Tree Meditation: Meditation for Developing

When you are ready, stand as unclothed as possible in the midday sun and consciously let yourself be shone upon by the sun for 5 minutes. Feel the strong power of the light and imagine how the cells of your body gratefully absorb the light. Then go into the shade under your chosen tree. Stand upright in front of the tree and move until your muscles are loosened from head to toe and you feel comfortable in your own body. Then sit comfortably on the tree roots or on the meadow in front of it. Breathe in and out calmly and focus entirely on the here and now.

Direct your attention to your feet and feel the contact of the soles with the earth. Imagine long roots growing into the ground and connecting you with Mother Earth. Feel the earth beneath your feet and the intense energy of growth around you. Breathe deeply into your belly and let your roots immerse in the hot magma of the earth. Draw up the red power of the earth and fill your body with it.

The power flows from the feet through the pelvis to the crown, where the energy flows out of you again and stretches in the form of thick branches up to the sun. The branches absorb the sunlight, which flows into your body, from the crown down to your soles and back into the earth through the roots.

You are now a tree, connected above and below. Stay in this feeling for a moment, being a large, strong tree. Consciously perceive how your branches have spread in all directions over the years. How much you have already achieved in your life so far and how your entire existence has unfolded a little further each year. But your branches are still expanding and want to grow.

Stretch them out properly, you have chosen the right moment to unfold without losing balance. In perfect balance, you can grow in the areas that matter to you and at exactly the pace that is good for you.

Let flowers grow from your branches, many green leaves and new twigs. Draw strength from the earth and the sun, take the space you need to grow. Let your crown become larger and unfold. Maybe you see images inside you where growth has been neglected or maybe you feel where energy supply is not yet succeeding well.

Then let the energy flow purposefully into this area by imagining a stream of light washing away all blockages. Enjoy being a large and strong living being, embedded in the web of nature. Enjoy your own beauty - you are part of the whole, you are connected with Mother Earth and Father Sun, in harmony with all.

When you are ready to return, end the tree meditation by placing your hands on the ground and returning the excess energy to the earth. Thank the tree and place a small gift on its roots. You remain connected with your tree in everyday life, whenever you feel it necessary, you can go to the tree and repeat this exercise. You can do the tree meditation at any time.