Welcome.
Welcome to this meditation of finding the wild wood within.
Take a moment to find your restful place,
A place of comfort and warmth.
Somewhere you can allow your body to relax and your mind to settle and calm.
Close your eyes and let any busyness from the day gently drift or imagine setting things aside.
Let the breath settle into easeful rhythm and the body feel restful upon the earth.
This is a place to find a little calm,
A little pause.
There is no rush,
There is no hurry.
As you settle into this moment,
Take a deep breath and imagine yourself somewhere in the natural world.
It may be your own back garden,
A vast forest beside a favorite tree or rock.
It may be any place from memory or imagination.
But in this place you feel connected to the infinite beauty of the natural world.
With each breath you are settling into the rhythms of the earth.
Perhaps around you there is the gentle sway of trees or the trickling of raindrops,
The rush of gentle waves or birdsong filling the air.
Allow all the sights and sounds and smells of this place to surround you as you find your grounding in your place.
In this little pocket of wonder we find our moments of the wild and of wildwood.
This moment,
In this place,
We bask in the wildwood within.
We bask in the wonders of nature and the sense of stories and myths arising from this world.
And how our woven words or sense of enchantment may nourish the corners of our hearts where wonder dwells.
How easily the wonder of it all could be considered magical.
And you can allow your wonder,
Your imagination to take flight.
You may see dancing leaves or sparkling flowing waters.
You may see the turning of the seasons.
You may hear the birdsong in melodies that stir your soul and ignite your senses.
Here,
Perhaps,
The wildwood speaks.
All things can speak here,
The trees,
The grass,
The animals,
The stones,
And what they may say is just for you.
Maybe the wildwood within today,
In this moment,
Is a swathe of trees or wild winds that whip around you.
Wild waters of a beach or a little spot of wildness wherever you may find it.
That helps you feel a little wild yourself and free.
This is your wildwood.
Hold it close.
Hold it safe.
Watch over it with love and care.
In the midst of this magical landscape in your mind's eye,
The boundaries of the world are nothing but gossamer veils,
Easily pierced by the light of your imagination.
Here,
You can see beyond the surface,
A glimpse of beauty and mystery that lies just beneath the surface of the ordinary.
And with every breath,
Your wild soul awakens to the possibility of magic,
Of wildwood wonder within every space in nature.
The essence of magic surrounds you always and you carry the magic of the wildwood within you,
A source of strength and inspiration that is always there to guide you if you wish.
Just when you feel ready,
You may slowly begin to deepen your breath.
Take a long stretch as we begin to bring our awareness back to the room and back to the day.
And hopefully you feel that you can carry the magic of the wildwood with you wherever you go.
It may illuminate your path,
Guide you.
This is our wildwood within.
As we rise and stretch and open our eyes,
I wish you a very beautiful rest of your day,
Dear traveller.
Be kind,
Go well and land softly.
Farewell for now.
