Fall 'Leaves' You Ready to Meditate

‘Tis the season—the air is cooling, leaves are changing, and boots and scarves are making their debut. The change of color in the trees from greens to golds catches our attention and cues us in to the trees desire for hibernation.

Just like the trees, we too need to honor seasons of life. Fall is the perfect time of year to cozy in and reflect so find a comfy spot and use this meditation to help YOU cue in and uncover any changes you could make, gifting yourself the confidence to let go and space to tune in. 

It’s time to let your colors shine and embrace the fall—let the meditation below be your guide!

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 Find a comfortable location, free of distractions and settle in to a supine position, maybe supported rest (see image), allow your eyes to close or find a soft focus and let your breath flow naturally.

 Start to visualize a perfect fall day—the leaves are changing bringing vibrant shades of reds, oranges, yellows and golds. The air is crisp and a light breeze rustles the leaves freeing some from the trees and letting them float and dance towards the ground.

Start to focus in on a particular tree, envision the large network of roots grounding from deep below, notice the dense and strong trunk supporting the expansive and open branches that hold the many unique and colorful leaves.

As you continue to picture the tree in your mind’s eye, start to draw your awareness to your own life and thoughts. Without judgement or expectation notice what comes to mind. Is there anything that you may be holding too tightly or that is weighing you down? Is there anything residual or ongoing that may be keeping you from showing your true colors?

 If anything comes up, see if you can imagine your breath like the breeze and with each exhale encouraging yourself to let go of that weight, if even just for the next few moments, allowing yourself to bask in the natural process of change and transition.

Stay tuned in to your thoughts and breath. Keeping in mind, that many trees lose their leaves as a way of protecting themselves from frost as the seasons change. This process of letting go is an opportunity to turn inward, encouraging growth and offering protection from the harshness of winter. See if this idea of letting go for your own good can bring you comfort or confidence.

Just like the leaves fall to protect themselves and prepare for the changing seasons, we too may need to let things ‘fall’ away to make room for self-reflection and hibernate to prepare for growth.

Take a few more moments here tuning in to your breath and your thoughts, letting the trees guide you as you embrace YOUR season of fall.

When you’re ready, take a deep clearly breath, release your practice, and let your colors shine!

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If you want to share your experience with this meditation or have any feedback, I'd love to hear from you! Please comment below or send me an email!

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Stability. Mobility. Flexibility.

Stability. Mobility. Flexibility. When thinking of my yoga practice these are the three words that come to mind.

In the physical body, stability comes first—strong muscles and stacked bones create a stable foundation that allows us to find balance. Once aligned, mobility in the joints encourages a freer range of motion, allowing safe movement on multiple planes. Then comes flexibility, because if we can’t stand up straight without falling over, who cares if we can touch our toes? Just kidding. But really—lengthened muscles aren’t beneficial unless we can support and manage them too!

When we can come from a place of openness and discernment, we can find contentment or stability within ourselves.

But on the mental/emotional spectrum, the order is reversed. 

The subtle body houses our spiritual and emotional nature, the things that make us ‘us’ but aren’t necessarily seen. On this interior plane, flexibility is paramount. We need to start with an open mind—willing to explore. When we approach things openly without judgment or expectation, then we can start to use discernment, honing our sensitivities or ‘mental mobility’—like turning our head to look in different directions—to begin to focus our path. Only then, when we come from a place of openness and discernment, can we find contentment or stability within ourselves.

My intention is to explore flexibility, mobility, and stability in body and mind. And the opportunity is certainly there for the taking as these elements are always in flux in my practice and my mindset so again and again, I return to yoga.