Hello,
And welcome to Nourishment,
Gifting the body what it needs.
I am so grateful you're here.
This is an invitation to reconnect with yourself,
Not by doing,
But by listening.
Today,
We explore nourishment not as restriction or control,
But as an act of care,
A way of honoring the body's needs with kindness and attention.
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.
Nourishment is often reduced to rules,
Numbers,
Or things we should be doing better,
But the body experiences nourishment differently.
Nourishment is the way we listen and respond with care.
It is the way we gift the body what it truly needs,
Not what it's been told it should want.
You don't need to change anything today.
You don't need to get it right.
You only need to listen,
Exactly as you are.
For much of my life,
I thought nourishment meant control,
Managing,
Restricting,
Doing what I believed was right.
But healing asked something different of me.
It asked me to soften,
To listen,
To trust my body again.
When I began to treat nourishment as an act of generosity rather than discipline,
Everything shifted.
Food became care,
Rest became restoration,
Listening became the medicine.
And slowly,
My body responded,
Not because it was forced,
But because it was finally being heard.
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 sense what it feels like to be gently supported,
To soften into care,
Without needing to do anything at all.
Perhaps there is a feeling of warmth,
A quiet ease,
A subtle sense of being tended to.
And maybe an image arises,
One of nourishment offered with care,
A beautiful meal made with love,
Prepared slowly,
Received gratefully.
Notice what it's like to take something in that was created to support you,
To receive without earning,
Without explanation.
The body knows how to take in nourishment when it feels safe enough to receive.
Let yourself rest here in this quiet receiving,
Allowing nourishment in all its forms to move in gently and settle where it's needed most.
Now allow the body to rest here,
Held in this sense of care,
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 deserves to be nourished.
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 earned.
Nothing needs to be done.
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 sense of care,
A soft openness.
When you are ready,
Slowly open your eyes,
Taking in the space around you.
Nourishment is not something you perfect,
It is something you gift yourself,
Again and again.
May this moment of listening support you as you move forward,
Gifting your body what it needs,
With kindness and trust,
As you continue on your very own flow to wellness.
