Hello and welcome.
Begin by settling into your body.
Feel the support beneath you.
The ground.
The chair.
The bed.
Holding you without any effort.
Taking a moment to see if you can let yourself melt into whatever is supporting you.
Letting go any tension that could be in the body.
Now I invite you to bring your attention to your breath.
There's no need to change it right now.
Just notice it arriving.
And notice it leaving.
Taking a moment to take another inhale.
Exhale.
Letting it go.
Letting it go.
If you feel comfortable,
I invite you to place a hand on your chest.
And just take a moment to notice your hand rising and falling with your breath.
Taking a deep breath here.
We'll do that again.
Inhaling,
Notice the rising of your hand.
Now gently bring to mind one small thing you're grateful for.
Not the impressive thing.
The simple thing.
Maybe it's warmth.
Maybe it's your body still showing up for you.
Maybe it's the fact that you're here listening.
Taking a moment to just notice whatever it is that you're grateful for.
Let that feeling of gratitude expand in your chest.
If you're noticing your mind wander to other things,
That is completely fine as well.
I gently remind you to take a big deep inhale.
As we notice the feeling of gratitude expanding in our chest,
I invite you to silently repeat,
I notice what's working.
Taking a big deep inhale.
And just making note that I allow myself to receive more.
Gratitude is not forcing positivity.
It's recognizing safety in this moment.
We'll stay here for a few breaths.
Letting appreciation soften your nervous system.
If it's helpful,
You can place your hand back on your chest.
Noticing the rising and the falling of your hand.
And as we close,
I invite you to take this feeling of gratitude with you throughout your day.
I'm proud of you for taking this time for yourself today.
And I pray you have a beautiful rest of your day.
Thank you for joining me.
I'll talk soon.
