Take a moment to get comfortable.
You don't need to sit perfectly or do this in any particular way.
Let your body find a position that feels supportive.
One where you can soften rather than hold yourself up.
And when you're ready,
Allow your eyes to close or keep them gently lowered.
There's nowhere you need to go,
Nothing you need to achieve,
Just this moment.
Begin by noticing your breath.
Not changing it,
Not deepening it,
Simply noticing that it is already happening.
The quiet rhythm of breathing in and breathing out.
Let the breath remind you that your body knows how to be here.
Now bring your awareness to where your body meets what's supporting you.
The chair beneath you,
The floor beneath your feet,
The weight of your body being held.
You don't have to carry yourself right now.
You're allowed to rest into this support.
Let your shoulders drop slightly.
Let your jaw soften.
Let your hands relax.
Nothing needs to be held tightly.
In your own time,
Begin to imagine a natural place that feels calm and familiar to you.
It may be a forest,
A path,
A clearing,
Somewhere you've been before or somewhere that simply feels right.
There's no need to see it clearly.
Just allow a sense of it to form.
Imagine yourself there now.
You're not rushing.
You're not searching for anything.
You're simply walking,
Slowly,
Easily,
Noticing the ground beneath your feet.
The quality of the light.
The air around you.
The quiet presence of whatever surrounds you.
This place asks nothing of you.
As you walk,
Allow yourself to notice what naturally draws your attention.
Perhaps a tree.
A place where the path curves.
There's no meaning you need to make of it.
No message you need to decode.
Just noticing.
This is a place of listening,
Not solving.
If thoughts arise,
That's okay.
Let them move through like wind through branches.
You don't need to follow them.
If emotions surface,
Allow them to be present,
Without analysing or pushing them away.
Everything is welcome here.
Notice how it feels to be in a place where nothing is required.
Where you don't need to decide anything.
Where you don't need to improve yourself.
Where you don't need to know what comes next.
Let that feeling settle into your body.
This is what it feels like to come home to yourself.
Spend a few quiet moments here.
Listening,
Noticing,
Being.
Trust that whatever needs your attention will make itself known in time,
Without force.
When you're ready,
Begin to bring your awareness back to your breath.
Feeling it move in the body once more.
Notice the room you're in.
The sounds around you.
The support beneath you.
Know that this inner forest is always accessible.
Not something you visit once,
But something you carry with you.
Take one last gentle breath.
And when it feels right,
Slowly open your eyes.
Returning with you the calm,
The steadiness,
The sense of having arrived somewhere true.
You are already where you need to be.
