Happy Monday

Happy Monday

susanne van hulst

Let's try a grounding meditation  -

Sit as comfortable and as upright as possible.

Rest your hands open and uncross your legs

Drop your shoulders and slightly tuck in your chin

Breath through your nose

Smile... yes... put a smile on your face

Keep your eye focused on something just above you or half close them... or... if you like close them all the way... whichever feels the most comfortable for you.

Now take slow, deep breaths and tell yourself to relax with each breath.

Pay attention to your breaths as you tell each part of your body to relax from your head down to your feet.

When you are relaxed repeat to yourself "I am grounded, life is good"

Say it to yourself with each breath

Feel your feet blend with the floor , feel your feet go below the floor to the ground beneath.

Feel yourself standing  with your feet in the soil of Mother Nature

see it, Feel it, touch it with your imagination

Now imagine that you are becoming a tree with massive branches, full of leaves, and roots , part of your feet, penetrating deeply into the soil.

Each time you breathe out, your roots grow deeper.

Take a deep breath and exhale. As you breathe and your roots grow deeper, feel your posture become straighter, more solid and firm. You are firmly rooted and, while you can bend, but you cannot be uprooted. Now feel your body begin to receive nourishment from the earth. As you continue to breathe, feel nourishment flow to every part of your body. Feel nourishment from the air and the sun enter your body through your branches and leaves.

You are a tree, grounded to the earth, grounded to Mother Nature… you are living, growing and healthy. When you are finished, tell yourself that you will be more grounded and that life will nourish you and help you to grow and prosper. Then rest a moment and relax in the space of your meditation. When you are ready, get up and return to your day. Every now and then, throughout the day,  stop, take three deep breaths and say "I am grounded, life is good."

written by asd (with some assistance from john a. bright-fey... thank you)

photograph by susanne van hulst