There is a way that nature speaks, that land speaks. Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, quiet enough, to pay attention to the story.” ― LINDA HOGAN
Hello friends and welcome to the third, and final episode of Alchemy in Between, an audio series on deepening our connection with our everyday lives. Through questions for contemplation, poetry and practices we’ve been exploring new ways of seeing, noticing and knowing in order to harvest more beauty and meaning from our everyday lives.
This episode we explore place as portal - connecting with the land where we are through the land of our bodies and vice versa, inviting in integration and healing along the way.
If you’re looking for some background to the series and this episode in particular, you can also read the last free Appetite for Living letters on laying down our questions and making space for other voices, letting go and letting ourselves be dreamed up by life and regenerating our attention and why without presence we can never be free.
You can go straight to the sit spot practice above or read on for an introduction followed by poems, practices and questions for contemplation.
May we turn inwards and stumble upon our true roots in the intertwining biology of this exquisite planet. May nourishment and power pulse through these roots, and fierce determination to continue the billion-year dance. - JOHN SEED
Through our breath and our heartbeat, our bodies are the gateway to the present moment. By being fully present in our bodies, we can be fully present in our lives. We are able to trust our instincts and listen for what is really calling for our attention.
Just as our bodies are home to our histories, feelings, longings and stories so too is the body of the earth home to all of those things and more. Like the Earth, we are a conduit for all that came before and all there is. By aligning ourselves with the pulse of the Earth, we open ourselves up to support, healing and guidance. Only when the land in me sees the land in you sees the land in me, the wounds of separation can be healed and right relationship restored.
Below are a few of my go to’s for opening up connection and healing through the portals of our bodies and the body of the earth where we are.
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