Hello,
My name is Peggy Koukassian,
And I'm a somatic attachment practitioner,
As well as a trauma-informed coach.
Love specializing in Reiki and just different ways to self-regulate and rewire our patterns.
I'm so excited to be here on Insight Timer to be able to share practices and tools to help us regulate and ground and continue to feel into what it is that our body is speaking to us.
It's so important to be able to stop,
Pause,
And reflect on what is happening internally.
And so today we're going to do a orienting exercise,
A sensory journey to presence.
So,
Like every other time that we've had together,
We're going to start in a seated position and starting to bring awareness into the body.
And this time together is really to create this deep presence with where you are,
How you feel,
And just feeling the entire body as a whole.
So as we continue to start to take deep breaths into our body,
We're going to inhale with our nose.
And when you exhale,
I want you to just let that air slip through your mouth with a little sliver of space.
And I want you to really feel the sensation of that breath leaving your mouth,
Inhaling through your nose,
Elongating this breath,
Letting the breath flow naturally like the rhythm of a gentle tide in the ocean.
So to bring our presence into this orienting practice,
This is a great way to calm our anxiety,
To recognize that we are safe,
Even if our body is starting to feel differently.
So this is where we are rewiring and retraining the brain to recognize true safety.
So we're going to start with letting our eyes wander in the space that you are in,
Wherever you are.
After you've settled into your body,
Letting your eyes wander away slowly,
Gently.
Let it caress over the space around you.
Maybe move your gaze to the right.
And while you're moving that gaze around your space,
I want you to feel the energy behind your eyes while you're still connecting your breath to your body.
Feeling the sensations behind your eyes.
And let your gaze land on an object.
Maybe something familiar.
Maybe something that you are familiar with that you see every day.
Allow your eyes to land on that part of your space in your environment.
As you're orienting yourself to the room,
Maybe recognize what color it is.
Is it bold?
Is it soft?
Is it muted?
Start to give it a little bit of definition and deeper understanding.
Does the color evoke a feeling in your body?
Does it feel warm?
Does it feel cool?
Now allowing the texture,
Taking that in.
Imagine from a distance,
Running your fingertips over that space.
Immerse yourself energetically.
Is it smooth?
Is it rough?
Or is it soft or firm?
Allowing your body to move through these senses from a distance.
As well as bringing yourself back into this present moment of safety.
Letting your eyes move again.
Maybe this time,
Draw it towards a light or a shadow.
Notice how that light lands on surfaces of where it's hitting.
How the shades gently stretch and settle.
And this is a moment to just practice presence.
Noticing in a way we're also receiving.
Now start to really focus your energy around your vision.
And how you perceive colors.
The periphery around you.
Maybe the objects that aren't looking directly at you.
Letting them exist without needing to name it.
And as you're breathing long inhales and long exhales.
Start to feel your chest rise a little bit.
And as your exhale comes down through your body.
Letting your shoulders soften.
Letting them land.
You are here.
You are safe and you are rooted.
Let your breath and body anchor you.
Creating trust in your body.
Let your senses guide you back into this moment.
Where everything is just as it is.
Nothing more and nothing less.
And taking one last little moment of taking that gaze around the room.
And just noticing what is that validation and affirmation you can say to yourself right now.
Maybe in this midst of feeling anxiousness.
Feeling fear.
And this small little practice can be such a powerful way.
To bring yourself back into a regulated state.
Feeling internally resourced.
Versus trying to source that from another.
So with these tools and practices that you will find here.
Every day we will go through another different way that we can connect to our bodies.
And building that trust.
Creating resiliency and knowing that we can move through hard things.
We are able to move through hard moments and get on the other side.
I hope this orienting practice helped.
And you can take it at your own pace.
You can do a few minutes or longer.
However you feel your body is needed.
But again knowing this is in your back pocket can be so helpful.
I hope you enjoyed this practice with me.
And I look forward to seeing you again.
Blessings your way.
