Welcome,
My name is Astrid van Wavenbeek and I am happy that you are here to meditate with me.
Perhaps you are familiar with the situation of hectic.
Working,
Running,
Taking care of others and in the midst of busyness forgetting to take some time to rest.
And if you are familiar with this,
I am really happy that you are here.
What a good idea to take a break.
Please find yourself a place where you can sit or lie down for a couple of minutes and lean back into the art of resting.
Give your body enough support so it is easier to let go of tension.
And in the meditation just listen to my voice with body and mind.
Keep it simple,
Just rest.
If you find this difficult to do,
If you find it difficult to do nothing,
Please know that it is really a healthy thing to do.
Feel your body resting on the earth.
Support it.
Allow sensations of ease to arise.
Being grounded.
And melt into the idea of having nothing to do for a couple of minutes.
You are just taking a rest.
Nourishing body and mind with the art of doing nothing.
Inhale a bit deeper and sigh generously out when you exhale.
Do this a couple of times.
Exhale through the nose deep and wide.
And exhale by sighing out.
And then let the breath return to its natural pace and rhythm.
And welcome your body.
By feeling into it.
Feel the feet.
The legs.
The buttocks.
Hips.
Pelvis.
Welcome the whole torso.
Front and back.
Shoulders.
Arms.
Hands.
Sense into the fingertips.
The neck.
The head.
The face.
Sense into the mouth.
The throat.
The jaws.
The jaws and the eyes soft.
And sense the whole body at once.
Notice its liveliness.
Its warmth.
Heaviness.
And notice the breath.
Flowing in and out.
Its rhythm.
Pace.
For some moments allowing the body to release tension on each exhalation.
And to recharge with each inhalation.
Release tension on the exhalation.
Giving weight.
And recharge with each inhalation.
New energy.
And nothing else to do.
This is it.
Sensing the whole body.
Breathing.
Breathing.
Just this.
Leaning back into this sense of just being.
And then slowly open up to surroundings again.
Deepen the breath and allow the body to find its movements.
You might want to stretch out like a cat that has been resting on the windows ill in the sun.
A lazy stretch.
And feel how you are now.
Feel the relationship you have with the ground.
When you open the eyes you may look around a little.
And get yourself ready for the next phase of this day.
And this meditation has come to an end.
I hope it did you well.
Even if it was very short.
Thank you very much for meditating with me.
Bye bye.
