Physical Awareness Practice With Catherine

A guided physical awareness meditation led by AYP teacher Catherine Njeri. Gain mental focus, clarit,y and shift from your thoughts to awareness. Using the transformational power of yoga to instill mindfulness into our daily lives, this practice is ideal for any time you want to clear your mind and regain awareness.

Transcript

Hello everyone,

My name is Catherine Njeri from Africa Yoga Project.

Let's meditate.

Choose a seated position that feels comfortable to you.

Lift your bones and relax your muscles in a way that is empowering to you.

Choose to close your eyes or drop your gaze down.

And let your arms hang loosely as you rest your hands on your lap.

Bring your attention to the physical space you are sitting in.

Sense the earth or the floor beneath you.

Sense the sky or the ceiling above you.

Sense the natural environment or the four walls around you.

Now notice your body occupying the physical space in relation to all those elements.

Slowly move your awareness to your inner space.

Noticing your inner space.

Get a sense of your spine and bones as they support structure for your body.

And get a sense of your skin as the container for its contents.

Now funnel your awareness into your hands.

Notice your palms and sense your ten fingers.

Notice how where your focus goes your energy flows.

Continue to scan your arms.

Slowly moving from your arms up to your shoulders.

Noticing your shoulders.

Keep your awareness moving up to your neck and head.

Imagine that your attention is a warm,

Thick,

Glowing golden liquid.

And let it pour down from the top of your head into your torso,

Arms,

Pelvis,

Sitting bones,

Thighs,

Calves,

Ankles,

All the way to your toes.

Just be with the sensations inside your body and check in with what's happening inside your space.

Just notice what's there without trying to change it.

Simply watch and be with it.

Now allow yourself to be in this clear space.

Just be and let be.

Okay.

Take a deep breath in.

Take a long breath out.

Bring your hands to your heart center.

Together we breathe in.

And together we breathe out.

Thank you so much for meditating with me.

Namaste.

Reviews

Love it, exactly what I’ve been looking for. No background music, limited guidance with long breaks to actually work through the process

So peaceful and calming. I appreciate the balance between guidance and quiet. Thank you.

Thank you for this breath and body awareness connection.

Beautiful and deeply connecting. Just what I needed before a busy work day. Thank you!

Lovely and relaxing. So good to find you here, Catherine! I'm a publisher here on insight timer too. 😊 I'll see you soon in another Friday GHHH class! 🙏🏽💓 Amelia Andaleon (Baptiste Power Yoga San Francisco)

I loved you and your meditation. Thank you. 😊 🤗 🙏

Lovely simple and powerful practice. Loved it. Thank you.

Lovely practice, thank you! 🌷

Wonderful, simple and just what I need to calm and center. Thank you.

This was a sweet reflective meditation, and I actually love the outside sounds (car horns, rustling)
Thank you!

Very calming and grounding. I liked the long silent pauses. Thank you.

What a pleasant surprise seeing your face and hearing your voice this morning. Brought me to tears and a place of comfort. Thank you for this grounding meditation to begin my day. (AYP 2018!)

great work. I can't wait for more of these.

Wonderful meditation! Leaves me feeling very grounded and peaceful. Thank you.

I liked how direct and grounded this meditation was for me. Also her voice did not reflect much emotion which I can appreciate in the meditation like this. Thank you for your offering 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Awesome 😊😊 Thank you so much for this!

Wonderful thank you 🙏

Beautifully calming voice guiding through a gentle body scan. Brought me to stillness. Thank you.