Let's begin by finding a comfortable seat in a quiet place.
You can be cross-legged on the floor or in a chair,
It's all perfect.
Let's take five deep breaths now,
Inhaling through the nose,
Feeling your ribcage,
Feeling your belly expand,
Holding for a moment at the top and exhaling out the mouth audibly.
Inhaling,
Feeling your breath flow all the way down to fill up your pelvis,
Holding for a moment and exhaling.
Three more times on your own now,
Letting go of your to-do list,
Your day thus far,
Arriving here in this moment and connecting to yourself.
Last one now,
Inhaling,
Holding at the top,
Exhaling.
Let your breath return to normal now,
Relaxing into your seat,
Dropping your shoulders away from your ears,
Relax your jaw,
Soften your eyebrows.
You find yourself in a forest now,
Feeling the dirt or grass beneath your feet,
The trees around you,
The breeze softly caressing your shoulders,
You breathe in,
Noticing what you can smell,
Noticing what you can see around you.
You take a few steps forward now,
Making your way through the forest as you spy clearing ahead.
You can smell smoke,
A fire is gently burning in the middle of the clearing.
Fire is the first element we will connect to in this meditation.
Walk up to the fire now,
Sitting on a log next to it,
Or standing and holding your hands out in front of you to feel the heat warm you.
Whatever feels good as you connect to the fire before you.
Fire symbolizes action,
Motivation,
Desire.
As you feel this warmth spread through you from the fire,
Think about your desires,
Your motivation for them,
And the action you can take to get there.
Let this fire ignite the inner fire within you.
It lights the spark that will propel you forward.
Seeing this feeling with you now as you walk towards a river,
You can hear a bubbling and rushing nearby.
As you get closer to the water,
You walk into it,
Feeling it surround your feet and come up to your knees.
This water does not extinguish the fire you just ignited within you,
They simply co-exist.
The water represents emotions,
Clarity,
Flexibility,
Healing.
Connect to your emotional body as you step further into the water,
Letting it wash away anything that no longer serves you in this moment.
Seeing your reflection on the surface of the water,
And also the clarity that you require right now.
Feel this clarity connect to your desires that you felt at the fire,
Feeling the fire and the water dancing together.
Take a deep breath into your belly now as you leave the water and continue walking,
Feeling the luscious grass and soft earth beneath your feet.
You approach a shaded alcove and sit down with your back against a tree,
Feeling the hard bark against your skin,
Feeling the grass on your legs and the soft earth beneath your seat.
Earth represents foundations,
Stability,
Nourishment.
The earth supports you as you sit here,
As it is always here to remind you of your stability and foundations and remind you to nourish them and yourself as they support your life,
Your desires,
Your healing.
Feel this blend with the fire and water now,
This combination not quite complete as a gust of sweet wind caresses your face.
You breathe it in deeply now,
The final piece.
Air represents the mind,
Your thoughts,
Your communication,
Your creativity.
As you feel the air on your skin tickling your eyelashes,
Receive the message it has for you.
You cannot see air,
But you can feel it,
As you cannot see your thoughts,
But you can feel the impact they can have upon you.
They can change direction,
As does the wind.
Feel this final puzzle piece connect together now,
The four elements united within you,
Draw upon them,
Receiving what you require to carry on designing your life,
Creating your dreams,
Living intentionally and consciously today.
When you feel complete,
You can rise up to your feet,
Retrace your steps past the river,
Past the fire and returning back to where you entered the forest.
Slowly returning to yourself in this moment,
Coming back to the physical body,
Wiggling your fingers and toes,
Taking a few deep intentional breaths as you remember the wisdom you have acquired from the elements today and knowing that you can return whenever you feel called.
You can slowly blink your eyes open when you're ready,
Continuing to feel the sensations from the elements as you continue on with your day.
