So today we're going to practice one of my favorites that I haven't done in a while and I did it this week and I was like oh I need to do this.
If you have a window,
I have a window right here close by,
I invite you to see if you want to sit so you can look at the sky and you can also do this with your eyes closed so however you know feel so if you don't have a window that's okay.
And I want to share about a little more about this sky gazing meditation as you settle.
So the sky gazing for me was so special and gave me that space to hold whatever I was feeling or experiencing and I hope as we practice today you're able to connect in some way to that.
So finding that comfortable position to practice our guided part and perhaps taking a deep breath inhaling deeply through the nose and exhaling through the mouth.
Take two more deep breaths at your own capacity at your own rhythm.
Inhale and exhale and allowing the body and mind to settle by connecting with our anchor just for a few seconds.
Our anchor can be a sound or it can be our breath.
The anchor is a place that you go to every time you get distracted with thoughts,
With anything external or internal distractions.
This anchor allows us to settle and as we settle if we need to make some adjustments to allow the body to be at ease we can make small adjustments perhaps loosen up the shoulders,
Allow them to drop and just be held by the body.
Loosen up the forehead,
You can make small movements with the eyebrows to help that and then loosen the jaw.
You can move your jaw in a very kind,
Soft,
Slow pace side to side.
We're going to start to transition into the sky gaze.
So I invite you now to take a deep breath,
Inhale and exhale and if you like you can open your eyes and look at the sky.
Look at the sky in front of you,
Above you.
Think,
No need to conceptualize,
Just observe the sky.
Closing the eyes,
Relaxing the gaze down,
Considering as you keep this image of the sky,
Considering how the sky holds many weathers.
How's that weather where you are?
Is it cloudy?
Is it sunny?
The sky is so big,
So spacious like our mind.
The sky can hold anything and at the same time it doesn't cling to anything.
It always is behind all the weathers you always are.
That's your essence.
Take a deep breath,
Perhaps opening the eyes again and observing,
Noticing what do you see?
Do you see birds?
Do you see clouds?
Feel the spaciousness,
Maybe a sense of gratitude will come and observe behind those weathers.
There's always that sky.
You can relax your gaze,
Close the eyes again and I invite you to just continue visualizing the sky and listening to a few words that I will share.
So skygazing is a way to release from the narrow confines that sometimes we feel.
It connects us to our vast,
Expansive and clear open space that is awareness and presence.
This is our authentic nature.
As we breathe in deeply and observe and sense the spaciousness,
We sense we connect with the relaxation,
The joy and the sense of connection with the reality and natural state of things.
By looking at the sky we experience the purity of awareness without being colored by our thoughts or emotions.
This is a discovery that you can discover yourself and it doesn't require an expertise practice.
If you like you can take a last glance of the sky as you inhale and exhale.
Relax the body.
When you're ready you can relax relax the gaze,
Relax the body by letting the body be held by the chair or the surface where you are.
So we begin with the transition into the silent part of this session.
You can stay here as long as you want.
Disconnect when you want or you can wait for me to let you know when the time is up.
We're getting close to the end of the session.
This is an invitation to remember that we practice for our own well-being,
The well-being of our loved ones,
The well-being of those suffering,
Sick or in pain.
And today especially we pause for ourselves,
For everyone going through struggles around the world and for anyone that we love that may be facing any type of difficulty.
I will leave you some space so you can add your own space of practicing.
You can say it in silence to yourself.
Thank you so much.
Namaste everyone.
Thank you for being here.
