Somatic Acceptance

Why would it be like to accept the feelings and sensations that come with being activated or even triggered? What would it be like to greet it, rather than overriding, compartmentalizing, or resisting? This practice of accepting is not easy, but this somatic practice can help you to learn how to be with what is. When we are able to be with what is, we have more access to self compassion and it gives our nervous system a chance to actually complete a stress response, rather than getting stuck in the stress loop.

Transcript

Hello and welcome. This is Lindsay Johnson, Your somatic nurse. And today we are going to move through an acceptance meditation. This is a good one to do when you are feeling triggered or activated or maybe dealing with a difficult emotion. But if you are not feeling any of these things and just want to practice, Accepting what is happening for you in this moment. This is a good one for you as well. So I will invite you to take a look around your space. Maybe noticing the temperature of the room. Maybe there are some noises. That just get registered. And when you are feeling ready. Taking some time to close your eyes if you prefer. Begin to notice your body. In your seat. And start to register. What is? Maybe naming. Any emotions. That you've been feeling. Maybe naming any sensations. That you are. Experiencing. Maybe there's a knot in your throat. Or in your belly or a tightness in your chest. Or your shoulders. And instead of pushing these away. And you greet them. Can you say hello? To these sensations. And maybe this is enough. Maybe. Just saying hi. Show them as enough. Perhaps if you can. Can you even get on the same side? As those sensations. Like, Um. . . Of course I'm feeling like this. Is it possible? Or you to give yourself. Just the teeniest, Tiniest amount of validation. If it feels like these are really intense sensations. I invite you to. . . I'm going to zoom out. And see if there's something in your body that isn't that. Maybe it feels. . . Slightly. More pleasant or slightly less unpleasant. Or even neutral. Is your pinky. On your left hand. Doing okay? And maybe just noticing that would be enough to offload. A bit of the intensity. What's it like? Just simply be with what is right now. Meeting it was. Even a little bit of compassion. And if you're struggling with this, Maybe just noticing. The actual trying to push the sensation or the emotion away. Maybe giving some time to notice like what in my body is signaling that I am trying to resist this sensation. And can that Just soften. Not the discomfort. But the resistance to the discomfort and that resistance soften. The discomfort is allowed. Maybe there's a way to signal to your body. Thought, Whatever it's feeling. Is actually allowed. What a novel concept. So I'm going to just leave you here for a few moments. To just explore. What this is like. Maybe giving it a little bit of time. To do what it wants to do. Maybe there's something in your body. That wants to do something in particular. With this sensation. And is it allowed to do that? And if you need a little bit more time. Feel free to give yourself that time. This is yours. You have time. To be in your body. To notice what's happening. What's it like to not have to rush through these sensations? And to actually be given. Sometime. Thank you so much for being here.