Have you ever dug your fingers deep into wet soil and felt its texture on your skin? Try it if you haven’t. And if you have, you will know what it feels like. This soil is the essence of yourself, your body; it is what you are made of and what you will become. When you work with your hands in the soil, you are connecting with your innermost self. Your life energy is flowing from your fingertips into the soil and you are taking from the soil the energy of the universe. It has a way of recharging you, restoring a sense of equilibrium and making you happy.

Work in the fields all day long, and see how you feel. Give in to the moment, without thinking about the past or the future. Think not about the fruits of your labor, nor the pain of working in the sun, or the wind, or the cold. Simply give in, entirely, to the moment of being here and now, in the present, with your hands feeling the grains of this soil, working tirelessly, systematically, planting, weeding, gardening, digging, mixing…just stay in the moment, as if your life depended on it.

 Feel the wind, breathe in the smell of the earth, feel the sun, feel the heat, the cold in its entirety, let yourself experience without trying to block out any of it. You will become a part of nature. As you were meant to be. Not the master of nature, as we humans so foolishly believe, but a small, but essential, part of it. Blending in with the air, the sunshine, the soil and the water. All of the elements that make us, are in us, we are a part of them. Respect the union. Close your eyes and feel the oneness. There is no name, no identity to this being. It is part of the whole. The energy of the universe is flowing through your body. And you do not resist it. You become a medium. You heal. Body and soul.