Hi friend,
Welcome to today's session.
My name is Samantha,
The Blissful Soul.
Each one of us has a thinking mind that works a lot,
Often over time.
In today's short practice,
We will offer self-compassion to our thinking mind,
Helping to bring it a sense of peace and gratitude instead of judging it.
Begin by finding a comfortable seated posture,
Alert yet relaxed.
Close your eyes,
Let your gaze be soft,
And then take two or three grounding breaths at your own pace.
Liken each breath to an anchor that helps you to land here and now.
Continue to let your breath flow naturally.
Notice where the breath goes as it enters your body and where it goes as it leaves your body.
Now draw your attention to your head.
Without delving into thoughts,
Notice how the head feels.
Is there a part of your head that calls your attention the most?
Is there heaviness or lightness?
Is there warmth or coolness?
Just notice whatever you can notice about the physical sensations within your head.
You might notice tense muscles,
Maybe in your forehead or your jaw.
If you can,
See what it is like to soften this tension.
The brain does so much for us.
Among other tasks,
It takes in,
Processes,
Analyzes,
And stores heaps of information.
Sometimes it absorbs too much and analyzes too much,
Leaving us feeling stressed and tired.
So for the next few minutes,
Give your thinking mind permission to be simply.
If thoughts arise,
There's no need to judge them.
Instead,
See if you can offer these thoughts,
Your love and kindness,
And then come back to simply being.
It is the thinking mind's nature to think.
You do not need to fight this.
Offer your thoughts and love and then come back again and again to open your awareness of the physical sensations.
Be mindful of any tension that comes back into the muscles in your forehead or jaw and gently soften them.
Given that our thinking mind does so much for us,
It is important to be mindful of any tension that comes back into the muscles in your forehead or jaw.
Notice if there is any tension in the muscles in your forehead or jaw and gently soften them.
Given that our thinking mind does so much for us,
Let us open to offering a gratitude.
Thank it for what it does to support you.
Before closing this practice,
Take a few more moments of silence to give your thinking mind permission to just be.
Let all tension melt away.
To close the practice,
Gently raise your hands to your heart and bow your head.
Thank you for taking this time to tend to your thinking mind with kindness.
Whenever you are ready,
Move your hands and feet a bit and slowly open your eyes.
Thank you for allowing me to join you on this journey.
Please feel free to let me know how this short practice felt for you.
