Allow yourself to settle,
Taking nice,
Easy breaths.
If your mind is busy,
Just begin to notice your breath.
Allow each inhale,
And as you exhale,
Let your shoulders drop.
Notice your inhale,
Exhale,
And let the heavy muscles of your thighs relax.
When we are in the midst of change,
It is normal to feel as though we are on guard,
Tensed and vigilant.
And in this moment,
It is safe for you to relax,
To just breathe and let go.
Just for this moment,
Allowing the breath to come and go easily and naturally.
Allowing the breath to calm and soothe.
Those soft,
Deep breaths,
Creating space for the mind to quiet and become still.
And in that stillness,
The rational mind understands that everything changes,
That change is constant,
Unavoidable.
But rational intellectual understanding does not make change easier.
It does not make the chaos of change comfortable.
Rational intellectual understanding does not help.
When unexpected,
Unwanted,
Uncomfortable change happens,
Change that was not your choice,
That is out of your control,
When that kind of change happens and you are angry or frightened or in pain,
How do you catch your breath?
You don't.
You don't.
You let your breath catch you.
You let go and let your breath catch you.
Let your breath remind you that you are safe.
In this moment,
Here,
Now,
You are safe and you can relax and let your breath catch you.
So just breathe.
Yes,
Everything changes.
Accept the essence of you,
The deepest truth of you is unchanging.
Breathe and go there,
Deep within you,
There to the essence of you.
Let your breath guide you.
With each inhale,
Imagine that you are moving deeper into your soul,
Almost as if you are moving through a series of doors.
Each breath opening a new door,
Guiding you through to a new level of being.
Each inhale easing you deeper into your personal truth.
Inhale,
Imagine your breath guiding you through the first door,
Gently moving you past the grasping,
Judgmental mind that is wrestling for control.
Let the breath take you deeper.
Go deeper.
Everything external is fading away.
Deeper through the next door,
Everything becoming a little quieter.
The breath coming a little easier as you move into the heart space.
Even here in the beauty and stillness of the heart,
There is a longing for change to be different.
Even here there is the desire to manage or avoid change.
So breathe and go deeper.
Let the breath move you deeper than even the heart.
Moving deeper within,
Inhaling fully and easily,
Your body heavy and relaxed.
Each inhale guiding you into the deepest truth of you.
Here in the deepest truth of you is the calm within.
Here is where your soul resides.
Here where intrinsically,
Without exception,
Genuine acceptance resides.
Here deep within your personal truth is where true peace resides.
When the world feels too chaotic,
When change is too much,
Go within.
Here to your soul.
Where true wisdom,
True power,
True peace exist.
Intrinsically,
Eternally,
Without exception,
Here is the place where you are perfectly you.
Here deeper than the mind,
Deeper than the heart.
Here is where you are eternal.
Here is where you are reminded of your true essence.
And in this moment,
Fully immersed in your soul,
Held and soothed by your breath,
Could you give yourself permission to trust your soul,
Your innate knowing,
And let it guide you through this change?
Could you,
Just for this moment,
Trust yourself?
It is safe to trust yourself.
And could you,
Just for this moment,
Allow for the possibility that change happens for you,
Not to you?
Could you trust that you are safe,
That you do not have to fear change?
Trust that your breath will catch you and carry you to your soul.
Carry you here,
To this place where pure wisdom,
Innate acceptance,
Steadfast peace exist.
Intrinsically,
Eternally,
Without exception,
Always available to you.
This place where you are perfectly you,
The truest,
Most magnificent you.
Strong and confident,
Relaxed and at peace,
Held and soothed by the breath,
Trusting yourself in the midst of change,
Choosing to trust that change is happening for you,
In favor of you.
And doesn't that change everything?
