Hello and thank you for joining me for this Welcoming the Day guided meditation.
I'd like to invite you to come into a comfortable position in your body.
So that can be laying down,
That can be standing up,
That can be sitting in a chair or on a cushion.
And once you get into that position,
I just want you to bring some awareness that your legs feel comfortable,
That your seat feels secure,
That your spine is nice and straight,
That your shoulders are relaxed,
Hands are relaxed.
And you can also decide whether you want to have your eyes open or closed.
So if you'd like to have your eyes open,
You can just rest them,
Rest your gaze on a spot that's just right out in front of you.
And now I just invite you to bring some awareness to your breath this morning.
How is your breath moving through your body today?
When you breathe in,
Where do you feel your breath?
Do you feel your chest rising and falling,
Your rib cage opening up?
Perhaps you feel your belly moving in and out,
Just noticing where you feel your breath this morning.
And since it is the morning,
Let's just wake up our bodies and wake up our breath a little bit.
So I invite you to take,
We're going to take three deep breaths in,
Really deep breath in,
And as you exhale,
You're going to say,
Ah.
So let's just do that together.
So deep breath in,
Good.
And again,
Deep breath in,
Filling up all the way,
All the way,
All the way,
And let it go.
And one more time,
And let it all go.
Ah,
Good.
And now just bringing your breathing back to normal again.
And once again,
Just feeling how our breath is moving through our body.
Just really surrender to the rhythm of your breath.
There's nothing else in this moment that needs your attention.
You can just be present with your sacred rhythmic breath right here,
Right now.
And I invite you to really tune in to your aliveness in this moment.
In particular,
We're going to listen to another sacred rhythm of our body,
Of our being,
Our heartbeat.
So as you continue to breathe,
Right at the top of your inhale,
I want you to pause and feel and listen to your heartbeat,
And then you can exhale.
So take a nice deep inhale in,
Pause,
And exhale.
Just feeling that heartbeat,
Listening to that heartbeat.
Do it a few times on your own.
One last time,
Feeling our aliveness today.
I invite you to welcome some gratitude into your practice,
Some gratitude for the earth for holding you up today,
Some gratitude for the air for moving through your lungs today,
Some gratitude for yourself for deciding to participate in this practice today.
Just gratitude for life,
For aliveness,
Gratitude for what is in this moment.
And if it feels good,
You can invite a smile to come to your face.
And to close out our practice,
I invite you to do some affirmations with me.
So as you speak these affirmations with me today,
Either aloud or in your head,
I invite you to just allow the energy of the words to begin to shift you and shift your energy and shift your state of being.
You can repeat after me.
I choose to move through my day with ease and gratitude.
Today,
I am self-aware.
Today,
I release judgment and accept myself fully.
I know that I am capable and powerful.
The energy of today is new and fresh.
The energy of today is embracing me.
I honor the day with my energy.
Today,
I choose joy.
Today,
I choose peace.
Today,
I choose trust.
Today,
I choose ease.
Today,
I choose balance.
Today,
I choose love because I am love.
And allow the energy of those words to manifest in your being,
To fill up the space around you.
And know that the energy of these words resides in you,
And you can greet the day with this energy.
And just feeling your breath move through your body,
Feeling your aliveness,
Feeling gratitude for your aliveness.
And when you are ready,
You can open your eyes.
You can go greet the day.
