Allow your eyes to comfortably close Come down into your body's weight and volume And the movements your body makes as you breathe Allow your breath to slow and lengthen Take your attention down To where your body is making contact with the surface directly beneath it As you breathe out,
Allow it to take more of your weight Notice the support is steady Notice the steadiness is there for you now As you do so,
Notice the ground meeting your body's weight through the steadiness In your own time,
Connect down to the ground below you As you do so,
Breathe the grounding energy of the earth up into your body And allow yourself to imagine you are a tree With strong roots anchored deep and wide in the ground beneath you Allow your upper body to be the trunk of your tree Sturdy,
Tall,
Take your time Notice the bark on your tree Notice how your tree has formed itself over time The way life has shaped your tree holds its own special individual beauty A magnificent tree that has survived and healed from many a harsh winter,
Drought,
Pestilence,
And storm Imagine and sense your branches way above you Reaching upwards towards sky and outwards to the light Notice your glorious canopy of leaves In your own time,
Imagine and sense your roots connecting to the rich underground network of fungi That sustains you and all the trees around you Everything coexisting in symbiosis Supporting,
Protecting,
Thriving Each tiny microscopic element playing its part An extraordinary living network There in the good earth beneath you Sense the power,
Strength,
And beauty of your tree Your roots going deep and spreading wide Your canopy of leaves dancing in the breeze Enjoy being your tree Let it nourish you and give you exactly what you need right now When you are ready,
Gently bring your attention back to the ebb and flow of your breath And the movements your body makes as you breathe Notice the air touching the surface of your face and body Become aware of the sensation as air enters and leaves your nostrils Notice the weight of your body making contact with the surface directly beneath you Notice the steadiness Breathe with the steadiness Notice the energy of your tree still there within you To take with you over the coming hours,
Days,
And weeks Notice your breathing in from the space around you and out into it Notice you're here in this moment and in your own way Your own time You can draw this meditation to a close
