Hello,
My name is Brian Hyman.
Welcome to the Daily Insight.
Today's meditation is healing the body.
Let's begin.
Find a comfortable position and settle in.
Perhaps sitting cross-legged on a pillow or cushion,
Sitting in a chair or on a couch.
You can also lie down.
Whatever is most comfortable for you,
Find a position and close the eyes.
Let's take a deep inhale together and exhale,
Let it go.
Again deep inhale,
Fill the body with breath and exhale,
Release the breath.
One last time,
Deep inhale and exhale,
Let it go.
As you settle into your posture,
Continue to breathe consciously,
Deeply.
Allow awareness of breath to anchor the mind and body in the present moment.
Now bring your awareness to the shoulders.
In the shoulders we carry the weight of the world,
All of our burdens and responsibilities.
With our awareness at the shoulders,
Let's take an inhale.
And with the exhale,
Relax the shoulders.
Again with awareness at the shoulders,
Take an inhale.
And with the exhale,
See if you can let something go just for now.
Last time deep inhale,
Awareness at the shoulders and exhale,
Relaxing the shoulders.
Continue to breathe with awareness.
Continue to anchor the mind and body in the present moment.
Now bring your awareness to the heart space.
In this area we carry sadness,
Loss,
Grief,
Depression.
With our awareness at the heart space,
Take a deep inhale.
And with the exhale,
Relax this area,
Soften this area.
Again awareness at the heart space,
Take an inhale.
And exhale,
Let something go.
One last time with awareness at the heart,
Take a deep inhale.
And exhale,
Release the breath.
The body stores many of our emotions and feelings.
I hope this meditation was helpful in learning where the body stores emotions and feelings.
And I hope you feel a little more relaxed.
And when you're ready,
Gently blink the eyes open.
Thank you for meditating with me.
Have a beautiful day.
