Hello,
And welcome to Movement,
Sacred Medicine.
I'm so grateful you're here.
This is an invitation to reconnect with yourself,
Not by doing,
But by listening.
Today we explore movement as one of the ways the body heals,
Restores,
And remembers how to feel well.
This meditation is part of my Flow to Wellness collection,
A reflection of my own journey of healing,
Listening,
And learning how to be well.
May this offering support you as you begin or continue your own Flow to Wellness.
Finding a comfortable place to land,
Seated or lying down,
Allowing your body to feel supported.
Take a moment to notice the surface beneath you,
The space around you.
Begin to breathe in and out through your nose,
Slow and steady.
Simply arriving here is enough for now.
Movement is often framed as something we need to push through,
Improve,
Or get right.
But the body experiences movement differently.
Movement is one of the ways the body communicates,
One of the ways it releases what's been held,
One of the ways it remembers how to feel alive.
You don't need to move in any particular way today.
You don't need to change anything about your body.
You only need to listen,
Exactly as you are.
Movement has been one of my greatest teachers.
On the days when I felt disconnected,
Low on energy,
Or not quite myself,
Moving my body gently helped me come back into relationship with myself.
Walking,
Yoga,
Later strength training,
Allowed my body to grow strong again.
Not movement that punished,
Not movement that demanded,
But movement that responded.
Over time,
I learned that movement doesn't need to look a certain way to be healing.
When it's guided by listening,
Movement becomes sacred medicine.
As we move into the meditation,
Take a moment to get even more comfortable.
Continuing to breathe in and out through the nose,
Closing your eyes,
Or softening your gaze.
Allowing the body to be at rest,
Allowing the breath to flow with ease.
Breathing in,
Receiving what you need in this moment.
Breathing out,
Softening what you wish to release.
No effort,
No forcing.
Just allowing yourself to arrive here,
In stillness.
You might imagine your body moving with ease.
Not striving,
Not pushing.
Perhaps walking outdoors,
Feeling strength and ease move together.
Trusting your body to carry you forward.
Even here in stillness,
Movement lives on in the breath,
In sensation,
In quiet readiness.
Now allow the body to rest here,
Holding the memory of movement.
Not doing,
Not fixing,
Just being.
Notice where the body meets the surface beneath you.
The quiet sense of support.
The feeling of being held.
If the mind begins to wander,
That's okay.
Gently return your attention to the breath again and again.
This returning is the practice.
If it feels supportive,
Gently remind yourself,
My body knows how to move in ways that support me.
Let the words land,
And then fade.
Rest here for a little while,
In the simplicity of breathing,
Of being,
Of allowing.
Nothing needs to be forced.
Nothing needs to be pushed.
You are already here,
Resting in stillness.
Begin to notice the breath again.
The gentle rhythm of the inhale and the exhale.
Feel the subtle aliveness within the body.
A quiet readiness.
A soft sense of possibility.
When you are ready,
Slowly open your eyes,
Taking in the space around you.
Movement is not something you earn.
It is something your body remembers.
May this moment of listening support you as you move forward.
Carrying with you the wisdom of your body,
As you continue on your very own flow to wellness.
