Tree Of Life & Grounding

You can relax in any way that you personally find comfortable,

And as you listen,

Absorb the words with your imagination the best you can,

Visualising the scenes depicted in this meditation as images in your mind.

This personal picture story is unique,

Connecting with your individuality and your personality.

Place any words you hear into your life to fully appreciate the benefits of this audio.

Now,

Taking a nice,

Slow and deep breath of acceptance for the new perspectives you will see,

Accept your readiness by exhaling even slower as your journey to mastering your life will begin.

Laying still,

Quiet and contemplative,

Close your eyes to help with the visualisation aspect of this meditation.

Behind your eyelids,

In your minds eye,

Your imagination,

Feel the sense of your back laying flat on a soft surface,

Smell the sweet scent of flowers all around and a warm breeze caressing your skin.

Imagine now,

Opening your eyes to see that you are laid beneath a large,

Tall and strong tree.

At the base of the tree you lay,

Where the roots dig deep into the earth below,

Grounding and nourishing it from the dirt upwards.

You lay upon the softest of the greenest grass you have ever seen,

With naturally grown flowers dotted around the tree.

Looking up,

You can see the sun peering through the branches and leaves of this great wonder,

Casting light and shadows on your face.

Leaves blow around you from the winds of winter past,

Brown,

Delicate,

Rustling in the gentle summer breeze.

You can see the lines of the bark in the trunk that reaches high up into the sky,

Brown in colour and deeply ridged.

The occasional flower sprouts out from inside some of the ridges,

Some green,

Some yellow.

The branches reach out like arms,

Welcoming you to this peaceful place.

The leaves that gently wave in the gentle breeze,

Send down a relaxing grassy scent,

And are the greenest of greens to be seen.

The light from the sun allows you to see the intricate patterns on the leaves.

As you observe the relaxing warmth from the sun,

The pleasant white noise of nature and the stillness of this peaceful place,

You notice a leaf twirling downwards from one of the branches.

It slowly floats down in a circular motion towards you,

Almost in slow motion.

The air between you and the leaf gets shorter,

As it hovers down closer to you.

You observe it gently fall onto your chest,

With the softest of sounds.

Seeing it up close,

You notice that it seems to be in the shape of an envelope.

You pause,

Then move your hand to pluck it off your chest.

Touching the leaf,

You feel its soft texture,

Being cool and light to the touch.

With your other hand,

You begin to unfold and open it up.

As you lift each folded side,

You see that there is something inside,

White,

With some sort of handwriting.

Lifting a piece of paper out of the green leaf envelope,

You notice it has the words,

Be present,

Inscribed in calligraphy.

A moment of curiosity quickly passes,

As you look away from the hand written letter,

Taking notice of the area that you lay in.

You become aware of how quiet it is here,

Hearing the occasional chirps of far away birds.

On this summers day,

You realise how relaxed you are,

Heavily resting on a soft pile of leaves and grass.

Now observing a rich blue sky where no clouds reside,

You think to yourself,

How did i miss this before?

You are now being present.

The note sent down to you from the tree has made you realise that you can in fact appreciate the present.

Now noticing the important little things that bring such peace.

Laying still,

You observe some more,

Relaxing contentedly,

Feeling the sensation of rest in enjoying what you experience.

As you look on,

Above the sun through the branches and the deeply blue sky,

You notice another leaf,

Spiralling slowly and gently down.

Again,

Its trajectory seems to be towards you.

Watching it slowly circle,

Descending softly,

It reaches your chest,

Like the last leaf.

Once more,

As you inspect the post that you have received,

It resembles the previous envelope.

Picking it up and opening the flaps,

You reveal another neatly written message.

In the familiar style of calligraphy,

You see the words,

Self love.

Stopping to think what this means to you personally,

You feel it within.

Are there areas of your life where you could be more kind to yourself?

Are there things that you want or desire that are seemingly hard to reach?

Self love does not only mean steering yourself away from potential detriment,

But also to head into something that may perhaps be tough,

But has a positive outcome if you could do it.

Taking those first baby steps in order to journey towards something specific in your life can be difficult,

But making it through can bring rewards aplenty.

With self love,

Also comes tough love,

Doing the things that build your character in venturing outside your comfort zone.

The real comfort comes in knowing that you at least tried.

Pondering over this personal attribute,

The hand written message and the leaf blow away.

This is possibly another message in itself.

Perhaps nature is asking if you are hungry enough to go after those desires that you hold in your heart.

The warm breeze that blows gently now settles down.

Everything is quiet,

Calm and relaxed once again.

Looking back up at the slowly waving branches of the tree high above,

Your attention is taken to yet another leaf,

Again slowly spiralling down towards your chest.

This time you do not have to guess where it will land.

The expectation is real,

It gently flops onto your chest.

Ever more curious,

You take the leaf envelope,

Opening it slowly with anticipation.

The message here reads,

Positivity.

Softly placing the message down,

You see perhaps where you can implement a more positive attitude.

Mainly at times when things are tough,

And it can also be implemented when you are worn down.

Through the belief of positivity,

Gives strength and optimism.

Very much like knowing that there would be another message coming to you from the tree above.

You were optimistic,

With a knowing that there would be more.

The curiosity of positivity can provide motivation and also help with self esteem.

As you progress in your journey of being positive,

And practising it also brings confidence.

As you look away from the message,

Before you know it,

Another leaf falls past your eyes and onto your chest.

Slowly and gently opening the leafy envelope,

The message simply reads,

Believe in yourself.

Feeling a sense of strength build up inside your mind and body,

A focus of the connection from the other message now fills you with a sense of belief of what you need to do,

Perhaps changing the way that you do things.

Believing in yourself is a powerful skill to have,

With practice,

Like anything,

Your belief will only grow.

Away with self doubt now,

Banish any anxieties that held you back,

And forward with the things that you want to do,

With confidence.

Looking back up into the sky,

Your mind wanders through any positive transformations that you could make.

The sun shining through the branches warms your face further,

Relaxing every muscle.

Observing the tree in its natural place,

You see it in a different light now,

A more noticeable perspective.

You see that the tree is strong,

You knew that before you received any messages.

You observe the roots that can be seen around the base of the trunk,

You knew it was grounded.

Its wide noise sound of the many leaves on its branches shows a quietness from unknown storms that it has weathered.

The past storms that it has seen in its lifetime may have stripped it of its leaves and broken its branches in the past,

But now it stands,

Tall,

Proud and beautiful in every way.

Every winter it sheds the years troubles,

And when the summer arrives,

It blossoms back stronger than ever.

Perhaps you could apply this idea to yourself.

Have the confidence to take those baby steps in changing how you think about yourself in a more positive way.

As you thoughtfully and mindfully lay underneath this life giving tree,

You rest more heavily,

More relaxed.

It is now your time to think things over,

Take a few moments,

Or perhaps a while for yourself.

As you lay here,

Feeling at one with the nature that you see,

You can awaken or simply fall asleep.

The choice is completely yours.

Whichever you choose,

You will come away from here with self love,

Positivity and the skill of being present as you believe in yourself.