Relax and enjoy this Earth Day grounding meditation.
Relax in Shavasana,
Lying down on your back.
Legs relaxed,
Feet falling slightly out to the sides.
Arms just away from your body,
Palms uppermost.
Try to release any tensions you may be holding.
Adjust your position where necessary.
Release the tensions in your body and the thoughts in your mind.
Just let them go.
Bring your awareness to your breath,
Allowing it to slow down,
Noticing the inhalations and exhalations.
Use the exhalation to take your awareness to any sensations of tension and allow them to soften as you breathe out.
Become aware of the points of contact between you and the Earth.
You are grounding with the elemental earth through these points.
The back of your heels,
Legs and hips.
The back of the palms,
The shoulder blades,
The head.
As you soften and relax,
Imagine your whole body becoming heavier.
Experience heaviness in all parts of the body.
Each part is becoming heavier and heavier.
The limbs are heavy.
The torso is heavy.
The head is heavy.
The whole body is heavy.
Heavy and sinking down into the ground.
Focus on the sensations of softening,
Melting down.
Through the points of contact,
You have roots spreading out,
Growing down into the Earth.
Take your awareness to these points.
As you breathe out,
You can sense the roots growing down,
Connecting you with the Earth.
From the back of your head,
Shoulder blades,
The back of your hands,
The hips,
Back of the legs and feet.
The warm Earth energy gathers around your roots.
Now inhale and feel the energy drawing up from the Earth and into your body.
Scan your body back upwards as the energy draws up through the feet,
Back of the legs,
Back of the hips,
Back of the hands,
Shoulder blades and the back of your head.
Energy drawing up and spreading throughout the body.
As the energy draws upwards and mixes with your own,
Your connection with the Earth becomes stronger.
There is less separation between you and it,
Between you and nature.
You are connected with the same energy.
With the new radiant energy inside you,
Bring your awareness back to your breath.
Back into your body and the space you are in.
Start to bring some movement back to the fingers and toes,
Maybe gently stretching.
And when you are ready,
Bring yourself back up to seated and gently open your eyes.
The practice is complete.
