Experience the Spiral of the Forest
The course of your own life, the spiral of a tree, the heartbeat of the forest - find the similarities between your own and a tree's life and immerse yourself on this poetic journey!
How does your life unfold?
How does a tree's life unfold?
Before you begin...
Choose your time wisely. A day with gentle weather, if possible. A time when you can move slowly, without urgency.
Bring:
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A piece of natural yarn or twine (cotton, jute, or hemp — biodegradable).
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About 10–20 meters (30–60 feet) is plenty.
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Comfortable clothing you can move easily in.
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Optionally, water and a small cloth to dust off feet if walking barefoot.
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Be barefoot if you feel safe.Let the ground know you through your soles.(If the terrain makes this unsafe, wearing soft, flexible shoes is perfectly welcome.)
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Silence your phone — except for playing the audio.Let the forest — not the screen — be your attention.
Start by picking a tree
Let the experience unfold
How It Will Unfold
You will first listen to a Prelude, inviting you to slow down and choose a beginning place in the forest.
Then, when you feel ready, you will move through
5 chapters at your own pace.
Each chapter will guide you deeper — through breath, movement, memory, and connection.
You will weave a thread through the forest as you walk — tying it gently from tree to tree —
a spiral of remembrance and return.
You will witness beauty, and you will witness pain.
You will be asked to walk with reverence, tenderness, and courage.
You will not walk alone.
A Request
Please treat the forest with the same respect you would offer to an elder, a grandparent, a beloved.
Take everything you bring back out with you — including the yarn, and every thread of your attention.
Leave only gratitude, breath, and the soft imprint of your care.
SPACE FOR OWN VIDEO OF HOW WE ARE DOING THE TREE SPIRAL MEDITATION
