A Brief Guided Meditation For Earth Day

(Try reading a bit, pausing to practice, and reading a bit more…)

Begin by taking your seat

Which is said to be like a mountain

Broad at the base

Rooted in the earth

Rising up into the heavens

360° view

Radiating your ancient heritage

Feel the ground rising up to support you

Allow your body to relax

Inhale awareness into the body

As you exhale

Let any tension grow heavy and melt into the earth

After a few tension-releasing breaths

Continuing to inhale awareness into the body

Continuing to release tension

Physical tension

Also how we hold our mind

Mental tension

Shock held in the viscera

Frozen in the blood

Let it melt and drain into the earth

This is an offering

The Earth is a buddha

Buddha Lochana

This is an offering of energy

Feeding the earth

In turn, fresh energy rises from the earth

Into your body

Pause and feel

Fresh, nourishing energy rising into your body

Dark and fertile

This is grounding

Becoming fully and deeply here and now

The past and future spin out of this moment

Everything is here

Held in gentle and spacious awareness

Not limited to this body

Everything is arising and falling away

Allow the freshness to permeate your being

Even your oh so tender heart

Remain as long as you like

Come back any time

The earth is the big body

She loves our sacred offerings

Finish with a bow.

As you move through your day

Touch into this open exchange of energy

Reconnect often

Say, “I remember.”