Hello,
Welcome to day one of yoga with Raquel's 10 day meditation challenge.
Throughout these 10 days,
You will learn to relax more,
You will learn how to tune into your needs quicker,
And overall just be a more fulfilled person.
Feel free to come back to any of these topics whenever you need them.
These are tools to help you succeed and help you find peace at any moment.
Let's dive in now.
Day one,
How to meditate.
Focusing on your breath.
Welcome to day one.
I am so happy to have you here joining me today.
How to meditate.
I know,
Meditating can be kind of unknown if you are new to meditation.
And this is why I have set up this course to have day one be a little bit about learning.
And guided meditations are a wonderful way for beginners to really ease into the practice of meditation.
And I will guide you through your breath,
I will guide you through your mind to make this a beginning guide to always come back to whenever you need.
And if you are not a beginner,
This is always a really great tool to begin again and have a fresh start.
And as you notice your mind starting to wonder about tasks,
Thoughts,
Or maybe even what you're going to eat today,
Bring your attention back into the present moment.
And at first,
You're probably going to have to do that a lot.
You are rewiring your brain to act different than it ever has before,
Creating new space in your mind.
I like to say that meditation is a way to allow all the clutter to pass by.
And throughout your day,
You now have so much space to think more clearly now that you just took out the trash.
So to begin,
We're going to start in a comfortable and quiet place.
So you can either sit down or lie down somewhere without any distractions.
Preferably if you have headphones,
That is ideal to really take out any of that out the background sounds so you can really just focus in.
Over here,
Ready?
Closing your eyes and start to focus on your breath,
Taking slow and deep breaths in and out,
Really allowing your body to relax and let go of any tension,
Bringing one hand to your heart and one to your belly.
And this allows you to physically feel your breath moving in and out of your body.
Focusing on different parts of your body that you're feeling any tension or stress in,
Just taking a quick body scan through your body from your head to your toe and noticing if you're feeling tense,
Tension,
And bring your full attention to each place,
Sending a little extra love and care.
Breathing deep in through your nose for the count of three.
And out your mouth for the count of four.
Breathing in,
One,
Two,
Three.
Breathing in,
One,
Two,
Three.
And out,
Four.
Breathing in,
One,
Two,
Three.
And out,
One,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Now,
Continue breathing on your own and noticing where your mind is going.
Just observing,
No judgment,
And taking a mental note on how your body is feeling right now.
Slowly start to wiggle your fingers,
Wiggle your toes coming back into your breath.
And I hope this day one really brought you joy,
Really gave you a new connection with your body.
And I will see you on day two.
Have an amazing day.
