In your favorite meditation position,
We always begin with three long,
Slow,
Deep breaths in together.
And with each breath,
You're doing a lot of work.
You're breathing into every cell of your body,
The crown of your head,
The tips of your fingers,
The tips of your toes,
Activating and nourishing and sending gratitude to every cell.
With each exhale,
You're relaxing into the present moment.
You're letting go of everything that doesn't serve.
You're bringing yourself fully into the present,
Letting go of everything from the past,
Every thought of the future,
Bringing yourself into this moment.
First breath in.
Release.
Next breath in.
Release.
Magical third breath in.
Release.
Settle into a comfortable but conscious rate of breathing as we go on a beautiful,
Miraculous,
Joyful and powerful journey today of rebirth,
Of letting ourselves be in the beginning place of darkness,
Of nothingness,
The void.
Now begin by imagining that you are outside of your body,
Looking down at this physical being that is who you are in this lifetime,
In this human existence.
This is your vessel.
This is the beautiful,
Miraculous,
Clever,
Intuitive,
All-knowing vessel that is your suit that allows your soul to experience this brilliant,
Wonderful,
Amazing life as a human being.
Take just a moment to look down on this body,
To appreciate it,
To send the love,
The admiration,
Gratitude,
Appreciation,
Awe.
Now imagine that you are entering into this body through the crown of your head,
That you are pure light,
That you are entering in and sinking down into the very heart of this beautiful being to the center.
All around you is darkness as you are inhabiting and being in the very center of this beautiful body,
Beautiful,
Sacred heart.
You can rest here,
You can be here,
You are without body,
You are without form,
You are without thought,
You are in the place of infinite possibility.
From this place you can become anything that you choose to be,
You can manifest into any life form,
As the complete beginning.
In this magical journey today,
We are going to share the life of a tree.
Imagine that the spark of light that you are in this void,
In this darkness,
In the heart of this being is like a tiny acorn,
Or a tiny seed of any kind,
And let your imagination choose the type of tree that you become,
It can be a mighty oak,
It can be a brilliant evergreen tree that grows in the midst of the mountains and retains its brilliant green at all times,
It can be a willow tree,
Or a tropical tree,
Or a maple tree full of the sweetness of maple syrup,
So many trees to choose from.
From this place,
Infinite possibility,
You can become any tree you choose.
When you've chosen the seed,
When you've chosen the beginning of the tree you wish to become,
Imagine that you are just wiggling free of the shell,
And that you're feeling the brilliant warmth of the soil all around you,
And the amazing darkness and warmth,
So much possibility,
So much nourishment,
Understanding you get to be anything you choose from this point,
And as you break free from your shell,
Imagine that you are extending down into this warm earth,
Little shoots of roots,
Like arms and legs and fingers and toes and feet,
All extending,
Feeling the warmth of this brilliant,
Nourishing,
Moist,
Dark soil surrounding you,
Grounding you into this beautiful starting place,
And feel the nourishment of Mother Earth soaking into every cell that you possess at this moment as just a root system,
Just little tentacles of roots extending into the soil,
And as you're feeling so strong and so full of possibility,
Envision that you are bursting free through the soil into the light,
Shooting straight up towards the heavens,
Towards the sun,
Growing,
Becoming broader,
Becoming taller,
That as you are in this state of becoming,
You continue to grow into the earth,
And you continue to grow towards the sky,
And you are becoming this brilliant creature,
This eternal and all-knowing being that is a tree.
Your branches are lifting towards the sky and towards the stars,
Towards the sun,
Your roots are reaching down and down and down,
And you can feel your torso,
The trunk of you,
Growing stronger and thicker and more resilient,
And you are filled with an understanding that you are one with the earth,
You are one with the heavens,
You are one with the elements,
You are infused with the infinite wisdom that has always been here and always will be here,
And you are embarking on a lifetime of growth,
Absorbing the brilliant nutrients from the sun,
Absorbing all of the love and nourishment from the earth and the water,
Feeling the eternalness,
The brilliance,
And the always tranquil confidence and strength of a tree.
Be in this knowing,
Be in this feeling of understanding that no matter what happens,
You are eternal,
And if this tree that you are in this existence should ever be destroyed by man,
By lightning,
By just the evolution of making room for other trees in this brilliant forest that you're in,
That nothing can take away this life that you are,
That each cell that makes up this tree that you are will return to the earth to be nourishment for new life.
You are part of the eternal cycle of birth and death and rebirth.
Embrace this tranquility,
Embrace this wonder,
Embrace this solid sense,
This confidence of who you are.
Let this feeling be a part of what makes up the human being that you are.
Understand that you can return to this feeling of being a tree in any moment.
You can take 30 seconds to close your eyes and remember this feeling.
Remember this solid feeling of strength and wonder,
This miraculous being that you are in any moment.
And allow yourself to take just a snapshot of what you have become.
Maybe you're a tree of life,
Maybe you're an oak tree,
A maple,
A weeping willow,
A brilliant cacao tree growing in the jungle.
Whatever vision you've created in your mind,
Bring this picture with you as you come back into your human body,
Back into the miraculous being that you are,
Bringing with you the wisdom and the eternalness of a tree.
We take our three long,
Slow,
Deep breaths in together.
Let this magic become a part of who you are.
Let this feeling make you stand stronger.
Let the strength be infused in your spine,
In your posture,
In the way that you see and feel and experience your body as you move into the next steps of your life.
First breath in,
Release.
Next breath in,
Release.
Magical third breath in,
Release.
As you bring yourself back into the present,
Set your intention that this is the being that you will bring forth into this day,
Into this Newman cycle,
To the next phases of your life.
Together,
We say yes and thank you.
And so it is.
And namaste.
