Welcome,
I invite you to find a comfortable position for this meditation.
You could be seated,
Laying down,
Or even standing if that would feel better.
Find your way into that just right position for this moment.
We will be doing energy practices to help your body find balance.
These exercises come from Donna Eden and her amazing book,
Energy Medicine.
I invite you to lay one hand sideways across your forehead and one hand across the base of your neck,
Right where you feel the V at your collarbones.
You can even lean your chin down and surrender into holding your body.
Wrap your elbows with pillows to add more comfort.
And if your body feels restless,
It's okay to rock your body gently.
You can always switch hands if your arms become tired,
And you're free to change your position at any time.
You are holding important points on your body that help to ease your nervous system.
This aids you in finding a sense of balance,
Peace,
And clarity within.
Just holding these points,
These healing points,
And taking a few releasing breaths at your own pace.
Inhaling through your nose and exhaling from your mouth with a sigh.
Now breathe deeply and notice how you're doing below the surface of your being.
Begin to witness your body and how your body is feeling today,
Accepting your body just as it is,
And become aware of your emotions.
Acknowledge these feelings.
Don't turn away.
Anything that you're experiencing is okay.
Just witness and allow these emotions with a sense of kindness.
Now notice your mental chatter,
Witnessing your thoughts without judgment,
Taking some deep breaths here,
Allowing yourself to surrender to whatever is present in this moment.
Do this with a sense of love and compassion for yourself.
Just being present with yourself just as you are.
Now let your attention return to your breath.
Inhaling deeply through your nose and exhaling through your mouth with a ha sound.
Continue this at your own pace,
Inhaling deeply through your nostrils and exhale from your mouth with that long,
Slow ha sound.
Just holding these points,
Allowing the body to heal as you breathe deeply.
Now let go of your breath and lower both hands down to the center of your chest,
One hand on top of the other at your heart.
Allow your body to soften here as we integrate this practice.
Relax your face and jaw.
Surrender your shoulders downward.
Notice the collarbones across the top of the chest and feel your hands at your heart space.
Now become aware of the low ribs moving gently with the natural breath,
The gentle expansion and contraction of the low ribs.
Sense the soothing rhythm of your own breath.
Slip your attention down into your hips.
Breathe deeply within the hips,
Getting very curious about the innermost parts of the hips,
Perhaps feeling their stability.
Now bring your attention to the bottoms of your feet,
Feeling the soles of the feet anchored,
Grounded.
Now bring your attention to your spine.
Trace your attention along your spine from your neck to your upper back,
Shoulder blades down the lower back,
Sacrum to the tailbone.
Leisurely move your attention along the spine again from the head to the tailbone.
Feel the center line of your body,
This inner sense of stability.
Perhaps energetically leaning into the support.
Return your attention to your heart.
Slip deeply inward,
Sensing,
Feeling,
Noticing,
Perhaps finding that sense of inner nourishment,
A sense of peace,
Balance,
Stability,
Resting within yourself.
No need to look outside yourself for answers,
But turn inward to find the true support your spirit provides.
I invite you to deeply connect with your own spirit.
Let the sacred heart aid and guide you.
From my heart to yours,
Namaste,
My friends.
