Forest Meditation

With the accompaniment of natural birdsong, this guided meditation (+energy transmission) allows us the possibility to experience radical transformation.

Tony Samara, world-renowned spiritual teacher and author of 16 books, has been sharing deep spiritual work and energy transmission for the evolution of consciousness for over 25 years. Combining meditation, detoxing the body, a plant-based diet and a simple lifestyle, he is best known for how his work touches more deeply than words.

Transcript

I would like to share with you a wonderful meditation that perhaps in a more experiential way helps you to feel this and experience this deep within,

Because often there are many,

Many wise words that are spoken,

But in actual fact they're only heard by the heart if you are capable of being present to those words.

So today my work is not really so much to explain things to you,

But rather to allow the space deep within yourself to be open to the transmission that takes place in the next 20-30 minutes.

So it is important that you let go of all things in the mind,

All the thoughts and all the preconceptions about whatever that you have brought to this moment,

And just allow yourself to completely be present to the breath,

To be present to the body,

To be present to yourself.

This is much much simpler than it sounds.

All you have to do is to make a clear decision to let go of all the things that swirl in the mind and that create interesting spins and interesting pictures and interesting stories and other interesting whatevers that distract you from being present to yourself.

As you do this it may be helpful that you focus on the breath.

As you breathe in and breathe out you can utilize the breath which is always present to itself to let go of all past thoughts and feelings and to be more present in this moment.

It is a wonderful experience when you're present in this moment because in this moment there is nothing to worry about.

There is no past and there is no future.

There is just what is going on now and as you let go what is going on now is that you open up to the depth of feeling,

The depth of experience.

Everything becomes much more profound,

Everything becomes much more strong.

Allow this experience,

Have the courage to let go even if the mind is stubborn,

Even if the emotions want to hold on and you just don't want to let those things that occupy so much of our daily energy,

You don't want those things to disappear without figuring it out or understanding it or working through it.

Just let it go for the next 20 minutes.

It's so easy as you come back to the good feeling inside of your heart,

The warm good feeling of being alive,

Of appreciating the wonderful space that you have experienced and that you are experiencing in this moment.

If you stay with this then there is a sense of gratitude and appreciation,

A sense of wow,

Isn't it great to be alive?

Let go.

As you do this consciously,

Go deeper inside of yourself.

You can help yourself by imagining yourself in a beautiful place.

There are so many wonderful,

Beautiful places inside and outside.

Imagine perhaps your favorite place,

Maybe a wonderful forest full of trees.

Imagine the smell.

This helps you to bring the senses to this present moment.

It helps you to be conscious that the senses play an important part in experience as you breathe in the freshness and aliveness of the air around you in the forest.

Be aware that there is more to the smell than just this wonderful forest smell.

There are all sorts of secrets in the forest and as you open yourself,

As you become more present to what is here,

You become aware through the senses that you are discovering many wonderful things.

Perhaps you become aware of the smell of spring,

The newness of the herbs coming out from the earth just like a gift to your heart.

Perhaps you become aware of the sounds,

Beautiful sounds,

That are so much more interesting to listen to than the sounds of a mind that is disturbed by stress or by too many worries.

Let those go for a moment and be aware of the sounds of nature,

The stillness and the contrasts of stillness with the beautiful sounds of birds and insects.

Listen to both the stillness inside of yourself and the wonderful sounds that create a melody that makes you feel more in touch with the harmony inside of yourself,

More at one with what is around you.

It is a wonderful feeling and it's so easy as you listen and go deeper,

As you sense and go deeper,

You become aware that this creates a momentum in itself,

A deep momentum where the depth of your body,

The depth of your being is happy to open up more,

To open up to these feelings that may have been forgotten in the activity of everyday life.

And as you open up,

Be aware that the energy inside of the muscles and inside of the organs of the body,

The energy that moves up and down the spine,

Relaxes and becomes much more expansive,

Much more creative,

Much more alive.

It's a wonderful feeling.

As the energy expands,

So do the potentials of what is possible.

As you move beyond the limitations that one believes to be true,

You touch upon potential.

Trust this potential.

Open up so much that there is no doubt,

There is no limitation that stops you from moving deep within yourself to any place that is most beneficial,

Most helpful,

Most energizing to be in.

As you breathe in and breathe out,

Notice how the energy moves up the spine in a warm,

Tingling way up to the top of your head.

It's a wonderful feeling as the shoulders relax,

The face relaxes,

The eyes relax.

