Hi and welcome.
To this guided practice.
My name is Caroline,
And I'm honoured to spend this time together.
So when you are ready,
Let us pay attention to this moment.
And this moment.
And softening the shoulders.
And letting the breath slow down a little bit.
Give yourself permission now to set everything else down.
No need to worry about.
Everything that's been on your mind lately.
Your to-do list.
Pile of laundry.
Everything else,
Just visualize that you're packing all those things away.
In a beautiful little basket.
For now,
We're going to park this basket in the closet.
Ah,
That feels better.
I feel I have a little bit more room.
And I feel my shoulders are softening.
So now let us focus on the brain.
And notice where you feel the breath.
This can change from practice to practice.
Sometimes you might notice the breath in the nostrils.
Other times it may be more present in the belly or the chest.
So I just really want you to feel into the body.
And notice where you feel the breath the strongest.
And soften the eyebrows.
And relax all the expressions on your face.
Relaxing the tiny little muscles around the eyes.
Then let the muscles around your lips and mouth soften.
Then notice a gentle wave of calm and relaxation wash over you.
As our breath slows down.
Naturally signaling to the nervous system.
We are safe.
We are okay.
In fact,
We are great.
Because we are here.
To experience a beautiful life on earth.
To be present right here.
Amongst all the uncertainties.
There is so much chaos happening in the outside world.
But remember that you are the one.
Who chooses?
What you let in.
And right now we are shutting out the outside world.
And returning.
To this moment.
And this moment.
And if you notice your mind starts to wander Simply return your awareness to the breath.
Returning.
Returning.
Keep coming back to yourself.
That's it.
One gentle moment at a time.
Being here.
Being present.
And now I will leave you for a little while on your own.
And I will let you know.
When it is time.
To return.
And as we near the end of this practice together.
I just wanted to close off.
With gratitude.
With gratitude for you.
For sharing this practice with me.
For those of you that have listened for years.
I cannot thank you enough.
Now let's bring to mind one thing that you are so grateful for today.
And then I want you to not just think.
Not just name the thing that you're grateful for.
But really focus on the why and what would your life be without that.
Where is you?
Name that thing that you are grateful for.
You can visualize the feelings of gratitude inside your body.
Swirling around your body.
And then extending outside of your body.
Swirling around and around.
Your entire body is now enveloped in these beautiful swirling energies,
These high vibrations of gratitude.
And you notice the room filling up with gratitude.
And then you see these high vibrations reaching your house.
Your community.
Your city.
Your country.
And all around the world.
Raising the vibration.
Of every being it touches.
Now,
Gently bring your awareness to the room that you are in.
With your eyes closed,
Visualizing the walls,
The surface.
Surface beneath you,
What you're sitting on.
And gently bringing the energy and blood flow back.
To the hands and feet.
And when you are ready,
Open your eyes.
Namaste.
