Good morning.
Let's begin this day by arriving right here,
Right now.
If it's comfortable,
Take a kneeling position known as Sisa.
Let your spine be upright,
Steady,
Settled.
If another posture feels more supportive today,
That's perfectly fine.
Choose a position that gives you both alertness and ease.
Now,
Bring your attention to the places where your body meets the ground.
Your knees,
Your feet,
The seat beneath you.
Sense the points of connection between you and the surface beneath you.
Feel the weight of your body,
Your mass,
With no judgment.
Let yourself arrive fully.
We'll now move attention gently through the body.
A quiet return to yourself.
No need to change anything.
Just feel what is here.
Begin with the feet.
Notice any warmth,
Coolness,
Pressure,
Or perhaps nothing at all.
Simply observe.
Shift your attention to the calves.
Notice what's there.
Let it be.
Now the knees and the thighs.
Sensation or stillness,
Both are welcome.
Move to the belly.
Feel it rise and fall with the breath.
Let it be just as it is.
Bring your awareness to the chest.
Stay here for a few moments.
Notice any movement,
Tightness or stillness.
Now the hands.
Notice where they rest.
Feel their shape,
Their temperature,
Their stillness.
Move to the shoulders.
Are they high or low?
Tense or soft?
There's no need to change anything.
Just notice.
Now the neck.
The jaw.
The muscles of the face.
Finally,
Bring attention to the crown of your head.
And now,
Let your whole body be held in awareness.
Begin to rest your attention on the breath.
There's no need to breathe differently.
Just notice the natural rhythm.
You know that you are breathing in.
Breathing out.
You know that you are breathing out.
Let these phrases hold your attention gently.
These are all you need to be present with your breath.
To be right here,
Right now.
A soft anchor for the mind.
Breathing in.
Breathing out.
When thoughts come,
Notice them.
You might gently name them.
Thinking.
Planning.
And let them pass.
Return to the breath.
This is a practice before a full day.
So if tasks arise in your mind,
Let them come and go.
They don't need to be resisted.
Often,
They'll return later.
Clearer.
And more naturally ordered.
Let this practice create space.
For clarity.
For simplicity.
Breathing in.
Breathing in.
Breathing out.
Now slowly begin to return to the body.
Feel the contact with the ground.
The shape of your posture.
Let the moment be complete,
Just as it is.
When you feel ready,
Open your eyes.
You may want to take a few moments to journal.
To write down what came up.
To look at your day with fresh clarity.
Often,
When we sit,
The tasks ahead begin to arrange themselves.
One step at a time.
Let that be your rhythm for the day.
You've begun the day with presence.
Take it with you,
And thank you for your practice with me today.
