Welcome.
I am grateful you're here.
The jaw and the pelvis are connected through a fascial line that runs from the tailbone to the tongue.
So there is a direct relationship between the mouth,
The neck,
The jaw,
And the hips,
The pelvis,
The pelvic floor.
Stress,
Or trauma,
Tension,
Even previous injury to one area can impact the other.
A relaxed,
Open mouth and loosened jaw can help relax and release the cervix and the pelvic floor.
But if you're clenching your jaw or grinding your teeth,
Chances are your pelvic area,
Your hips,
May be tight as well.
In this meditation,
We will use our inner sight,
Our interoception,
Some breath work,
And somatic awareness to bring some openness and spaciousness to the hips and jaw.
So finding a comfortable seat or lying down maybe with some pillows under your knees.
Just coming to a restful position,
Whatever that means for you.
And as you settle in,
Just beginning to notice the body breathing you.
Nothing has to change.
Just bringing some awareness to our breathing body.
Using that inner sight,
Inner awareness,
Can you notice the points of contact your body make with the floor,
The chair beneath you.
And as you feel and notice these areas,
Taking in a deeper breath,
Sending your breath to those areas,
And on exhale can you soften your weight a little deeper into that surface beneath you.
Practicing being held here.
You can do that one more time,
Taking in a deeper breath in.
As you exhale,
Feel the weight release a little more fully beneath you.
Taking a moment to scan the body for any noticeable surface tension here.
Maybe shoulders around the eyes,
The eye sockets,
Anywhere in the body.
Taking in that deeper inhale again,
Bringing the breath to those areas,
Circling those areas,
Exhale fully and slow release.
Starting with the jaw,
Notice your jaw,
Feel your jaw from the inside,
Inner sight.
No need to change anything about the sensation,
Just notice.
Allowing what is to be.
Taking in a full deep breath in and down to the pelvis now,
All the way through the body,
Bringing the sight to the pelvic bowl.
Notice what sensation is here.
Is this area tight or open?
Just noticing where you're at in this moment with full acceptance and no need to fix.
In to circle through the jaw.
Imagine with your inner sight,
The breath swirling around the jaw,
The teeth,
The sockets of the jaw.
Breathing in here again.
Noticing any sensation in the jaw.
And again,
Breathing in deeply into the jaw.
Letting the breath circle all through the jaw and this time on an exhale,
Can the jaw relax,
Can the mouth open just a little.
Bringing the breath in again,
In to the jaw,
Circling the jaw.
Exhaling,
Releasing the jaw.
Can you feel the skin of your face drop a little more deeply?
Muscles of the face just slipping down a bit.
Hanging here in space.
Bringing that breath and awareness now deeper in through the body,
Back again to the center of the hips.
Letting the breath just circle those areas,
Our awareness drop in to the center of the hips.
Notice what arises here.
Bringing the breath and awareness now down in to the left hip.
Notice any sensation in the left hip.
Bringing awareness and breath now down in to the right hip.
Notice if there's any difference from the left side.
Again,
Drinking in that air,
Breathing in fully down in to the pelvic bowl.
Center of the hips on the exhale.
Can you use the breath to just open your hips a little more fully?
Deep breath in and down.
Feel the breath circling the hips.
Exhale,
Let the weight fall,
Drop.
And again,
Deep breath in,
Follow the breath.
And exhale,
Fully release.
Bringing in air now from the crown of the head.
Imagine breathing in from the crown of the head.
Exhale,
Let the jaw open.
Send that breath out,
Down through your hips.
Breathing in through the crown of the head.
Let the breath circle through the jaw.
Circle the hips and out through your root area.
Just a couple more rounds like that on your time.
Breathing in through the crown of your head.
To move your body,
Your spine,
Your hips,
Your shoulders,
Your neck in any way.
To feel the connection of this breath more fully.
On your next inhale,
Bringing that inhale now up through the root.
Circle the breath,
The awareness around the hips,
Pelvic bowl.
Bring the air up into your chest through the heart space.
Around the jaw,
Circling the jaw.
And out through the crown of the head.
Exhale,
Fully release the weight.
Breathing in through the roots.
Circling the hips and the pelvic bowl.
Up through the heart space.
Circling the jaw.
Exhale fully.
A couple of rounds on your own again.
Allowing the body to move.
As the body needs to move to feel this breath.
Just breathing as your body breathes.
Bringing the sensation inward.
Do you notice any difference in the sensation,
The feelings in the jaw?
New sensation within the hips and the pelvic bowl.
Just notice.
Taking in a full deep breath here.
Whole body.
Exhale fully.
Let the weight go.
Coming back to this breath.
At any time,
In any moment.
When you feel stress,
Tension.
Connecting whole body breath.
Jaw and hips.
Like a wave.
