See Yuri’s website: https://www.oghamgrove.co.uk In Tea with a Druid join a worldwide community of like-minded people interested in nature-based spirituality for a weekly exploration of a spiritual topic and a meditation. Live every Monday at 8pm UK time. Learn more about the Druid community and training at https://www.druidry.org To find all the Tea with a Druid meditations on the ‘Yewtube’ Outdoor Woodland Cinema, go to: https://zodogo.com/yewtube/ The music used in the opening title is ‘Druid Circle’ by Charlie Roscoe. #spiritualmeditation #druidry #druids#pagan
Nature’s Quiet Embrace
I received a lovely email recently from some regular listeners to Tea With a Druid. The email was such a beautiful piece of writing about Nature and its ability to heal and give us strength in difficult times, that I asked if I could share it here. Thank you to the author for this wonderful reminder of the power and comfort of ‘nature’s quiet embrace’…
‘…the embrace of nature is to rediscover the essence of what it means to be alive: in the earth beneath our feet, the murmur of the river, the rustling of leaves, the swaying of trees, the bird songs, we don’t just find mere scenery but a mirror reflecting the unfiltered depths of our own soul. Nature’s unhurried pace teaches us to slow down and be present. The sensory grounding draws us into the moment, where we can connect not only with the world around us but also with the emotions, thoughts and memories that often go unnoticed or forgotten in the rush of daily life. In these moments of presence, we encounter ourselves in a purer form, stripped of pretense, expectation, and the roles we play. In nature’s quiet embrace, we are no longer pulled in countless directions; instead we are invited to turn inward, to listen, and to feel.
I think of nature as a companion to our solitude and a healer of our hearts. Its boundless spirit restores us when we falter and reminds us that life’s challenges, no matter how heavy, are but fleeting shadows in the light of the eternal. By listening to the music of the earth, we attune ourselves to the deeper rhythm of existence, a rhythm that dances between joy and sorrow, life and death.
… And, just as rivers flow past obstacles and trees stand resilient through storms, we learn that we too possess the strength to live through the dark times and the grace to bend without breaking.’
IMBOLC 2025
Festival Blessings! /|\
When Despair for the World Grows
Grief, Ripening, Connection, Poetry
Philip & poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer in conversation. See Rosemerry’s website: https://www.wordwoman.com/ In Tea with a Druid join a worldwide community of like-minded people interested in nature-based spirituality for a weekly exploration of a spiritual topic and a meditation. Live every Monday at 8pm UK time. Learn more about the Druid community and training at https://www.druidry.org To find all the Tea with a Druid meditations on the ‘Yewtube’ Outdoor Woodland Cinema, go to: https://zodogo.com/yewtube/ The music used in the opening title is ‘Druid Circle’ by Charlie Roscoe.
How to find peace & calm with Druid Meditation
TIME E X P A N S I O N!
See Steve’s website and book info here: https://www.stevenmtaylor.com/ In Tea with a Druid join a worldwide community of like-minded people interested in nature-based spirituality for a weekly exploration of a spiritual topic and a meditation. Live every Monday at 8pm UK time. Learn more about the Druid community and training at https://www.druidry.org To find all the Tea with a Druid meditations on the ‘Yewtube’ Outdoor Woodland Cinema, go to: https://zodogo.com/yewtube/ The music used in the opening title is ‘Druid Circle’ by Charlie Roscoe.
A Meditation to Finish 2024 & Welcome the New Year
This is the poem I read in the meditation. The poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer will be joining me in Tea with a Druid on 20th January.
Because
So I can’t save the world—
can’t save even myself,
can’t wrap my arms around
every frightened child, can’t
foster peace among nations,
can’t bring love to all who
feel unlovable.
So I practice opening my heart
right here in this room and being gentle
with my insufficiency. I practice
walking down the street heart first.
And if it is insufficient to share love,
I will practice loving anyway.
I want to converse about truth,
about trust. I want to invite compassion
into every interaction.
One willing heart can’t stop a war.
One willing heart can’t feed all the hungry.
And sometimes, daunted by a task too big,
I tell myself what’s the use of trying?
But today, the invitation is clear:
to be ridiculously courageous in love.
To open the heart like a lilac in May,
knowing freeze is possible
and opening anyway.
To take love seriously.
To give love wildly.
To race up to the world
as if I were a puppy,
adoring and unjaded,
stumbling on my own exuberance.
To feel the shock of indifference,
of anger, of cruelty, of fear,
and stay open. To love as if it matters,
as if the world depends on it.
Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer