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Meditation on Birds: Lessons in Lightness, Joy and Presence
In this meditation, I guide you through a deeply Franciscan reflection on the lessons we can learn from birds.
Drawing on the ancient idea that each creature belongs naturally to a particular element, this practice explores the relationship between birds and the element of air, and what their freedom, movement and lightness can teach us about our own lives.
We begin by grounding ourselves in the body and the breath, becoming aware of the weight and physicality of our human form. From here, the meditation opens into a gentle visualisation of a bird in flight.
As you contemplate the bird moving…
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