Welcome to the old woman of the forest meditation.
This guided journey falls in the balance category.
You will journey into the forest where a female shaman will conduct a transformational healing and you will emerge like a phoenix from the ashes,
A new balanced you.
Lie down somewhere where you can relax and not be disturbed and take a few moments to get yourself comfortable adjusting anything you need to to find that relaxing position.
And then take a deep breath in and visualize yourself breathing in power.
As you breathe out imagine you are breathing out stress.
On the next breath in imagine you are breathing in beautiful healing energy.
And as you breathe out breathe out tension.
On your last deep breath in imagine you are breathing in love.
And as you breathe out breathe out all tightness.
And then relax in your own breathing rhythm.
As you do this you find yourself relaxing more and more.
So take your time to focus and continue to breathe out stress,
Tension,
Tightness and breathe in healing,
Love and power.
And now visualize the beautiful golden white circle of protection light around you.
As you are in the middle of this circle the light is a soft golden white glow and as you focus on it it becomes brighter and stronger.
And now the light starts filling the circle and you.
See the light coming towards you and then going through you,
It's providing protection as well as cleansing.
So allow this light to help you feel good.
You have created a beautiful powerful safe environment,
This is your sacred space.
And now visualize another light,
If a color comes to your mind then use this color,
Otherwise select any color you are drawn to.
This light pours down from the universe into you through your crown chakra which is just above your head.
And now you are connected to higher souls,
Your higher self.
And now imagine roots coming out of every part of your body that is touching the ground you are lying on.
Back of your head,
Back of your arms,
Hands,
Your back,
Back of your legs,
Your heels.
The roots look similar to the roots of a tree and they are travelling into the ground.
As though they have their own intelligence they know exactly where they want to go.
They are heading directly to the center of mother earth.
As your roots travel down you feel a stronger connection to mother earth,
You feel empowered by her energy and your roots arrive to the center of mother earth and wrap themselves around a black tourmaline stone,
A beautiful crystal that helps you feel grounded.
The black tourmaline stone helps to cleanse your body,
Mind and spirit.
It takes away harmful energies and transmutes them to loving energy to feed the planet.
You are thankful to her for helping you and she is thankful to you for allowing her to help you.
You are grounded,
Present and safe and you will be throughout this whole meditation.
With each breath you take you feel yourself relaxing deeper and deeper.
And now imagine yourself walking along a golden sandy path,
Just observe what's around you and continue walking.
You now approach a gateway,
Look at the door in the gateway,
What's it made from,
What is the texture,
What colors do you see,
Do you see images,
Symbols,
Signs?
Now walk through the door and close it behind you,
Find yourself in a beautiful ancient forest,
Look around at the old trees and plants,
Look at their colors,
Take in the woody fragrance and the smell of fresh earth,
Notice the shapes,
Hear the rustling of the leaves as the breeze passes through,
Really feel you are there.
The forest begins to part in the middle and a path comes towards you,
On the path is one of your power animals,
This power animal is for guidance,
Support and protection.
Greet this animal friend and then together walk along the path into the forest.
As you walk you are connecting with your power animal and the forest,
Each step you take brings a deep awareness of the situation you are currently in,
Don't worry if you are not consciously aware of what that may be,
Just know that this is happening.
You arrive to an opening in the forest and at this opening a tiny old lady meets you,
She is very old,
She is bent double and you can't see her face as she is only able to look at the ground.
She reaches out and holds your hands and leads you into the opening,
Immediately you feel her beautiful caring energy,
You know you are safe.
In the opening is a beautiful community going about their business,
Some are running chores,
Others are cooking,
Some are preparing to go hunting,
Others are teaching children life skills and you can also see little toddlers playing together.
There is a beautiful warm fire in the middle of the forest,
The heart of the community.
You follow the old lady into her tent,
Your power animal waits respectfully outside.
The tent is beautifully decorated,
It's light and airy,
It smells woody and earthy.
It's full of dried herbs hanging from strings and sticks and you notice lots of leather healing pouches,
There are powders,
Crystals,
Stones,
Flowers,
Tree barks,
Leaves,
Many things.
She takes you to a warm rug next to a fire and asks you to sit down,
Next to the rug is a drum,
A feather,
Some sage and a rattle,
There is a little pot on the fire.
The old lady lights the dry sage and with the feather wand wafts smoke around you and herself.
She is cleansing you of stresses before she conducts the ritual and the drumming will start soon and that is when the old lady will start her ritual,
So feel yourself now completely opening up,
Ready to receive the transformation that is needed for you today.
The old lady is very wise and knows exactly what you need to help you to be on your soul path.
The old lady has now completed the ritual and how do you feel?
She pours out something warm from her pot and asks you to drink it and as you drink it you feel your eyes opening,
You can see what the old lady looks like,
Not just her physical appearance,
You can actually see the old lady's soul.
She wants you to see her soul,
She wants you to know she has been helping people for thousands of years.
She has done these rituals for so many people now,
Just like you,
To help them follow their true soul path.
You see her inner beauty,
Her power,
You see how humble she is and then you see her light,
Her soul light,
What colour do you see?
You feel her energy has expanded,
You feel your energy has also expanded,
You are aware a great transformation has occurred and now it is time to return.
The old lady helps you up and out of her tent,
Your power animal has been waiting for you outside the tent and you notice that your power animal sees your transformation and is very happy for you.
As the old lady takes you back to the path you notice the people of the community are looking at you now,
They are noticing you and they start to acknowledge you as you walk,
You feel grateful and at peace with yourself.
You arrive to the path now and the old lady says goodbye and you thank her for her miracle ritual.
You and your power animal walk back along the path,
As you walk you are integrating the transformation within you.
You now arrive to the door and it is time to say thank you to your animal friend.
Your animal friend now walks back into the forest and the forest closes and hides the path.
What does your door look like from the inside,
Does it look different,
Do you see different symbols and now open the door and walk through and close it behind you,
Find yourself back on the golden sandy path,
See the beautiful trees around you.
Following a few more steps you arrive back into your body,
Take some deep breaths in and out and become more physical,
Breathing into your body,
Each breath making you feel more alert,
More present.
And let the ritual integrate within your body,
Mind,
Spirit and soul and know that you have risen from the ashes as a new more balanced you.
