If I could hire Philip Carr-Gomm to read me bedtime stories to lull me to sleep, I would. Philip Carr-Gomm’s has that kind of voice—a voice that has wisdom built-in and has an amazing ability to comfort. Listening to his voice makes me think about the merits of becoming a Druid—that’s how powerful his voice is for me (however, there is no religious persuasion in the meditations).
Based on the five elements, each meditation gently guides you to connect with Mother Nature’s relaxing energies with simple breath awareness and nature-based visualizations. I usually don’t like guided visualization exercises, the descriptions are often too new agey or too complicated, but Philip Carr-Gomm keeps it simple with basic descriptions so you can focus more on the breath and sensations in the body, with his most “complex” visualization occurring in the Fire meditation. My favourite meditation is the one that combines all the elements. It reminds me of yoga nidra because it starts with the breath and scanning of the body to send you to a deep, relaxed state—indeed, sometimes it’s too relaxing and I have to be careful not to fall asleep.
At around 20 minutes each in length, they are easy to fit in you day. And when it’s just too cold or you otherwise can’t get outside, these meditations will help you to connect with nature and find your centre. Once you are familiar with the exercises, leave the technology behind and go find a real oak tree to lie under. Now if only I could find a fluffy cloud to carry me away to a secluded mountain top.
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(Random photos from the “archives.” The Blue Jay picture was taken after the snow picture.
