Hi,
My friends,
I invite you to find any comfortable position for this meditation.
Seated,
Lying down,
Standing,
Just be comfortable.
I will share a practice with you from Donna Eden.
Her book is Energy Medicine.
The purpose of this practice is to sedate the stress response in the body by calming the triple warmer meridian or energy pathway,
Which is responsible for the management of adrenal health and regulates the body's fight-flight-freeze response.
Calming the vagus nerve and bringing more vitality to the body.
This is an easy practice that's great to do in public if you have anxiety around large gatherings,
Meetings,
Medical exams,
Or even dental work.
Let's begin by calling your attention home to your body.
Bringing both of your hands to your heart space at the center of your chest.
Close your eyes and I invite you to filter your attention inward.
Taking a conscious breath with me,
Showering your attention over your body.
And just ask your body,
How are you doing?
And really notice.
Begin to release any unnecessary tension in your face,
Your shoulders,
And your belly.
Noticing the bones of the body,
The collarbones,
Sinking deeply within the hips.
Drop your attention down to the bones of the feet.
Release your hands.
As we begin this healing hold,
I invite you to notice your right hand.
Take your right hand under your left breast or pec muscles and around to the left side of your body so that your right hand is about six inches down from your left armpit.
To repeat,
The right hand is wrapping around the left side of your body.
Take the left free hand and wrap it on the back of that right elbow so that the palm of the hand rests at and just above the elbow.
To clarify,
The left hand is wrapping on the back of the right elbow and just above.
Great,
Now relax and settle in.
It's time to let go of doing and shift into being.
We're inviting tension and stress to release,
So it's important to simply relax into this comfortable healing hug.
We will be here about two to three minutes on each side to receive the full sedating benefits.
Bring your attention into your breath.
Exhale,
Belly towards spine,
Squeezing the stale air out.
Inhale into the belly,
Low ribs,
Chest.
Exhale,
Sense release of the chest,
Low ribs,
Belly.
Inhale,
It spans the belly,
Low ribs,
Chest.
Exhale,
Release chest,
Low ribs,
And belly,
Following your breath in and out of your body.
This is a beautiful diaphragmatic breath.
It's the yogic three-part breath,
Which very much stimulates the vagus nerve.
I will be silent here and hold space for you to allow this practice to do its job.
Simply relax and breathe.
Excellent.
Now let's change sides.
Place your hands and take your left hand under your right breast and around to the right side of the body,
So that the left hand is about six inches down from the right armpit.
Take your right free hand and wrap it on the back of the right elbow,
So that the palm of the hand rests at and just above the elbow.
Settle into your body.
Soften.
Keep relaxing here and letting go.
Shift your attention back to your breath.
Exhaling,
Inhaling into the belly,
Low ribs,
Chest.
Exhale,
Releasing chest,
Ribs,
And belly.
Continuing with this beautiful yogic three-part breath.
This breath ensures that you're breathing diaphragmatically,
But breathe in any way that feels comfortable for you.
Just keeping your focus inward.
Simply allow yourself to take this time for you to renew,
Restore,
And refresh.
I will hold space for you here.
Wonderful.
Now release your hands and observe.
Notice anything that may have shifted.
Are you perhaps feeling more at ease in your body?
More grounded?
Do you sense yourself being more spacious or open?
These answers will help you decide if this practice is right for you.
Let's take advantage of this ease in the body.
I invite you to slip your attention into your heart.
Moving deep within your heart,
Ask yourself,
What part of me is unchanging?
Perhaps you notice a nonverbal response.
Rest within this connection.
May you be filled with an abundance of peace,
Joy,
And love,
My friends.
