Each morning sit or lie in a quiet spot and visualize yourself in a sacred circle. Imagine yourself as a beautiful ray of light, connected to the earth beneath you and the sky above you. Call in your essence, your spiritual warrior, your highest self into this ray of light.

Now imagine your structure surrounding this light: your agreements, belief systems, your limitations, any way in which you seek approval or acceptance outside of yourself. Notice how this structure feels around your light. Don't get caught in judging yourself or feeling victimized by your structure; simply notice how it limits you or helps you feel safe.

Look beyond this structure and imagine a new structure with the four elements (earth, air, fire and water) as your foundation. Call on these four powerful life-sustaining energies to help you expand and open past your old structure. Feel them at each of the corners of your new circle, and connect your ray of light to each of the elements.

Each week, work with a different element to help you dissolve your structure. The first week, work with air. Use your breath and the wind to blow away your fears and doubts and hesitations. Play with the power of the wind.

The second week, work with the energy of fire. Use fire to burn away what is no longer useful in your life? Invite fire into your day to transform and clear out the old underbrush. Connect with the fire in candles, in the sun, and in the sparkle of a stranger's eye.

The third week play with water energy. Take baths, pay attention when you wash your hands (what are you releasing?), let tears flow. Bring your awareness into the moment with each sip of water.

The fourth week embrace earth energy. Hug trees. Lie in the grass pulling earth energy into your body. Honor your physical temple. Release judgments about your body into the earth. Connect to the simplicity of your bones and flesh. Dance, eat well, touch.

Each morning honor the element you are working with. When you have completed each element, and as you move around in your own daily life, you can develop the skill of feeling in each moment which element would best support you.