As you settle into this space,
Give yourself permission to arrive.
If it feels good to you,
Gently close your eyes and feel the earth supporting your body,
However you are most comfortable.
This is an invitation to be here now.
Bring attention to your breath and sense the air moving in and out of your body.
Your breath does not have to be a certain way.
However it is right now is good.
Bring to mind a flower.
Truly see this flower beyond its name or color or smell or touch.
Can you sense something deeper than simply petals and leaves?
Bring to mind a tree.
See the tree as it stands tall and still.
Can you feel beyond the tree,
The energy in life that it radiates from within its rough skin?
Bring to mind a mountain.
Can you sense the aliveness of the mountain?
Can you feel the life pulsing within its jagged peaks?
Bring an image of yourself into your own mind.
Can you peer beyond your name and your story and your body to sense something more?
Can you feel a current of energy from within?
You hold the flower as you stand under the tree and gaze at the mountain.
Where does the flower end and you begin?
Can you feel that energy that whispers gently?
You belong.
Feel this powerful connected energy and circle you like a warm embrace.
You are not alone.
You belong.
As it feels good to you,
Gently open your eyes and slowly come back into the room,
Carrying this sense of belonging with you throughout the day.
