Namaste and welcome to this homeschooling meditation for all of the family.
So whether you're used to homeschooling or it's new to you due to our current circumstances of isolation,
A daily practice of meditation for parents and children can really help to boost self-esteem,
Release tensions around feeling confined,
Manage mood swings and generally create a more harmonious environment within and without.
So let's begin.
So let's invite a sense of space and stillness now into this meditation as we can allow our body to soften and relax and our eyes to close.
And you may like to begin with a focus on the breath,
Perhaps taking a few deep breaths and just feeling that every time you breathe out you can settle down into your body.
Just noticing and observing the natural rhythm of your breath as you breathe in and breathe out.
Noticing where you feel your breath in your body.
Is it up in your chest or deep down in your belly?
How does your breath feel different on the inhale and the exhale?
And your mind may wonder,
Thoughts of doing perhaps,
Things from the past,
Thoughts of what there is to do,
How you can get ahead and that's okay.
It's easy to forget our body space and get lost in the restrictions of our mind but we don't need to judge those thoughts or pressures.
We can instead just bring our attention back to the breath which brings us into the moment,
Into the here and the now.
Offer yourself this time to surrender for a while and just be with what's here right now,
Feeling safe and secure in this moment.
You can just become aware of different sensations within the body.
Perhaps areas where you may hold tension,
Noticing which parts can relax more easily as you allow a lovely wave of relaxation to begin to flow through you.
Feeling your ability to enter that space within which is calming,
Relaxing.
It's a place of safety,
Of stillness,
A place of security.
And sounds are okay,
We don't need complete silence right now in order to relax.
You may notice the different sounds that you can hear,
Sounds close by,
Sounds far away and that's okay,
We can welcome sounds.
They just become part of your experience,
Your restful space.
And if you choose,
You may like to invite a greater sense of space into the flow of your breath.
Inhaling deeply and as you reach the top of your breath,
Notice the natural pulse.
Before you exhale slowly and as you reach the bottom of your breath,
You become aware too of the natural pulse here.
And you can repeat this process,
Noticing the rhythm of the inhale,
The natural pulse,
The letting go on the exhale and again softening into that natural pulse.
Taking you further into stillness and a sense of space.
Allowing your imagination to roam,
To be free.
And you can imagine for a moment a crystal clear lake surrounded by tall high reaching trees.
You can feel the soft grass beneath your feet and the warmth of the sun on your arms.
A haven just for you.
Just a beautiful spring day and the opening flowers sing of the summer to come.
You allow your imagined eyes to flow from flower to flower.
Absorbing the soft colours and their scent as a gentle breeze moves through this peaceful place.
Here you feel free and rested.
And occasionally something will disturb the surface of the lake.
There's a momentary ripple and we wait for the stillness to return again.
Reassuringly after each ripple there is always calm,
Always calm.
You can breathe in this sense of calm now.
Your lungs expand with fresh air and you surrender to a deep sense of relaxation here.
As you release the breath settling down,
Further into your body,
Further into this experience.
And you may like to stay here for a few more moments while the following affirmations wash over you,
Repeating them with me if you choose.
It is okay to feel frustrated and I tenderly move towards peace.
It is okay to feel frustrated and I tenderly move towards peace.
It is okay to feel frustrated and I tenderly move towards peace.
I create space with my breath and breathe through stressful moments.
I create space with my breath and breathe through stressful moments.
I create space with my breath and breathe through stressful moments.
I respond instead of react to tension and uncomfortable situations.
I respond instead of react to tension and uncomfortable situations.
I respond instead of react to tension and uncomfortable situations.
Other people's expectations are based on their internal fears.
I stay centered in my truth.
Other people's expectations are based on their internal fears.
I stay centered in my truth.
Other people's expectations are based on their internal fears.
I stay centered in my truth.
I seek self-compassion and remember a deeper sense of togetherness.
I seek self-compassion and remember a deeper sense of togetherness.
I seek self-compassion and remember a deeper sense of togetherness.
I'm doing a great job and I approach every new day one step at a time.
I'm doing a great job and I approach every new day one step at a time.
I'm doing a great job and I approach every new day one step at a time.
You've done really great here today.
So I invite you now to begin to open your eyes when you feel ready to do so.
Giving thanks to yourself for this space that you've created.
Coming back to your day with a deeper sense of gratitude,
Calm and harmony.
Namaste.
