored leaves.
The tree trunk is so wide and thick you wonder how long it has been growing for.
Decades.
Perhaps even longer.
Under the tree is a small clearing lush with already fallen leaves.
Perfect for you to lay down on just.
For a little while.
As you lay down on the bed of leaves.
You cannot help but feel comforted by the sound of them underneath you.
And the breath of fresh air they provide.
You linger here.
In this bed of leaves,
Soft and gentle.
Comforted.
And at peace.
Hearts of you start to feel like you belong to the earth.
That you are every bit a part of her.
You start to imagine all of the weight that you've been carrying.
And feel it heavy within your body.
You trace a line with your hand beside you,
Feeling one of the tree's roots.
And slowly your mind starts to imagine the tree.
And everything it carries throughout its lifetime.
Here is this beautiful strong tree that holds and carries so much.
But somehow withstands the strongest storms.
The changing seasons.
And yet,
It is still here.
The roots are strong.
Study.
Deep below the surface you lay on.
What if you were simply like this tree?
Steady and strong.
Yet grounded and rooted.
As you lay here in this cozy bed of leaves.
You slowly start to let go.
Release.
And submerge yourself here.
Letting go,
You feel your own roots.
Connecting you to the middle of the earth You decide it is time to also let go of all you have withstood over these last few seasons this last year.
Slowly but surely.
You imagine each of the storms you surpassed slowly disconnecting from your body.
Blowing down through your roots.
Into the middle of the earth.
These storms are no longer something you want to burden yourself with anymore.
You simply just want to let go.
And allow the earth to receive.
One by one,
These storms slowly dissolve.
Slipping deep down into the earth.
Leaving you feeling lighter.
Yet grounded.
Maybe,
Just maybe,
It isn't just the storms you want to let go of.
Maybe now you also want to let go of anything else that stood in your way.
I kept you from being who you truly are.
Perhaps now you let go of everything else.
The worries you've carried.
The dark days you've endured.
The fears you fought.
And the thoughts you have had about being enough.
The people who've misunderstood you.
The anxiety that's kept you awake at night.
The sorrows you've survived.
The pressures you've overcome.
The mental fatigue.
You've experienced.
You continue to release and let go of anything and everything else.
That you've carried over these last seasons throughout this last year.
Imagine now letting all of that go too.
Imagine all of the weight.
All of the expectations.
All that isn't serving you softly falling to the ground.
Like the leaves falling from a tree.
Instead of rushing out from underneath this beautiful,
Big maple tree.
You linger here just a little while longer.
Making another breath on the soft bed of leaves.
You feel as though you have been given a gift from the earth The gift of freedom.
The gift of lightness of being.
The gift of being new.
I'm feeling ready now to take on this fall season ahead.
You slowly awaken from this supported place.
This place of peace and connection.
Your journey here has now been complete.
When you are ready to walk down this path once again.
Walking into this fall season ahead of you with grace.
With confidence.
With comfort and peace.
You are ready to take on what gifts the world will give you over the fall season ahead of you.
And take a deep breath in.
Visualizing the room you are in.
The four walls.
The ceiling.
The floor.
Visualizing yourself resting here.
The clothes on your skin.
The sounds in the room.
Bringing you back to the here and the now.
Slowly begin to deepen your breath.
When you feel ready.
Gently flutter the eyelids open.
Enjoying this fall season ahead of you from my heart to yours.
Namaste.
