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A Spiritually Enlightening Online Magazine. September's Theme: "Freedom" Grounding ourselves whenever we meditate is so important. It assists us to stay connected while we travel to other dimensions within our mind, or other worlds. When we meditate and are not grounded, we feel light-headed and have a hard time as our mind will often wander rather than opening to the meditation. Then when we are finished meditating it can be hard to walk or even finish a sentence! So please remember to ground yourself before beginning any meditation.
Let's begin.
Take three deep cleansing breaths, in ease and exhale all the dis-ease of your day. Now for our second breath, IN-spiration and releasing any tension in your body and one more… IN-spiration and exhale any residual negativity.
Visualize a star in a nearby galaxy; this is the Heaven Star. A beam of light is coming out of the Heaven Star, feel yourself begin to draw this energy down, through the galaxy, towards Earth. Down through our atmosphere and down down down towards your crown chakra (top of your head). This light moves very slowly into your head, past your eyes, your cheeks, your jaw and into your neck. Then vertebra by vertebra it moves down your spine towards the base of your spine (1st chakra).
As this energy touches the base of your spine you feel it change. Roots begin to develop and weave their way down your legs, past your knees, slowly pushing their way down your calves and into your ankles. You feel them filling your feet and gently reaching out of the soles of your feet and pushing their way into the ground beneath you.
Deep into the Earth they glide, down down down until the roots touch the Earth Star. Winding themselves around the Earth Star they meld with this Star and begin to feed. The energy of the Earth Star pulsates up the roots, up up up through the ground until you feel it entering your feet.
Your roots continue to draw this wonderful grounding energy up, feeding on it, feeling its weight as you begin to feel ever more connected to the Earth.
You are standing at the base of a mountain. The path spiralling upwards is dusty and covered in jagged rocks. As you begin to follow this path, look down and see your feet moving forward. One step at a time. Feel the weight of your everyday life on your shoulders. Imagine that weight is now a back pack. Take it off your back and set it on the side of the path. You can pick it back up later if you wish, but for now… let's leave it here. In this moment, you have no need for it.
As you continue walking up this path you notice grass growing between the rocks. The
rocks are less jagged here and as your feet touch this path you feel lighter. Stop for a moment and look around you. See the landscape and the colour of the sky. Take a deep breath. Feel it filling your lungs and then hold it for a brief moment and release it slowly. If there's any more weight you wish to release, imagine it as another back pack and set it on the side of the path.
The path is steeper now, but your step is lighter than before. You can feel a joy bubbling up inside of you. There is more grass on the path and the rocks are smooth. Stop for a moment and take off your shoes. Feel the grass between your toes. Take another deep breath. Feel your breath as it comes in your nostrils and fills your lungs. As you exhale, feel it leaving your nostrils. This moment is the only one that matters. Sit with this moment… continue focusing on your breath.
Breathing in, feel yourself breathing in.
Breathing out, feel yourself breathing out.
If you have any more weight on your shoulders, once again imagine it is a back pack and set it down on the side of the path. Release all the residual tension from your body and life. Just let it go. Breathe.
Breathing in, feel yourself breathing in.
Breathing out, feel yourself breathing out.
Continue walking along this path. Feel your feet connecting with the earth. Feel the lightness of your body. Look around you and feel the breeze on your face.
Off to the left is a precipice. Walk out to the edge and peeking through the trees, look at the vistas in the distance. Feel the freedom within this moment. Feel your breath.
Sit on the edge of this precipice and allow yourself to simply be.
namaste' Aleesha Stephenson is the Publisher, Editor, Graphic and Web Designer as well as a Regular Columnist for Timeless Spirit Magazine.
A Raw Foodist, Reiki Master Teacher, who lives her Buddhist, Shamanic, with many eclectic Pagan beliefs, she home-schools two of her three spiritually enlightened children as her eldest has graduated and moved on to the school of life. Friend (and mother) to them, she is also a life-partner to her husband David. Her life truly is filled with light. Author of the "Pathways Series," a series of workbooks created for 28 consecutive nights of spellwork for Magi's Magick Spells. Aleesha teaches classes in Tarot, Meditation and Reiki. She is also a Raw Food and Fasting Coach. For more information, please contact Aleesha via email or visit her personal web page.
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