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Zoë Love Lunt's avatar

Beautiful. It’s much the same for me. When my life fell apart the first time the trees I had always had a close connection to began to guide me. Reading this just now is a beautiful reminder as I find myself in another major life transition. I’m so grateful you shared your experience.

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Gabriela Blandy's avatar

It is gorgeous to hear that this is much the same for you, Zoë. How awesome that the trees were there for you the first time your life fell apart. That must have felt very supportive. It sounds like the post came at an important time to give you the reminder. What difference do you think it would make if you allowed the trees to guide you this time around?

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Minaz Ansari's avatar

The ease with which you could read what's on your our mind and the sensations running through your body

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Gabriela Blandy's avatar

It's lovely to hear this. The 'ease' you talk about has come from years of training! At the beginning I would have no idea what was on my mind and I was totally cut off from my body. It's pleasing to hear that this skills I have worked hard to develop are enjoyable for you to hear about.

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Minaz Ansari's avatar

Loved this. Thanks for sharing it!

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Gabriela Blandy's avatar

I'm so delighted to hear that you loved this piece. I'm curious, was there anything in particular that resonated with you or that you enjoyed? Gabriela x

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Woodlands Breathing's avatar

In slowing down and pausing for a ‘sit spot’ with a tree friend, it’s a WoW moment when you realise that you are communicating with tree friends. In pausing and slowing our breath, intuition can bubble up and we can all know each other more authentically. Thank you, @GabrielaBlandy for sharing your experience with an amazing tree friend 🌳 on Cebu island.

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Gabriela Blandy's avatar

I love the way you talk about that WoW moment and the way you describe intuition 'bubbling up'. Gorgeous. What difference do you think it would make if more people in the world recognised that they could be friends with trees, do you think?

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Woodlands Breathing's avatar

That’s an interesting thought - more compassion, better connection, better health and I’m sure plenty else. What do you think?

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Gabriela Blandy's avatar

SO many potential benefits! You've listed some really great ones. In my Shamanic training we learnt a prayer to chant when we want to open a sacred space in nature and there is a line where we ask spirit to 'help us understand that we never left the garden' (aka the garden of Eden). This is what comes to me now. I think we'd realise the world is a heaven. How could it not be with more compassion, better connection and health!

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Madeleine Ann Eames's avatar

I resonated deeply with this piece. During covid I was drawn, morning and night, to the trees. In a different way. I didn’t know why. Over time, I realized I was being nourished, held, nurtured. I began to tell them my sorrows, my worries, my fears. They became my friends. They have given me so much and when I am formulating or processing something, they show me the EXACT representation in a tree form. Now I am pulled to be nearer the Grandmothers of the old growth forest and the Universe is conspiring to make that happen. Tree goddess.. I like that. ❤️

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Gabriela Blandy's avatar

What a gorgeous share, Madeleine. I’m so happy that you listened to the draw of the trees, despite not knowing why. It’s often the way with ‘more than the human world’ practices. The mind doesn’t understand, but eventually we discover - as you did, when you realised you were being nourished, held and nurtures. So wonderful! I also understand what you mean when you say they show you the exact representation in tree form. You are in deep communication! I’m exited to see that you are in real alignment, colaborating with the Universe and moving nearer to the Grandmothers. Yay for you. Gabriela x

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