Physical Setting & Preparation
Find a place where you can witness the vitality of mid-spring - perhaps near flowering plants, beneath budding trees, or beside flowing water that has been renewed by spring rains. If indoors, arrange fresh flowers or sprouting plants around you, and position yourself near natural light. Sit with your spine straight but relaxed, either on the ground or in a chair. Place your left hand over your heart and your right hand on your belly. Take three slow, deep breaths, imagining that you are drawing the vibrant energy of spring into your body with each inhale, and releasing any stagnant energy with each exhale.
Opening Invocation | Fosgladh
"A Mhàthair na Talmhainn, air an naoidheamh latha den Ghiblean, tha mi a' tighinn thugad. Fosgail mo chridhe do bheatha an earraich."
"Mother of the Earth, on this ninth day of April, I come to you. Open my heart to the life of spring."
"Mar a tha an talamh ag ùrachadh, ùraich mise cuideachd. Mar a tha na craobhan a' briseadh …
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