Welcome to Charming Forest Meditation.
A gentle way to relax and enjoy some peaceful time.
What adventures shall we have in this meditation?
First let's relax our body and our mind.
Are you ready?
Lie down and make yourself comfortable.
Wiggle your legs.
Wiggle your arms.
Gently wiggle your head.
Wiggle your whole body.
Now relax.
Close your eyes.
Enjoy relaxing your body.
Notice your breathing.
Is it fast or slow?
Now we will take three deep breaths.
Breathe in and out.
In and out.
Breathe in and slowly breathe out.
As you breathe in silently say the word Fox and as you breathe out say the word Fly.
Breathe in Fox.
Breathe out Fly.
Breathe in Fox.
Breathe out Fly.
Wonderful!
You are doing very well.
Imagine you are sitting on soft grass next to a small stream.
You feel the warm sun on your face and your body.
You watch the waters flowing in this lively stream.
Occasionally you can see some small fishes swimming in the waters and some leaves floating on the top.
You enjoy listening to the waters gentle murmuring and gurgling sounds.
You feel relaxed.
In the distance you can see a forest.
You notice that this forest doesn't look like an ordinary forest.
The leaves on the trees are not just the usual shades of green and brown colours.
You can see blue leaves on one tree,
Turquoise on others and even lilac leaves peer out from the depths of the forest.
You sense that you would really like to go and explore this forest.
The bushes across the stream begin to rustle and a small creature emerges.
You see a small squirrel.
It stares at you curiously with her smart beady eyes.
She doesn't seem to be scared of you.
You notice that her face is a little sad.
She tilts her head to one side.
You are amazed to realise that you understand her language.
She is telling you that she is very upset because she lost her magic stone.
Wow!
What kind of stone was it you wonder?
The stone had magic powers.
It kept her warm and safe during the cold winters.
If she touched it when she was in her nest in the great oak tree,
It would glow and radiate warmth.
It was very special to her.
You offer to help the squirrel to find this magic stone.
You just need to get across to the other side of the stream.
Luckily,
Nearby,
You spot some stepping stones and you quickly jump on them across the stream.
As you walk in the forest,
You feel a tingling feeling in your body.
A feeling that there is some magic around here.
You like being here.
You feel safe.
Small speckles of bright sunshine lay here and there on the path,
Covered with pine needles and soft leaves.
You try to look carefully on the ground as the stone could be laying anywhere among these leaves.
You notice the leaves are of different shapes and colours.
What leaves can you see?
After walking for some time,
You come to a small clearing.
Suddenly,
After being in the subtle darkness of the wood,
It feels very light here.
In front of you,
There is an amazing sight.
A small meadow with flowers of all colours and lots of butterflies.
You have never seen so many butterflies before.
Some butterflies are small,
Others are quite large.
You sit down on the grass to watch them fluttering from one flower to another.
Their coloured wings are of such beautiful patterns and colours.
Let's watch them for a minute.
You feel so relaxed after watching butterflies fluttering amongst the flowers.
The squirrel tells you that there are always lots of butterflies here,
As this is the quietest spot in the forest.
You realise that you really like it here.
You notice one tall flower that looks particularly colourful.
You lay on the grass on your tummy and crawl towards it to have a closer look.
You move very slowly as you don't want to disturb the butterflies around you.
As you come close,
You notice that those beautiful colours on this flower are not petals.
They are butterflies.
Lots of butterflies are sitting on its petals and making the flower look like it's alive with colour as they gently move their wings.
It is a real wonder to see.
You lay down under this flower feeling happy.
As you lay down under this flower,
You notice something sparkly.
It looks like a shiny stone.
It has a beautiful colour and it glows softly.
What colour is this stone?
You slowly crawl back and give the stone to your friend,
The squirrel.
She is delighted.
Her small eyes sparkle with happiness.
You feel a warm feeling in your heart.
She says thank you.
The squirrel tells you that if you ever felt sad or worried,
You can always come to the stream and she will meet you there and show you more wonders of this charming forest.
Would you like that?
You look back at this beautiful clearing with hundreds of butterflies and you know that this place is not ordinary.
Far away across the clearing,
You see a huge oak tree.
It is so tall comparing to the other trees that you sense it might be the oldest tree in the whole forest.
There is something very interesting about it.
But it is time to go home for now.
You and your new friend walk towards the stream where you met.
As you say goodbye,
You feel a little sad but also happy that you discovered such beautiful place and made a friend.
Now that you can come and explore this charming forest again anytime you wish.
