Settle into your space and find a comfortable position.
Bring your awareness to your breath,
Connecting to your body through the gentle rise and fall of your torso.
Connecting to your spirit through your body as the breath fills you with peace.
Breathing gently and slowly,
Allow your mind to travel to a place beneath the trees.
Overhead,
The leaves are whispering in the breeze and the air is cool all around you.
You feel safe beneath the trees.
You feel nurtured.
You are connected to body and spirit and you are safe to feel your own being and you are safe to express your own energy.
Out in the open beyond the trees is a great oak whose crown spreads wide across the grass.
You feel the call of the tree and step out of the shade of the oaks above you and into the sunlight.
The grass is cool beneath your feet and you can feel the presence and energy of the oak tingling your feet as you walk towards it.
You feel the energy move through you way before you reach the tree.
You can feel the cool earth that surrounds the roots and the gentle sun that caresses the leaves.
You step into the shade of the crown and continue towards the great trunk.
Placing your hand upon the trunk,
You sense your belonging in this place.
You turn and rest your back upon the trunk.
Looking out you see oaks all around you.
There is a great network that seems as one,
Yet each individual tree is so present and whole in itself.
You feel the connection to each and every one of them.
The energy of presence is coursing through you.
You feel the strength that comes from connection and individuality.
You know the importance of being here,
Being present and accepting this connection to all.
You are strong but full of love and life.
You are overflowing with energy and it begins to flow from your heart out into the space around you.
The energy you feel extends from you to nurture all around you.
Life force energy is radiating from you bringing strength,
Love and vitality to all it touches.
Breathe.
Allow yourself to accept this transformation.
This energy,
Strength and presence is always with you.
Hold this energy within you as you dissolve the images and come back into your space.
Infuse your whole body with the energy as you breathe yourself back into this moment.
And when you are ready,
Open your eyes.
