There are three meditations that I will lead you through in this recording.
The first part is actually a breath work.
It's a four-part abdominal breath work.
You can begin in a comfortable seated position,
Or you can also do this lying down.
You can really do this breath work anywhere you need it,
And it can really provide a great reset to your brain and your energy,
Even in the midst of a chaotic day.
Each part of the breath work is done initially to a count of four.
Close your eyes,
And now take an inhale into your belly,
Counting to four,
Filling your abdomen with air.
Hold the breath in,
Count to four while holding the breath in,
Feeling it circulate through your body.
Now exhale,
Completely deflating the belly and the lungs for a count of four.
Hold the breath out for a count of four.
Remember to relax around any tension.
This is a complete round.
Continue at your own pace,
Counting to four on the inhale,
Holding the breath for a count of four,
Exhaling for a count of four,
And then holding the breath out for a count of four.
Continue on.
I'm going to set a timer for five minutes.
You'll hear a chime at the beginning and a chime at the end.
Continuing with this breath work,
Counting up to four.
If you'd like to extend to a count of five,
If you feel you're ready,
You can do so.
Counting to five on the inhale,
Holding the breath to a count of five,
Exhaling to a count of five,
And holding the breath out for a count of five.
If that's too much,
You can stick to four.
I know you can count as fast or slow as you'd like.
Just focusing the breath in the abdomen,
Really expanding it with air and feeling that air circulate and then completely empty.
If you go uncomfortable with the count to five,
Try extending to a count of six.
Counting to six on the inhale,
Holding for a count of six,
Exhaling for a count of six,
And holding the breath out for a count of six.
Notice moving at your own pace,
Though,
And doing what feels right to your body.
This breathing is meant to relieve tension,
So make sure you feel completely comfortable and resist the urge to push yourself in any way too far with your breath,
Allowing yourself to feel grounded and at ease in the moment,
And the mind to be clear.
Enjoy the feeling of relaxing your mind and body through this breath work,
And continue on at your own pace.
We have about another minute here,
And that signals the end of the five minutes.
And then moving on to the second meditation,
Which is a very simple counting meditation that's used to steady the mind.
You can do this anytime,
Anywhere,
And you can choose to practice it lying down or seated comfortably.
It's done with the eyes closed,
And again,
We'll do this one for five minutes.
You'll hear a chime at the beginning and a chime at the end of the five minutes.
Allow your breath to be completely natural throughout this practice.
And now,
Without controlling the breath,
Say to yourself,
One on the inhale,
Two on the exhale,
Three on the inhale,
Four on the exhale,
Five on the inhale,
Six exhale,
Seven inhale,
Eight exhale,
And then start back at one.
So you're counting up to eight with each inhale and exhale,
And then starting back at one.
And continue with this at your own pace,
Remembering to keep your breath natural.
This isn't about extending the breath in any way or changing it.
The breath is completely natural.
You're simply observing it and counting it.
Continuing counting the breath,
One inhale,
Two exhale,
Three inhale,
Four exhale,
Five inhale,
Six exhale,
Seven inhale,
Eight exhale,
Letting the breath be natural,
Feeling an ease in your breath and in your energy,
Allowing the numbers to give your mind something to focus on,
And staying with the counting,
Staying with the numbers,
And staying present with yourself and your body,
Connecting to this moment.
For about another minute,
We'll continue,
Releasing the numbers,
And still staying with your breath,
Though.
Now we'll move on to the third meditation.
This meditation is a simple grounding practice.
You can use it anywhere at any time.
It's the common theme with all of these meditations.
So if you feel your mind spinning out of control during any moment of Gemini season or any moment of your life,
Really,
You can use these meditations to help bring you back,
To ground you,
And to steady you.
For this present awareness meditation,
You can practice it in a seated posture,
Sitting in a chair,
Or even standing.
Just have your feet firmly on the ground,
And you want to feel the contact of the sole of your foot with the ground or earth below you.
Close your eyes,
And put your mind's eye into your feet,
And feeling all four corners of your feet making contact with the surface below you,
And then say to yourself,
I feel the earth below me.
I connect to the earth below me.
I am the earth below me.
Repeat these phrases three times.
I feel the earth below me.
I connect to the earth below me.
I am the earth below me.
I feel the earth below me.
I connect to the earth below me.
I am the earth below me.
Once more.
I feel the earth below me.
I connect to the earth below me.
I am the earth below me.
Now slowly open your eyes and begin to observe the colors in your space.
Start by looking first at the colors on the walls if you're inside,
Or the colors of plants or houses or trees if you're outside.
See the colors fully,
And take in the vibration of each tone,
Resisting the urge to label it,
But simply just observing the colors around you.
Next,
Look at all the objects around you,
Perhaps furniture or chairs,
Or again,
Plants.
Resisting the urge to label them,
Just taking in their elements,
So becoming one with your environment,
Observing each object in it.
Feeling your space and everything in your space.
See the color,
The shape,
Let your mind absorb it.
Continue scanning the room or your local environment until you've seen everything in your space.
Take three deep breaths in and three deep breaths out as you feel grounded in your body and one with the moment and one with the space that you are part of.
Continue doing this meditation for as long as you'd like,
But that concludes all three Gemini meditations.
You can come back to one,
Two,
Or all three at your own pace,
And allow them to give you an anchor for your energy throughout Gemini season,
Especially if it starts to feel chaotic in any way.
I hope you've enjoyed them,
And thanks so much for listening,
And have a great day.
