Welcome to your practice.
When we are moving through emotions,
Much of the time you'll notice that a part of your body is holding the emotions that you're experiencing.
It might be grief,
Sadness,
Overwhelm.
Maybe it's just a combination of stress that's presenting itself as a form of anxiety.
This practice is an opportunity to lovingly check in with yourself.
To listen.
To tend to yourself in the way that you really need.
And in the way that only you can.
So taking a deep breath in as you begin to notice where you are in space and time.
And then as you let go,
Breathing.
Letting go.
Let's do that two more times.
Deep breath in to the belly.
Expand.
And then let go.
Allowing yourself to sink deeper and deeper into this present moment.
And then hold it at the top just for this one time.
And then let go.
Really feeling yourself just being here fully.
And with open-hearted curiosity,
Just asking yourself,
What's present for me right now?
Maybe you already know the answer.
Or maybe you're here too open to receiving the answer.
Either way,
Just notice what comes up as you gently scan your body with your own loving attention.
So taking a deep breath in and scanning from the toes to the heels of your feet.
Your ankles.
Your shins.
Your calves.
Your knees.
And then up into the thighs.
Noticing the seat beneath you and the contact with the floor.
Into your root chakra area.
Your lower belly.
Your chest.
The area around the lungs.
Your heart.
Your throat.
Your neck and your shoulders.
Releasing any tension from the jaw.
The space behind the ears.
The space between the eyes.
The forehead.
And then scanning down the arm.
The front of your arms.
The underside.
Your hands.
Your elbows.
Your wrists.
And taking a deep breath in,
Just bringing your full body awareness into view.
Just take a few moments to notice if there's a specific part of your body holding a particular emotion or energy.
You might imagine yourself kneeling down as if you were kneeling to meet a younger version of yourself eye to eye.
And ask,
What can I do for you my love?
Can you feel those words showering your entire body and being?
What can I do for you my love?
Notice how it feels to ask that question of yourself.
Notice yourself softening,
Opening,
Listening.
What does it need,
This part that you are communing with?
How does it communicate?
Your sensations?
Tightness?
Tingling?
Tension?
What does it feel like?
Maybe it's temperature?
Coolness or heat?
Maybe it communicates through a knowing.
So just get to know how this emotion communicates through your body.
With the kind of intention that you use to get to know the communication style of your partner,
Your parent,
Or of your child.
So just notice what it's saying.
How it's saying it.
And notice how your body feels receiving this information.
Just noticing.
You can let this part of you know,
This part of your body that's holding,
That you're here.
You're fully present right now.
And you're honoring exactly what's present,
Just as it is.
You might say,
I've got you.
I'm here.
I'm listening.
And as you're attuning to what this part of you is communicating,
What it needs,
Allow your body to guide what it needs in the way of touch,
Of soothing,
Of movement,
Comfort.
And then thank this part of your body for holding the information that you needed to know.
For communicating,
For expressing.
Let it know that you'll check in again very,
Very soon.
I'm here.
I'll be back very soon.
You are not alone.
I've got you,
My love.
And then a deep breath in.
And out.
Letting all of that go.
Thanking yourself for this practice.
For giving yourself the pleasure,
The beauty of your own loving attention.
And attending to yourself with this loving somatic check-in.
Thank you for your practice.
Remember you are magic,
You are medicine,
And you are worthy just by being.
Be well.
