Autumn teaches us the beauty of letting go,
For even the trees know that growth always requires release.
Welcome to Coached by Nikki Dyer.
So we begin here,
By encouraging your body to find comfort,
In a seated position.
As you take both hands,
And face your palms upward,
So they are ready to receive.
Close your eyes if they aren't already.
Focusing on relaxing the mind,
We begin to turn our attention to the breath.
As you begin to take a slow deep breath in,
And a slow exhale out.
Allowing the breath to become equal parts of in and out.
Feeling a balancing energy in the air.
You are grounded here,
To this fleeting moment in time.
Encouraging your breath and heartbeat to settle.
As each one finds a gentle natural rhythm of its own.
As the sun dips lower in the sky,
And the nights grow cold and dark.
Before our eyes can even notice the changing of the fiery hued leaves.
Our senses begin to tell us,
That the quick moving energy of summer has come to an end.
The autumn equinox is a meaningful time of year.
When the day and night find equal balance.
It's a season filled with evolution and change.
For anyone who takes the time to look.
Autumn shows us the potential of what it looks like if we embrace the act of letting go.
It reminds us not to live in fear of being stripped bare,
But rather to see the beauty that comes from change.
If the trees resisted growth and evolution through the seasons.
If they clung to everything they had with fear.
There would be no space for fresh blossoms to ever emerge.
Autumn is a time of year where we reap the fruits of our labors.
We gain insight into what we wish to cherish and hold on to,
While allowing elements of life that no longer benefit us to fall away.
Take a balanced breath in here.
And an equal exhale out.
Together we take a purposeful moment here to pause.
A fleeting moment in time to appreciate all that you have in your life.
To begin transforming any lingering fears into feelings of certainty.
To acknowledge that prosperity comes to those who embrace gratitude for all that you are.
For the countless ways you have grown this year.
And to create space for all that lies ahead.
Together we take a purposeful moment here to honor yourself and to recognize the abundant harvest before you.
To express gratitude for the blessings you have received along the way.
As this practice concludes,
We welcome a rebalancing to your life.
Your desires and needs change,
Just as the seasons do.
The trees decide what is no longer serving them every fall.
And now is the moment where you reflect on what no longer serves you.
What is it that you need to release?
Autumn teaches us the beauty of letting go.
For even the trees know that growth always requires release.
Begin to bring your mind back into your body.
As you recognize the internal shift in energy that you are feeling from when we first began.
The seasons are beginning to change.
Can you feel it?
Take a final deep breath in.
And a balancing breath out.
Open your eyes and return to the space surrounding you.
