Episode 91

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25th Mar 2024

Episode 91: Imagery | Planting a Seed

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Meditation Script:

Find a comfortable place to be in your body, seated or lying down. As you settle in

feeling the support beneath your body, find a few deep breaths in and out

through your nose. Notice any resistance as you breathe in or is it easy to

breathe fully in? Notice any resistance as you breathe out or is it easy to

breathe fully out? Feel your belly fill up with air as you inhale, feel your

belly pully gently in as you exhale. Notice your heartbeat. Bring gentle

awareness to your mental and emotional space. How do you feel in this moment? What

thoughts arrive? Notice. Breathe.

Engaging your imagination, bring to mind the image of a seed, perhaps you have in

mind a specific type of seed, flower, other decorative plant, herb, vegetable, or

fruit, or perhaps you create in your mind a fantastical seed of your

imagination’s making. Imagine holding this seed in your hand as you sit outside

on a bright and warm spring day. The air smells of fresh earth. A pot for

plants is propped up on the ground in front of you. From a bag, you scoop soil

up into your hands, then let it fall from your hands into the pot. What size is

your pot? What color? What design? Again, you scoop up another handful of soil,

hold it over your imagined pot, and let the soil fall from your hands, repeating

this action until the planter is nearly full of soil. You pick up a seed, bury

it just below the soil’s surface. After planting the seed, you retrieve a

nearby watering can, tilt the spout over the pot and begin to water the soil.

You watch as water trickles onto and sinks deep into the dirt. Setting the watering

can aside, you look up at the bright blue, sunlit sky, feeling the rays of warm

sunshine on your skin. You breathe in the fresh and crisp spring air.

Letting go of this image, bring your attention back to the support beneath your body, the

air on your skin. Notice sounds. Enjoy a deep breath in, deep breath out. Gently

blinking open your eyes, mindfully observe the space around you. Move through

your day or into rest, feeling protected and nourished in your growth. Thank

you for meditating with me. Peace.

Written + Performed by: Jessica Haessly

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Jess Haessly

Jess is a Yoga + Meditation + Mindset Coach and Founder of Yoga Story in Appleton, Wisconsin. With 7+ years of teaching experience, a focus on mindfulness-based meditation, and a deep interest in the neuroscience and research behind yoga + meditation practices, Jess uses her knowledge, intuition, and soothing voice to empower individuals to find peace within even just for a moment.