So let's just spend a little time arriving with soft eyes,
With kind eyes,
With an inner field of attention that's open and receptive and warm,
Allowing sensations from all over the body into awareness and meeting them with warmth,
Just observing sensations from all over the body.
Some of them may be pleasant,
Some of them may be unpleasant,
Some of them may be neither pleasant nor unpleasant.
Now a lot of us have quite conflicted relationships with our bodies.
We might not like the way our bodies look,
We may be frustrated or resentful because our bodies sometimes experience pain or other limitations,
So we can sometimes treat our bodies almost as if they're enemies.
And I just invite you to consider that your body shows up for you every day,
Whether it's feeling well or not,
Whether it's in pain or not,
It's always there for you,
It's always trying to help you to the best of its ability.
So I invite you to recognize your body as a friend and just see if with soft kind eyes you can regard it with warmth like a friend.
Let the breathing carry your warmth with every in-breath,
With every out-breath.
There's a soft wave of sensation that washes through the whole body and you can allow those soft waves to carry your attention and your appreciation with them.
And I also invite you to say thank you to your body,
Perhaps to specific parts of your body in turn,
For the service they render you.
So just turning your attention to various parts of the body,
Being aware of how they help you in life,
Regarding them with warmth and saying thank you.
So you can just continue offering gratitude and appreciation to the body for the next couple of minutes until you hear the bell.
Let the breathing carry your warmth through the whole body.
