Please find your comfortable meditative posture.
Roll your shoulders down your spine.
Rest your hands on your knees or your thighs.
And take some long slow deep breaths in and out.
Take this first minute and a bit to focus on your breath.
To allow yourself the space and the time to arrive in this moment right here right now.
And today's meditation practice is what I label as a mind dump.
And usually when we do this,
We do this for 90 minutes,
But that's not happening right now.
This is a very brief mind dump.
And what I'm talking about is your head,
It's full,
You're constantly thinking things blah,
Blah,
Blah,
Blah,
Blah,
Blah,
And one of the things that happens within that is that when you're trying to repress thoughts,
Let's just say negative thoughts or ideas just at the back of your mind,
Like when you try to repress things,
It gets stronger,
Like it pushes back,
And it can overtake and be the only thing you're actually thinking about.
So the opportunity here is to listen to all of those things,
But not get lost in them.
This is one of the teachings of yoga is like detachment or unattachment.
So allow yourself the space to let down the wall.
There's no filter,
No restrictions.
And allow whatever thought is just like they're like a nagging,
You know,
Person,
Allow that thought to come to fruition,
Like right there,
Shine the spotlight on it,
Mind,
What is it you want to say to me?
And just notice,
First of all,
If it's shit talking,
It's probably like me nothing.
Like maybe something comes up.
As I advance in my career,
One thing that's like nagging at the end,
Any chance that it gets is like,
See,
You put that offering out and you didn't get very many people.
You suck.
See,
If this has already been done,
You're never gonna make it see nobody likes you.
Like there's this terrible voice in my head.
And allow it to come up and just like,
Sit with and acknowledge that thought.
Like,
Maybe acknowledge that thought.
And then we're not gonna get lost in story.
We're not going to dive deeper into the root cause.
We're not going any further than okay,
I see you.
And then let it float off.
There you go.
Moving on next thought.
And let the next thought come to the forefront.
Like I have to change my Oh,
Okay.
Maybe acknowledge the thought and then let it float off.
We're going from your mind completely full to being mindful.
So recognizing,
Acknowledging the thoughts that are in your head right now,
No longer resisting.
Allow it to come right to you.
Acknowledge it and let it go.
Let the next thought come.
And the next thought.
And just notice if you stick on any of the thoughts like you argue or you question or you get lost in a memory,
Let it go.
Acknowledge it,
Let it go.
Next thought.
Acknowledge it,
Let it go.
Next thought.
Acknowledge it,
Let it go.
Next thought.
Keep breathing long,
Slow,
Deep breaths in and out.
Let the thought come.
Acknowledge it.
Let it go.
Next thought.
You can start to rummage around in the nooks and crannies of your mind,
Bringing everything to the forefront for you to see.
And if the thoughts are getting difficult,
Because we're shining a light on them.
Keep going.
You know these thoughts,
You're thinking them every single day.
Bring it up.
Acknowledge it.
Let it go.
Next thought.
Notice where your head's at.
Come back to your breath.
Let the thought come up.
Acknowledge it.
Let it go.
Next thought.
Allow all of the thoughts in your mind to pop out,
To be seen,
Heard,
Acknowledged.
Then start to wiggle.
Coming back.
Move your neck.
Open your eyes.
And notice how you feel.
It's an important practice that we know where our thoughts that our energy is going,
And what's operating 24-7 on autopilot without us even being aware.
It's usually a story that's not of the positive.
So allow the thoughts to come up and be seen and be heard.
Shine a light on them.
Thanks for joining today.
We'll see you again.
