After thinking about how we draw energy from others in unhealthy power struggles as I talked about in my last blog and to instead fill up on nature’s energy – This practice came to me today – how to fill up my energy when I’m not out in nature.

I imagine my body is a garden. I feel into the space within and look around. I imagine I can see the moon, what does it look like? I imagine a silver crescent and place it near my heart space and feel its cool shimmery peace radiating.

I am walking on lovely freshly cut grass – I feel the cool texture under my toes and smell its sweet aroma. I create flowers in colours and shapes I have never seen before and place them in the space of my abdomen, I let their powerful aroma fill my body. Are there stars shining? What if I pluck one from the sky that is in my head space and plant it in the garden? Magic!

Are there birds in my garden? Yes – blue wrens hopping around joyfully, catching small insects and I follow a purple butterfly as it dances from flower to flower.

I follow a silvery smooth stream as it winds its way through the space where my intestines were. I feel its coolness and tranquility and let its healing glowing light wash away any tension in my mind space and throughout my body space. What a beautiful place to bask in!

The sun is just starting to rise and I feel its warm glow throughout my garden body. I fill myself with this beauty and feel all the tension disappear. I am now full of power and positive energy and ready to start the day.

When I interact with others it is this energy I want to bring. To ensure I have a healthy interaction with other humans I imagine the spark of God, love, universal energy within them. I enjoy this glow of light and beauty and focus on this. Hurtful words and ideas blow past me as it is not their true nature. This is my ongoing practice. I

t won’t be easy as I am triggered often and find myself closing off from others and shutting down. I remind myself there is nothing to fear from other humans. They too have God’s spark even if it is so dim as in the smallest candle on the darkest night being buffeted by the strongest winds and driving rain. I trust it is there and allow this light to shine.

I will keep practising this to see if it changes the dynamics of my relationships and helps me be at peace. I know we are all connected and there are very real power struggles going on in this planet, but if I can create healthy energy exchanges in my small world of interactions will that have an effect on the planet at large? I am reminded that as above, so below, as within, so without. It can’t hurt.