Welcome!
Thank you for practicing with me today.
This is a technique called the Triple Warmer Smoothie from Donna Eden and her amazing body of work,
Energy Medicine.
The Triple Warmer Meridian is responsible for our body's fight-flight-freeze response.
By tracing part of Triple Warmer Meridian backwards,
We calm the nervous system and sedate this response in the body.
The vagus nerve is innervated along this pathway and helps our body release tension and return to a calm state.
We will trace this pathway slowly three times.
You can do this practice in any comfortable position.
Rub your hands together warming the palms.
Shake your hands out and place your fingers on the temples and allow the hands to rest against your face.
The pinky fingers will be on the bony ridge right next to the eyes.
Take a deep breath in and breathe out through your mouth.
Close your eyes here,
Breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth.
Let your body know that it's safe and it's okay to let go and relax.
Just breathing deeply into the lower belly,
Into the low ribs on your inhale and relaxing and releasing on your exhalation.
Breathing in a sense of calm,
Breathing out a sense of release.
Now as you begin to move your fingers slowly in a soothing manner,
Maintain gentle pressure against your skin.
Inhale deeply and as you exhale slowly slide your fingers from the temples over the tops of the ears and around behind the ears to the area behind the earlobe.
Pause and take a full breath and as you release that breath,
Move your fingers down your neck and take hold of your shoulders with your hands,
Pressing into your shoulders and let your elbows relax,
Releasing tension in the shoulders.
Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth.
Inhale and as you exhale firmly drag your hands down from your shoulders and soothe your hands down to the center of your chest.
Rest one hand on top of the other as you breathe deeply.
Close your eyes and focus all of your attention on your heart center.
Now let's move through this pathway again.
Move your fingers to your temples and allow the hands to rest against the face.
Pause here and take a few deep breaths in and out.
Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth during this practice.
You might sense your body softening,
Releasing,
Relaxing.
Now inhale and as you exhale slowly glide your fingers around to the tops of the ears and behind the earlobes.
Breathing deeply here and as you exhale,
Move your fingers down the side of your neck and take hold of your shoulders with your hands.
Pressing into the shoulders as you let your elbows hang.
Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth.
Rest and breathe here as you release the shoulders.
Inhale and as you exhale,
Drag your hands over your shoulders and soothe down to the center of your chest.
Over the heart resting one hand on top of the other as you breathe deeply.
Soften your focus inward at your heart space.
Now move your fingers back to your temples and allow your hands to rest against your face.
Pause here,
Taking those deep breaths.
This gives the nervous system permission to let go.
Let your jaw go.
Invite your facial muscles to soften.
Just breathe and be.
Inhale and as you exhale,
Slowly slide your fingers over and around your ears to the area behind the earlobes.
Nesting one finger behind the earlobe in that soft divot.
Breathing deeply as you hold this point.
Softening and breathing.
Inhale and as you exhale,
Move your fingers down the sides of your neck and take hold of your shoulders with your hands.
Pressing into the shoulders as you let your elbows hang.
Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth.
Rest and breathe here as you release the shoulders.
Inhale and as you exhale,
Pull your hands over your shoulders and soothe down to the center of the chest.
Over your heart,
Resting one hand on top of the other as you breathe deeply.
Soften here,
Focusing at your heart space and breathe.
Now simply rest your hands on your thighs.
Inhale and as you exhale,
Gently press your hands into your thighs and glide your attention down your legs and past your feet.
As you exhale,
Press your hands into your thighs,
Moving your attention down your legs and past your feet.
With a simple grounding breath.
Now let go of the breath and notice any changes in your body,
Your mind since the beginning of this practice.
You can do this practice as often as you wish to calm your nervous system.
Is it especially good to invite in sleep?
Thank you again for practicing with me today.
Wishing you deep peace my friends.
Namaste.
