Hello there and good morning.
Today is a new day and what better thing than starting your day on the right foot.
Take a few moments to bring yourself out of sleep,
Into a light wakeful state.
You may open your eyes if you'd like to or allow them to stay closed,
That's okay.
Take a deep breath in,
Invigorating the lungs,
Waking them up,
And a long breath out,
Giving your body a nice and gentle stretch.
Take one more deep breath in and breath out.
Our thoughts are often scattered first thing in the morning,
Drifting to our responsibilities,
What we're having for breakfast,
Our commute,
Our work duties and everything else that vies for our attention day to day.
So before the mind wakes up completely this morning,
We are going to create a blank canvas.
So take a nice deep cleansing breath in and realize it,
Let it go.
Clearing the mind of any leftover concerns from yesterday and any stress about the future,
Setting an intention to start fresh today.
Place both hands lightly on the stomach area and breath into them,
Becoming more energized and more alert,
Aligning yourself with willpower and the intention to start your day in grace and gratitude.
So when you breath in you feel your stomach rising and when you breath out your stomach is flattening.
Feel this invigorating energy flow underneath your hands and spread throughout your body.
Continue to hold your hands on the center of the stomach,
Your energy center,
And I invite you to visualize the sun.
Imagine it coming up over the horizon,
See it illuminating everything it touches,
The ocean,
The hills,
The grass and your skin.
Feel it kissing your skin with warmth,
Touching your body,
Warming it up,
Waking it up.
Hear the birds chirping and the roosters crying as they greet the sun.
See the flowers opening gratefully tilting towards the light and I invite you to tilt your head up like the flowers,
Drinking in every once of sunlight,
Feeling it washing over and around you,
Invigorating every part of your body.
Feel the sun illuminating your mind,
Bringing sunny thoughts to it,
Clearing away the lingering shadows of sleep.
Now let's repeat some positive affirmations to start the day off right.
So taking a deep breath and a slow exhale,
Take a deep breath in and a slow exhale.
And I invite you to repeat after me.
I am grateful for this day.
I am grateful for this day.
Add some emotion to the words by truly feeling the gratitude flow through them and not worrying about what your day will look like and letting go of expectations simply expressing your thanks for waking up today.
I am grateful for this day.
Offering thanks for the sun,
I am grateful for this day.
Feeling gratitude flow through you as you breathe easily and enjoy this wonderful moment of pure appreciation.
I am grateful for this day.
Now I am grateful for my body.
Feel appreciation moving through each part of your body as you say again,
I am grateful for my body.
Feel it deep within your bones now as you continue again,
I am grateful for my body.
Now I am grateful for my mind.
Expressing thanks for your beautiful,
Unique,
Brilliant mind.
I am grateful for my mind.
And feel appreciation move through your head as you continue to repeat,
I am grateful for my mind.
Now I am grateful for everything I will experience today.
Say this again but with strong conviction,
I am grateful for everything that I will experience today.
I am grateful for everything that I will experience today.
Good or bad,
Every experience makes us who we are.
So welcome the highs and the lows alike knowing that everything is a lesson.
I am grateful for everything that I will experience today.
Every experience is an opportunity for growth and I am grateful for everything that I will experience today.
So now let's take a deep breath in and a slow exhale.
And let's repeat those affirmations again.
I am grateful for this day.
I am grateful for my body.
I am grateful for my mind.
I am grateful for everything I will experience today.
Today is going to be a great day.
Today is going to be a great day.
Taking a deep breath and a slow exhale.
And again deep breath and a slow exhale.
And when you are ready to end this session,
You can sit up straight and give the body a long stretch,
Extending the arms and reaching your fingers towards the sky.
Excellent.
Now you are ready to start your day on the right foot.
So go ahead,
Have a beautiful day and I'll see you next time on Insight Timer.
Namaste.