And this movement creates different sensations inside of your body,

Your heart seems to be more still.

And in this stillness discovers a sense of joy and meaning.

Breathe in and breathe out and trust that this sense of joy and meaning is the expansion that takes you to different levels of consciousness.

The mundane consciousness of everyday life easily gets forgotten as you touch upon the more profound aspect of yourself.

As you breathe in and breathe out,

Notice how your heart is like a gateway,

Like a bridge,

That now is open for you to move to a deeper part of yourself.

Imagine yourself in this beautiful forest looking up at the sky,

A sky that you have never seen before,

Never seen so clear,

So open and so inviting.

As you look up,

You notice the stars and all the light that fills the sky with so much beauty,

It speaks directly to your heart.

As you move deeper within this dimension,

This unknown,

So far away dimension,

You realize that as you gaze into the universe,

The universe begins to communicate to you in a language that is so beautiful that your heart begins to grasp the meaning of this language.

This language is like a beautiful non audible sound that moves gently down and embraces all your senses,

All your being,

All your energy,

And begins to communicate and harmonize itself with you.

As you open up and let go,

You realize that the work that you are doing is allowing you to feel this sense of oneness with the universe,

The universe speaking to your heart in a beautiful song that makes you not just happy and content,

That makes you feel like your heart is singing back to the universe,

That your melody,

Your special song,

Your special mantra is now audible not just to your mind,

Not just to your senses,

Not just to people around you,

But is audible everywhere.

As you move deeper into this dimension,

You realize through this sound that comes from beyond desire,

That comes from beyond dualism,

That comes from beyond wanting or not wanting judgment or whatever else the mundane mind likes to get caught up in,

You realize that this song is so far removed from this space,

It is just simply pure and divine in its nature.

You realize that now as you let go of all the mundane,

The depth of your heart has always been singing this beautiful mantra,

Has always communicated to the universe.

As you breathe in and breathe out,

Not only is this sound audible throughout the universe,

Your breath is synchronized with the in and out breath of the universe,

A deep expansion as you breathe out,

You let go of all those references,

The cultural references that keep us so tight and so alone and far removed from what is really going on around us,

And we realize that our true reference is life itself.

As we breathe in and breathe out,

We realize life goes beyond those little thoughts that occupy the mind and life is so much greater.

The divine is so wonderfully expansive,

The intelligence of the divine,

The communication of the divine requires that you let go of the limited spaces so that you open deeply inside of yourself on all levels,

On the physical,

Mental,

Energetic level,

To the reality of this intelligence that is now being communicated deep,

Deep inside of yourself.

Listen to the sound,

Listen to the breath,

Take a few moments to allow this space to go deeper and deeper.

Reviews

This meditation is so perfect I really love it with the birds and the deep voice🙏🏼🍀💜

Wow! Didn't want this one to end... a magical immersion in the pristine forest within. 🙏

Lovely calming meditation as usual from team Tony, many thanks. Namaste 🙏

Thank you tony, the forest meditation was wonderful to hear.❤️😌

Thank you Tony! This meditation is amazing. I could feel the joy in my heart.
I love the birdsong too. 💜🦅🕊

TY TY I really connected w/ the bird song. I feel like birds are messengers. I connect w/ the birds in my local area.

May we acknowledge w/o taking on the responsibilities of others emotions & reactions.

Since there was much talking. It was a practical example of mindfulness of how we can choose to take on the different things & people reactions or we can become one w/ nature or engage in both simultaneously. I personally fluctuated & ebbed & flowed btw these different aspects.

Namaste. Peace Shalom 💃Tee🐒

Beautiful. Thank you. Namaste.

Thank you. Very nice.

Lovely meditation, lovely voice.

Lovely and soothing, thank you! Bookmarked!!! Peaceful nature sound s. 💟🙏😇👏

Excellent meditation...your voice is so relaxing...thank you for sharing...

Very nice and deep meditation...love the birds and sounds of nature! We truly are more than our limiting beliefs, let go and expand into the universe! Thank you!

EXCELLENT guided meditation. And the background noises were just delightful. Thank you so much.

The words were in powering but the chirping was distracting

Absolutely beautiful

I emerge calm, refreshed, relaxed and reinvigorated from each of Tony Samara’s diverse meditations. My heart is lightened and my mind is at peace. I always feel as if colors are brighter and my perception clearer. It feels as if something inside has been perfectly realigned. Thank you.

Very calming voice.