Hey there,
Welcome and thank you for joining me.
We're going to take the next few minutes to work with trust.
So sit back,
Get comfortable,
Close your eyes and take a deep breath.
Continue to breathe slowly as you settle in and relax deeply.
Place your attention on your breath.
Notice the expansion and release of your chest.
Notice the ease with which breathing is happening.
Without thinking about it,
You can trust your breath to do what it needs to do for you.
Also notice that breathing is taking place without you having to do anything.
It's as if the breathing is not being done by you,
But rather it's being done for you.
Of course,
Your body is a part of the universe,
So it's quite literally the universe breathing for you.
In this moment,
Recognize the inherent trust you have for your breath.
An inherent trust in the universe.
And notice a rising gratitude within,
Not only for your breath,
But for the universe too and the automatic trust for it that you have already cultivated within.
Now let's look deeper to notice other details of the breath.
Notice that your breath is a regular interaction between your body and your immediate environment.
It's actually more than a mere interaction.
It's actually more of a melding,
A merging.
The process of breathing is quite literally reaching out to the universe,
At least the part of it that's closest to you at this moment,
And bringing that inside your body,
Being revitalized by it,
And then releasing it.
The breath is quite literally a regular interaction with the universe,
Constantly receiving and giving back.
Now let's use our breath to experiment with how we interact with the universe,
Even in small ways.
On your next breath,
See how long you can hold it.
As the seconds tick by holding your breath,
You no doubt feel an increasing tension and resistance to what's happening,
Until eventually you have to let go,
Give in,
And let your body,
The universe,
Do its thing,
Unimpeded by your will against it.
In this way,
Our breath has just shown us what it's like when we resist what the universe is doing.
We notice an increasing internal pressure,
Until something has to give to release that pressure.
Now,
Instead of working against our body,
Against the universe,
Let's work with it.
On your next breath,
Work with your automatic breathing process to breathe in more deeply than normal.
Continue for your next few breaths to breathe more deeply in this way.
What do you notice?
Maybe an increased sense of calm and relaxation?
A subtle surge in energy?
A subtle but pervading sense of peace?
How does it feel to work with the universe,
Even in such a small way?
Using your experience just now,
Working with and against the universe in small ways with your breath,
What insights can you glean for larger,
More significant ways you interact with the universe?
Now,
Let's turn our attention back to trust.
Of course we have trust in our breath.
From this,
We can grow the seeds of trust in the universe.
Our body is a part of the universe,
And the breath is the continuous receiving and giving back of what the universe has put right in front of us.
Vital substances in the very air that we breathe.
Using something so simple and ordinary,
Our very breath,
To cultivate trust and a willingness to work with the universe,
How can we apply these insights to the bigger things of life?
Well,
Let me trust,
Work with the universe,
And find out.
Is it ever possible?
You
