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have. It's called Stillness in the Storms Podcast.
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And it's a podcast that helps you to get a little inner peace when you need it most and you
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probably have it least.
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And it's just... Seeing life from a different perspective. And I'm also choosing not to have any
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over to StevenWebb.uk. You are awesome. Settle in and enjoy the meditation. I won't disturb you
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after the meditation.
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Welcome to Resilience of a Tree Meditation. And
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we'll start by just becoming comfortable.
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Relax the body. It doesn't matter how you're sat. Just keep your back up straight and imagine there's a
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invisible cord above your head just holding you upright.
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And just breathe in for your nose and out for your nose.
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And as you become aware of your body becoming calmer,
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allowing your muscles to relax,
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starting from the top of your head.
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Going down through your face
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your eyes and your chin,
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your shoulders and your arms.
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Just allowing your muscles to relax.
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Carrying on down through the body and your back
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and your torso and your bum and your legs.
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And eventually allowing your lower legs and your feet and your toes to relax.
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It's a nice sunny amazing day. Not too hot, just perfect.
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It's got a few clouds in the sky.
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And the rest of the sky is lovely sky blue.
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And there's this field slightly on a slope.
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And right in the middle of this lovely green field, there's this big oak tree.
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And this oak tree is several hundred years old.
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It's standing tall.
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It's got a lovely old trunk with many markings and many little twists and turns in the notches on the
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bark.
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And it branches out into the most amazing branches with these green leaves.
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And then as you're looking at the tree, you imagine yourself becoming the tree.
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You're standing tall in the middle of this field.
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You can feel the gentle breeze of the wind.
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You can feel your roots going deep into the ground.
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And you can feel the slight movement of a whole of the top of the tree. But
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you're not worried about the movement. You can feel the slight creaking.
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And that's okay because you're firmly planted.
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You don't have anything to worry about.
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You're this amazing tree that's been here for many, many years.
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And on each breath, you're becoming more part of the field, becoming more part of the surroundings.
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And on part of your leaves, you can feel the slight shadow of the cloud as it moves over.
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And you can feel the difference between the end of your branches and the leaves. Little moving and fluttering in
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the wind. And your trunk of the standing tall and still.
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With each breath you become more resilient.
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With each moment you become more planted in this moment.
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There's a wonderful calmness every time you breathe out.
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You breathe in resilience and you breathe out calmness.
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You breathe in strength and you breathe out confidence.
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In a moment we're going to open our eyes and as we come back we're going to bring this resilience
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of the tree and the calmness of just being present and rooted in each and every moment.
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No matter what wind and rain hits us, no matter what weather or turbulence comes our way,
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we're just here and we're ready and we're rooted into the ground, into this wonderful earth that's part of us.
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So five, four,
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gently open your eyes.
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Three. Just shake out your arms.
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Two. One. Look around the room and welcome back. Just
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remember, ah, I can be a tree. Hope
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you enjoyed this meditation. Thank you.
