MAGIC FOREST MEDITATION

I traveled to Velebit Mountain to visit a friend who runs a retreat there. Something unexpected and mysterious happened during my visit...

Velebit Mountain is a magical place. Nikola Tesla was born there, as well as several other prominent Croatian people. The place has a special vibe. The mountains are truly majestic. The days are HOT, and the nights COLD! Mother nature is beautiful and totally wild, and there's no industry around for many miles (i.e. no pollution at all), all organic mom-n-pop farming...all in all, it's all good! There are several healing water sources and the place has a very soothing vibe.

Now to the experience: I decided to take a walk into the forest and find a place to meditate. I was advised (by 4 people) to be VERY careful because this place if famous for their poisonous leaping snakes (poskok) and was given a large stick to ward off potential jumping snakes;) I took it and hit the ground a few times in front of me as went through tall grass. I went on this little "adventure" with an intention to experience the forest fully and enjoy the meditation there.

One thing I pondered while I was walking into the forest was WHY there were 2 goats, a dog and 3 cats following me into another part of the forest on an earlier walk (they lived on the retreat - and followed me into the forest - and would not leave me alone!) OK, so I am walking through the forest, looking for a cave, which I was told was the best place to meditate. I followed the given directions but did not find the place. Bummer. So I walked back, and as I was backtracking, the forest looked enchanting, but my intuition was telling me to move a little faster and go in a certain direction. So I went faster and ended up on this open field, where I felt was a good vibe to sit down and meditate. I sat down and started appreciating the whole place with all my senses.

That was a very strange part: the wind started to blow harder through the forest behind me as I decided to focus on my hearing (as if it was sharing a secret message with me), a hungry mosquito started to drill into my arm vein as I decided to appreciate the sense of touch (through a shirt!), and a strange smell of burning wood appeared once I decided to focus on the sense of smell. It was very magical. Let me be clear: the things I was experiencing were not there before I decided to engage my senses fully! I didn't find this weird at that moment (only the next day, when I was recalling the experience). My 6th sense embraced it all and as I was feeling gratitude for the experience, I felt a sudden urge to return before the night fall. I felt safe but also felt a strange need to get the hell outta there!

I found my way back easily and did not encounter any jumping snakes. Next day I heard a story of Fairy of Velebit (a story of a battle of good and evil in the forest of Velebit, where an evil fairy tries to kidnap a child with a pure heart to gain power, and the good fairy rescues the child with a help of animals;) but that would add another weird dimension to my experience. Some weird things happened in the morning, but it all worked out for the good of all involved, so it was all good. I parted with Velebit mountain and my magical experience with deep gratitude, sense of calm and 3 mosquito bites;)

I also did an interview, featured on PassionFull.com.

Much magical love and unleashed passion