Each of us has a thinking mind that works a lot.
Often it works overtime.
In today's practice,
We will be offering kindness to our thinking mind,
Helping it to bring awareness and a sense of peace and gratitude.
As we begin today's meditation,
Please find a comfortable seated or lying down position.
Should you choose a seated position,
Please ensure that your spine is straight but not rigid,
Allowing you full capacity for breath to the deepest part of your belly.
When you feel ready,
Allow your eyes to slowly drift closed.
Imagine a softening around the corners of your eyes and allow your face to begin to soften and relax completely.
You'll begin by placing one hand over your heart center and one over your belly.
Take an inhalation through your nose and allowing that breath to slowly escape out through your mouth,
Emptying completely.
Breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth,
Deepening your breath with each inhalation and emptying now a little more completely with each exhalation.
Continue your breath at your own pace,
Allowing your body to relax and feel heavy and grounded with each breath.
When you feel ready,
Allow your hands to drop to a comfortable position.
If you feel comfortable leaving them where they are,
Leave them.
If you feel comfortable with them relaxed by your side,
Allow them to drop there.
Allow your body any last movements to see dimper into that comfortable position and allow your breath to return to its natural rhythm.
Take a moment to notice how that breath feels as it travels in through your nose,
Down through your throat,
Down your chest,
And into the deepest part of your belly.
Notice the change in temperature as that breath releases and where do you feel called to have that breath release?
Is it through your nose or through your mouth?
Find what feels comfortable for you today.
Take a moment to bring your attention to your head.
Starting at the top of your head,
Notice how it feels in the area where your crown would sit,
Allowing your awareness to slowly begin to draw towards the back of your head,
Around your ears,
Up the front of your neck,
Paying attention to where your jaw feels,
Your ears feel,
Your lips.
Allow your mouth to drop open.
That feels comfortable.
Noticing how your nose feels with the cool air moving into and out of it,
Softening around your eyes,
Softening your brow,
Allowing any tension to melt from your nose.
Without going into your thoughts,
Take a moment to notice how your head feels.
Is there a particular part of your head that your attention is drawn to?
How does that part feel?
Is it heavy or is it light?
Is it warm or is it cool?
Notice what you feel,
What physical sensations are drawing your attention within your head.
Take this opportunity to notice if you're feeling any tension anywhere in your head.
How does your forehead feel?
How does your jaw feel?
Can you imagine a softening within your inner ear?
Take a moment to explore these various feelings.
And if you feel any tension anywhere in your face or your head,
Allow that part to slowly soften.
Your brain does so much for you.
It's constantly working.
It takes in,
It processes,
It analyzes,
And it stores so much information.
Sometimes it absorbs too much and it analyzes too much.
And this can leave you feeling stressed,
Tired,
Or anxious.
So allow yourself the opportunity to give your thinking mind permission to simply be.
As thoughts arise,
Notice them,
See them,
Acknowledge them without judgment.
They are not good,
They are not bad,
They are not fortunate or unfortunate.
Just see them,
Acknowledge them,
Wish them loving kindness,
And allow them to continue to move like clouds in the sky.
It is the job and the nature of the thinking mind to think.
There's no need to fight this or push against it.
Offer your thoughts love.
Acknowledge them.
Let them go.
And come back again and again to your open awareness of the physical sensations of your face and your head.
And if you feel called,
Notice if this changes or if the sensations move throughout your practice.
Should any tension return to your jaw,
To your forehead,
To your eyes,
To any part of your face or your head,
Remember to slowly soften and acknowledge these parts.
If a little movement feels good and right,
Take this time to just allow those muscles to melt and drop,
Feeling the heaviness of the comfort of the softening of the muscles.
It is the thinking mind that is so important and does so much for you.
Take a moment to offer it gratitude and thank your thinking mind for all that it does to support you throughout your day,
Throughout your week,
Throughout your life.
Taking a few more moments to soak in the gratitude and the loving kindness for your thinking mind and all that it does for you.
Enjoying the heaviness and the comfort of allowing your head to rest and relax for a few minutes.
Carrying this gratitude throughout the remainder of your day.
When you feel called to,
Begin to bring movement slowly into your fingers,
Into your toes,
Enjoying these last few moments and inner perspective.
Bringing your hands to your heart center.
Taking in three big,
Beautiful breaths through your nose and exhaling through your mouth.
And when you feel ready,
Allow your eyes to slowly float open,
Adjusting and coming back into your day.
Thanking yourself for taking this time to go in and remember to look for the rainbow in every day.
Thank you for sharing this time with me.
Namaste.
