Welcome.
Today we're going to connect with a part of ourselves who needs some extra support right now.
And we can start our practice today by just noticing our breath.
What does it feel like as you breathe in?
What sensations might you feel when you exhale?
You don't need to change anything right now,
Just notice.
And take a few more breaths this way.
And now I'll invite you to start to deepen your inhales and your exhales.
See if you can breathe in a little bit more deeply.
And see if you can exhale a little bit more fully.
With each breath,
Try to deepen this relationship to the breath.
And you can continue breathing normally.
And as you do so,
I invite you to locate any tension in your body.
Starting with your eyes,
You might want to loosen your eyes and their sockets a little bit.
I want to.
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Move or gently massage your jaw.
Notice if you're holding any tension there.
You can roll your shoulders.
Invite some gentle movement into your arms and fingers.
Notice if there's any tension or anxiety in your throat,
In your chest,
In your belly.
And if you feel any,
You can just invite your breath there to bring a little bit more openness and spaciousness to anywhere in your body that might need it.
And you can gently rock back and forth on your hips.
Maybe flex your calves a little bit.
Invite a gentle wiggle into your toes.
Take a couple more breaths and notice anywhere else that might be holding any lingering tension right now.
And if it feels good to you,
You can put one hand under your heart and one hand on your belly and take a couple more breaths here,
Just connecting a little more deeply with the body.
And you can notice your connection with the earth right now.
Maybe your feet or your bottom of your legs are touching the floor.
If so,
Really feel this connection with the earth beneath you.
Feel how supported you are by the earth today.
And if it's in your practice,
You can call in some additional support.
It can be benevolent ancestors,
Star families,
Any sort of other guides that you're connected with.
If you're not connected with any of those,
That's okay too.
Can continue to be with your body right now.
And before we really get started,
I'll ask that anything that comes through will be in your highest good today.
And that anything that comes through can also be in service to the collective.
Now we're going to make some intentional space for whatever comes up,
Whatever needs to be addressed right now.
You can ask yourself the question internally.
What part of me most needs support right now?
And notice what comes up.
And I'll invite you to go with the first or most powerful feeling thing that comes up for you.
It doesn't have to make rational sense to you,
But it might.
Could be a feeling,
A bodily sensation,
An internal image,
Perhaps even a younger part of yourself.
Just trust whatever is coming through for you right now.
And once this part of you is in your awareness,
I want you to greet them as you would an old friend or someone you care about very much,
Even if what they are bringing to you is difficult.
Can greet them and thank them for coming to join you today.
And you can ask this part of you what it would like for you to know right now.
Is there something that it wants to share with you?
There's something that's not quite in your awareness but needs to be.
I'll invite you to take a couple more breaths here.
And once you feel like you have a good understanding of what it would like to share,
You can go ahead and ask what kind of support does this part of you need right now?
Does it need anything other than being heard?
You can also ask yourself internally,
What can you offer?
What are you willing to offer right now?
If you feel open to it,
You can also ask what it might need later today or later this week or on an ongoing basis.
Does it need intentional space from you?
Does it need to be heard more?
Maybe it needs you to be more in alignment in an area of your life.
Whatever it's sharing with you right now,
Do your best to be open and receive what it's sharing with you and what kind of support it needs.
And before we start to leave this space,
I'm going to invite you to,
Again,
Put a hand on your heart and one on your belly.
And thank this part of you for coming to be with you today,
For sharing with you,
For putting trust in you.
Extend some gratitude for them in helping you deepen your relationship with yourself today.
And know that you can come back and be with this part again anytime that you need to or want to.
And once you're feeling complete,
You can focus again on your breath.
Noticing what your inhales and your exhales feel like.
Noticing if there are any different feelings or sensations in your body.
You can start to invite some movement into your body.
Shoulders,
Into your hips.
You could move back and forth on your chair or on the ground or wherever you might be standing or sitting.
You can get some movement into your arms and legs and wiggle your toes and your fingers.
And start to come back to the space that you're in and to the present moment.
Also invite you to extend gratitude to any of your guides that were with you,
To show some love to the earth who supported us today.
And finally,
I want to thank you for engaging with this practice,
For having the courage to be with something that came up for you today.
You can start to open your eyes,
Maybe stretch your arms or your body a little bit more fully.
And then come back to the present moment.
Thank you so much for your practice.
