Sam and the Giant Tree: An Introduction to Meditation for Teens and Young Adults

By Samantha Freeman

Sam is a very special girl with strong psychic abilities which she has learned to ignore in order to fit in. One day, while searching for clarity of mind, she rides her bike into a forest, where she encounters a mystical tree, Taru, with whom she can communicate, and she starts a very rewarding friendship. Over a period of several weeks, Taru leads Sam into one meditation technique at a time, to help her reclaim her voice and find her path in life. This beautiful picture book includes nature photography and website access to meditations that can lead you into a very personal journey of self-discovery.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Apr 12, 2016
• ISBN: 9781504346771

Samantha Freeman

Samantha Freeman enjoys her time as a photographer, world traveler, meditation teacher and intuitive counselor. Her unique perspective stems from her background in science, as well as, her broad knowledge in cultural diversity and spirituality. She introduces meditation as a wonderful tool to help young people figure out who they are and how to cope with the stresses of today’s world.

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Copyright © 2016 Samantha Freeman.

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ISBN: 978-1-5043-4676-4 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5043-4677-1 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2016903113

Balboa Press rev. date: 4/11/2016

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Contents

Once, there was a girl named Sam…

Taru gives Sam a few Guidelines

Taru teaches Sam How to Find the Place Where her Soul Resides

Sam gets a Grounding Cord

Sam Grounds her Aura

Taru teaches Sam about the Chakras

Sam learns to clean up her Spiritual Space by Running Energy

Sam gets a Protection Rose

Sam has a few more questions about Protection Roses

Taru Teaches Sam About the layers of the Aura

Taru Explains Sam about Growth Periods

Sam works on her Havingness

Sam learns How to Manifest her Dreams

Sam Shares her Secret with her Family

Glossary

Acknowledgements

Dedicated to the young souls who are trying to find their path in life. May Sam’s story help them find their inner voices and start a journey of self-discovery.

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Once, there was a girl named Sam…

who had been eagerly expected by her parents, but when she came to this world, her family realized she was a very special child.

Sam was not only beautiful, she was incredibly enigmatic. She had unusually penetrating eyes. When she looked at you, you felt like you were being x-rayed. The truth was she could see deeper than any other but in a different way. Sam had the ability to look into people’s souls, beyond any facades they were using to hide who they were. Sam knew their intentions, their hopes and dreams but most importantly, when they could be trusted.

Sometimes, this ability she had to look into people’s souls would get her into a lot of trouble. She would just blurt out to her parents that she did not trust one of their friends, or that the neighbor was not being truthful to his wife. She could tell when somebody was going to die which actually scared her, because it would happen almost to the day she predicted. At first she told her mom, but she learned very quickly that this information was not well received.

More and more, Sam realized people were not ready to hear what she had to say and unfortunately, as the years went by, she started living outside her body, ignoring what she saw, agreeing with people’s views out of respect. Sam did not realize she was forgetting who she was.

By the time she was 15 years old, the little opinionated girl she used to be was gone. No matter what people said, she smiled and complied, no matter how she felt about the circumstances.

The sad truth was that because Sam was not running her own energy and her own truth to live her life, she felt terrible about herself. She was very confused. She always had to ask people how she should feel about situations in her life.

Luckily, Sam always looked for ways to feel better. She loved to ride her bike for hours. It allowed her to clear her mind and have time to herself. One day, she decided she wanted to ride on a trail into the forest close to her house.

Sam always felt happy in nature. She loved the sounds of the trees and the birds’ chirping, the water running down a creek, and the solitude of it all. So one day she went deeper and deeper into the beautiful pine forest.

The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.

Albert Einstein

(Most influential Physicist of the 20th century)

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Take a moment to imagine yourself sitting among these trees, reconnecting with nature, listening to the creek. What sensations are you feeling?

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After a while, she found a unique tree, growing strong, among many pine trees. The tree was so beautiful she stopped for a moment to admire it. This was a very large and old tree, and it was split in two, forming a saddle in the middle. Sam thought that would