And just find a position where your body feels supported.
You could be lying down or resting back in a chair.
And whenever you're ready.
Feel free to gently close your eyes.
And allow your breath to deepen naturally.
Without effort.
Good,
That's right.
And now.
Take a slow,
Deep breath in.
And as you exhale,
Imagine setting down the weight of the day.
This is your time.
A place of rest.
A place of renewal.
And on your next breath in,
Gently squeeze your fists and tighten your arms.
Draw your shoulders up.
Engage your legs,
Your feet,
Your belly.
Tighten the whole body.
Not painfully,
Just enough to feel the effort.
Imagine every should and every have to you've carried piling into this tension.
All the pressure,
The expectation and the masks.
And then exhale.
Release.
Let the body melt into the ground beneath you.
That's right.
And let's do this once more.
Breathing in,
Tensing up,
Squeezing,
Holding the weight of it all.
And exhale,
Letting go.
Completely.
And notice the difference.
Notice the relief.
And letting the pressure.
Fall away.
As we now begin a journey.
A rotation of consciousness.
Throughout the physical body.
Bringing your awareness now to the crown of your head.
And imagine a warm light like sunlight at dawn resting there.
And as you notice it.
That part.
Begins to soften.
Awareness now to your forehead.
And begin to soften around your eyes.
And temples.
And allow your jaw to relax.
And notice your tongue resting gently in your mouth.
Noticing the throat.
Feel the space opening.
And drop down into the shoulders.
So often carrying the shoulds.
Just let them drop heavy into the air.
And feel gravity holding them for you.
Awareness to the arms.
Elbow.
With.
Palms of the hands.
And notice all 10 fingers.
Let them be weightless.
Awareness now to your chest.
Your heart space.
And imagine the breath.
Sweeping away judgment.
Clearing a wider space in sight.
Noticing the belly.
Soften the muscles.
Release the holding.
Let the breath expand you.
And then let go.
Awareness to the hips.
Resting heavy.
Down into the legs.
Bye.
Knees.
Calves.
Ankles.
All softening.
And awareness now to your feet.
And feel the tips of all 10 toes resting.
Release Awareness now to the whole physical body.
The whole body.
Relaxed.
Open.
Surrender.
No longer weighed down by pressure.
And with your body soft and open.
Can you imagine yourself walking into a radiant garden?
And the air is fragrant.
Alive.
And the ground is soft beneath your feet.
This is the Garden of Choice.
Here there are no shoulds or musts.
Instead,
Every flower whispers gently,
You could.
You might like too.
You get to.
And feel the ease of those words.
How light they are.
How freeing.
And continue walking slowly through the garden.
Breathing in possibility.
And breathing out pressure and expectation.
And ahead you see a clear stream,
Sparkling in the sun.
A number of leaves,
Resting gently on the earth beside it.
Each leaf.
Carries a word.
Bye.
Have to.
And you pick one up.
And you place it into the water.
And watch the current.
Carry it away.
And one by one.
You release them all.
Every should.
If we have to.
Every month.
Watch them drifting downstream.
Dissolving into nothing.
And notice how light your heart feels.
As you rise up now,
You notice a golden clearing ahead.
And in the center is a mirror.
You step closer.
And you see yourself reflected.
But not as someone burdened by expectations.
Here,
You are radiant.
Calm.
Home.
Living from choice.
Whispering silently inside now to yourself.
I don't have to.
I get to.
I don't need to be perfect.
I just need to be present.
I am not broken.
I am becoming.
Feel these words ripple through every cell of your body.
A vibration of freedom.
Agency.
Peace.
And now slowly.
You can begin to leave the clearing.
And walk once more through the garden.
And notice how every step feels lighter now.
How every breath.
Carries more ease.
You will return to the world,
And the shoulds will try to follow.
But you now know the truth.
You can pause.
You can reframe.
You can choose.
Take a deep breath in and out.
Sigh it out.
And begin to wiggle your fingers and toes.
And move your head from side to side.
And stretch gently if you wish.
And when you open your eyes,
Bring the garden with you.
Bring the agency with you.
Bring the freedom with you.
Because you are not a prisoner of should.
You are the author of your own choices.
You are safe.
You are allowed.
You are here.
