
Soften Inward
by Bex Urban
Guided to support inner softening and allowing stillness.

by Bex Urban
Guided to support inner softening and allowing stillness.
Transcript
Welcome, I'm Bex and this is a guided meditation for softening and allowing yourself to return and reclaim that homeostasis, That space inside that holds the memory that you have everything that the mind and the body benefit from slowing down and that stillness yields a huge reward for restoring. So go ahead and find a comfortable seat or if you prefer recline. I really believe the essence of meditation comes from establishing a foundation that allows you to feel at ease in your body, Heart, Mind and just inside your inner landscape. So for this meditation when you close your eyes you will tune in first to the breath and the rising and the falling of the belly if that's where your breath seems to find its way. In that abdominal cavity if you feel the belly kind of pooch on an inhale and retain back toward the spine on an exhale. It may be for you that in the contents of your torso the breath actually provides more space in the ribs so you just would note that the width in the ribs and the narrowing. Now for this meditation you're not controlling the pressure changes in your body you're just watching. If it's possible you almost allow the breath to be the invitation into the conversation of returning to your center. So you're clear that if the mind wanders you come back to the breath. Meditation as a guide to returning once again. And so now with your eyes closed see if you can imagine pulling your eyes the balls of the eyes away retracting them away from the eyelids just enough that there's a sense of setting the eyes back and when that happens it's a reminder that you can also set the organ of the brain back away from the skull. And it always supports you to keep returning to breath and then just to noticing how are my eyes can I soften. Can I follow that softening into my organ of my brain and then can I breathe deeply. So using repetition the same cue third time eyes softening away from my lips setting back in brain softening away. And so you're entering more into a space of the heart mind where the breath feels your senses withdraw from the outer world and really deeply reclaiming this connection to the seed of your soul if that resonates your spirit your inner divine light. Or maybe it's just that quiet space. So you highlight the breath and then layer it with skin feeling soft a layer beneath it the fascia feeling soft the muscle and then you allow the bones to feel heavy and the lightness will be revealed simply by noting the breath and then allowing softness tenderness really allowing yourself to be more receptive to yourself. So you take these moments in this unique intimate conversation with yourself right you've never had this moment in time breathing into your container vehicle your body with a pure interest and seeing slowness as beauty and letting the critical mind go on a vacation and just coming back to your pure essence to being your illuminated self. And so you can sit like this for a longer amount of time. If you're reclined you can recline like this for a longer amount of time. You can always repeat those steps which are really simple right eyes are closed eyes themselves come into your inner landscape breath deepens entering a conversation with yourself that is all about breathing your way in breathing your way out and finding a little sliver a little slice of receptivity planting that seed. So there really is no end to this meditation it just shifts you into a beginning you either decide that you'll slowly begin to come back and gently open your eyes and when you take in your outer view can you be soft can you engage with it or you'll continue to recline or sit and enjoy this time with yourself. May it nourish you may it support you in healing and may you see that everything is inside. Thanks so much. Enjoy your day.
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Alison
October 5, 2020
Lovely. Took me to a calm place π
Neet
March 28, 2019
Rather soporific delivery - or maybe Iβm just tired this morning! Thank you for sharing! π
Natalie
January 12, 2018
Thank you my love, just what I needed this morning. Namaste. ππ
πJeevanpreβ¨β¨
July 28, 2017
Amazing. Thanks ππ½
Jane
March 13, 2017
I love the reminder to engage softly with the world - thank you ππ»
Raj
February 17, 2017
Absolutely wonderful !
Willa
February 16, 2017
So simple and so effective, thank you
Todd
February 16, 2017
I was skeptical initially regarding how much I would enjoy this meditation, but wound up loving it. There is no music, there are neither chants, bells, nor sounds of wind or water. Instead, there's the guidance of someone sounding like a trusting, caring friend who knows the meditative state intimately; in a conversational style, she draws you into it.
Rachael
February 15, 2017
I really liked this. Nice awareness and i like how it ended with the option to come out of the meditation or continue.
Arlonna
February 15, 2017
Loved this. Simple but effective way to visualize inward. Thanks!
Georgia
February 15, 2017
I love the idea of pulling back to release yet connecting at the same time..flowing and releasing
Cathie
February 15, 2017
Terrific way to start the day, uncluttered instruction, under 10 minutes π₯thanks.
Emily
February 15, 2017
So helpful! Thank you- π
Sarah
February 15, 2017
Fab. Nice and simple.
Peter
February 15, 2017
This was very simple.very short but full of very useful advice and guidance which I could relate to easily.a pleasure.thank youππ»

