Welcome.
Today we'll be connecting to rest.
You can do this meditation laying down,
Sitting,
Or in any comfortable position you find yourself in.
This can be done in the bed,
Anywhere where you can take a moment to allow yourself to connect to rest.
Rest is an act of deep care and love.
Today we'll be exploring what it means to connect to rest.
To start,
I invite you to find that comfortable place.
Maybe you have a blanket or an eye cover.
I just invite you to lay down or find that comfortable resting position.
As you find that comfortable position,
I invite you just to begin to shake out your body to release some energy.
You can shake out with a fast or slow pace,
Just intentionally letting the energy be released through the tips of your fingers,
Toes,
Feet,
And head.
You may want to make some sounds or just shake some parts of your body.
If that's not accessible,
Maybe you just want to imagine the energy being released from your body to create space for rest.
We'll take a few moments to shake out and let out the energy here.
So coming back to this meditation,
I invite you to gently close your eyes or softly lower them,
Beginning to take a few deep breaths now,
In through the nose and out through the mouth.
Slowly we begin to imagine ourselves floating on a deep plush cloud that holds us safely and comfortably.
As we take a deep breath,
In through the nose,
Out through the mouth,
We begin to notice our feet feeling heavy and falling deeper into the cloud.
As our feet become heavier,
We begin to notice our calves and shins beginning to fall lower into the cloud.
I invite you to squeeze the calves tightly on the inhale and on the exhale,
Releasing all the tension as you allow them to settle deep into the softness of the cloud.
As our lower legs relax more and more,
We take another deep breath.
With this breath,
We begin to connect to our thighs and hips,
Squeezing on the inhale and then releasing the tension on the exhale.
Our legs fully sink into the safety and comfort of the cloud.
We're held gently by this cloud.
We take another deep breath and allow our lower torso to begin to sink into the cloud,
Feeling relaxed.
There's a lightness of floating from our body,
Letting go of all the tension.
Slowly,
We invite our upper torsos to release more tension by holding the breath and then on the exhale,
Allowing our full torso to be supported by the cloud,
Resting.
We take another deep breath,
Begin to focus on our fingers,
Just resting on the cloud.
Slowly,
One by one,
They drop into the softness of the cloud.
As they drop,
Our palms begin to release tension and fall into the cloud,
Following by our wrists and slowly our forearms delve deeper into the cloud,
Being caressed by its softness and support.
The elbows drop in and then allowing the biceps,
The triceps,
And the shoulders to be encompassed and held softly and deeply by this cloud.
We are safe.
We are held.
Take another deep breath and allow our neck to be better supported by this cloud.
We notice our neck opens and relaxes,
Has an absence of tension as it's being held softly by this cloud.
Lastly,
Our heads rest just a little bit deeper into the cloud.
Our forehead loses the lines of worry and stress and our jaw releases the tension into the cloud.
Our bodies are weightless and relaxed.
We are in the comfort of our own clouds.
Taking another few deep breaths here,
In through the nose,
Out through the mouth,
Getting deeper and deeper into the safety and relaxation of the cloud.
In through the nose,
Out through the mouth,
Taking some slower and deeper breaths,
Knowing that we are fully supported.
In through the nose,
Out through the mouth.
Thank you.
