Feel your breath soften.
Feel your body relaxed.
Feel yourself open and with my words,
With my voice as you settle.
Your breath is natural.
Your body is at ease.
You are ready to receive.
Through the magic of your mind,
Through the space where you create a vision internally,
Begin to see yourself standing in front of a forest.
The forest has a clear path right in front of you that seems endless.
You gaze forward at this graveled path and you see the path aligned with tall trees.
Their barks are thin.
Their leaves are green and lush.
And those trees extend up to the sky.
And you see how the sunlight drops through a space between the trees to illuminate the path ahead of you.
And you start to step forward with one foot and then the other.
And as you walk your way forward,
It feels fine,
So you walk a little faster.
And as you reach a quarter way through,
You notice it's a little heavier to walk,
A little harder to lift your feet up.
So you pause and you gaze up and you allow the sun to bathe your skin and you feel the power of the earth support the roots beneath you.
And you feel ready to walk again.
You begin to lift your feet and walk forward,
Even with the heaviness.
And you continue down your path until you see you've reached more than halfway.
You are unclear where the destination is,
But you feel you're getting closer.
You don't know how you will get there or what might happen when you arrive,
But you feel the trust within to continue down this path.
Your feet feel heavy and you continue to lift them forward.
You feel your feet move off the gravel and press down.
You even hear the noise.
You feel a cool breeze on your skin to support you.
And the gentle warmth and support of the sun.
You feel the support of Mother Earth around you.
And you continue to walk.
And as your feet get heavier,
You move forward and forward and forward.
And then you begin to notice that your whole body is heavy,
But you still lift forward and you still move your feet along the path because you know you're getting closer to the end.
As you continue to move forward and forward,
You feel the heaviness,
But somehow something within you has also softened.
You begin to be present in the moment of moving your feet,
Walking down this path.
And the cool breeze touches your skin and you smile.
And you continue to move forward and forward and forward,
Staying with the presence of sensation in the feet,
Staying with the weight within the body.
And finally,
As you reach your final step,
Which you never thought you would get here,
But you did.
You gaze up and you feel the beauty around you.
And then you look down and within the safety of your arms,
You hold your baby for the first time.
You see your baby's eyes.
You see your baby's skin tone.
You see the shape of your baby.
The shape of your baby's face.
You see the features on your baby's face.
Your baby's hairline.
And you hold your baby within.
And you look back on that path.
And you would not change anything.
You stay in this moment,
Gazing down at your beautiful baby,
Enjoying a moment to just be together finally,
Looking at one another,
Sharing space,
Feeling the sense of touch and hearing your baby's sounds.
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Wiggle your fingertips.
Wiggle your toe tips.
Feel the breath move in and out as you return back to this space,
Feeling the quality of your breath.
