Welcome to this peaceful moment.
This is an invitation to step out of effort and return to a sense of natural calm.
Take a moment to settle your body.
Find a position that feels supportive and at ease.
Let your hands rest comfortably.
Allow the eyes to gently close or soften your gaze.
Begin by taking a slow breath in through the nose and a long unhurried breath out through the mouth.
Again breathing in and breathing out releasing the day.
There is nowhere else you need to be.
Nothing you need to achieve.
This time is for you.
Let your breath return to its own steady rhythm.
Notice the quiet rise and fall of the body.
The simple reliable rhythm of breathing.
Feel the weight of your body being supported beneath you.
The ground,
The chair,
The bed holding you.
Allow yourself to be held.
Now gently imagine yourself standing at the edge of a forest.
It may be a forest you know or a place your imagination creates.
You are surrounded by tall living trees.
Their presence feels steady and patient.
They have been here long before you and they will remain long after.
Notice the air cool and fresh carrying the subtle scent of earth and leaves.
With each breath in imagine drawing in this clean nourishing air.
With each breath out release tension from the body.
Feel the ground beneath your feet solid,
Reliable,
Unmoving.
The earth does not rush,
It does not strive,
It simply supports.
Begin to walk slowly along a gentle path.
There is no destination,
No need to arrive anywhere.
Your pace naturally slows.
Each step is unhurried,
Intentional.
Notice the sounds around you,
Perhaps the quiet rustle of leaves,
The soft movement of branches,
The distant call of birds.
Let these sounds come and go,
Without need to label or follow them.
Nature does not demand your attention,
It simply invites your presence.
As you walk feel your shoulders soften,
Your jaw relax,
Your breath deepen.
Your nervous system begins to recognize something familiar here,
A sense of safety,
A sense of belonging.
Now imagine that with each step you are gently setting down something you've been carrying,
A responsibility,
A worry,
An expectation,
A pressure.
You don't need to examine it,
You don't need to solve it,
Just notice the feeling of not holding it anymore.
The forest does not ask you to be productive,
It does not ask you to explain yourself.
It welcomes you exactly as you are.
With every exhale another layer of tension falls away,
You are allowed to rest here.
You come to a quiet clearing,
Soft light filters through the trees above.
The air feels calm,
Almost still.
Find a place to pause,
Perhaps you sit on a smooth rock or rest against the sturdy trunk of a tree.
Feel the steadiness beneath you,
The strength of what supports you.
Look around you at the magnificent trees of the forest that are surrounding you,
Protecting you,
Comforting you,
Supporting you.
Place one hand on your heart and one on your belly.
Notice the gentle rhythm within,
Your breath,
Your heartbeat.
Even when life feels uncertain this rhythm continues,
Steady and faithful.
You don't need to control it or guide it,
Just allow it to be.
As you rest here begin to sense the quiet intelligence of this place.
The everything unfolds in its own time.
Let this truth settle into your body.
You too are allowed to move at your own pace,
You are allowed to pause,
You are allowed to rest.
If thoughts arise notice them but let them pass through,
They don't need your attention.
Return gently to the sensation of breathing in and out.
Now imagine that the calm of this place begins to move towards you,
It flows through the ground,
Up through your feet,
Your legs,
Your hips.
It softens the belly,
The chest,
The shoulders.
It travels down the arms into the hands,
Up through the neck,
The face,
The crown of the head.
You are surrounded by calm,
You are filled with calm.
Nothing needs to change for this to be available to you.
Take a few quiet breaths here,
Let the stillness deepen.
Know that this sense of calm is not limited to this imagined place,
It lives within you,
Always accessible.
When you're ready begin to gently bring awareness back to your body.
Notice the points of contact beneath you,
The sensation of the breath,
The subtle movement of the body.
Wiggle the fingers and toes,
Let the eyes slowly open if they've been closed.
Take one final nourishing breath in and a long easy breath out.
Carry this grounded calm with you as you move into the rest of your day.
Nature remains within you,
Steady,
Patient and at ease.
