Welcome to this morning meditation meant to energize you and center you before you move about the rest of your day.
Ensure that you're in an upright posture comfortable for you.
It may be sitting on a on the floor or even sitting in a chair.
Take a moment to get comfortable before we begin.
Notice your feet on the floor.
Bring your awareness to the contact point of your feet on the floor.
Feel the weight of your body being supported by the floor beneath you.
Following that awareness below the floor down to the foundation of the structure you're in.
Noticing the earth below this structure supporting this structure that's supporting you.
Just feeling this feeling of support.
Trusting that you are supported.
No doubts,
No fears.
You are supported.
And bringing that awareness back into your body,
Up through your feet,
Moving up your legs,
Past your knees,
Up your buttocks,
Up your torso,
All the way to the top of your head.
Maintaining this feeling of trust throughout the meditation is encouraged.
And start to deepen your breath.
Inhaling through your nose with a closed mouth.
Moving at your own pace.
Exhaling through your nose.
This nostril breathing helps to increase the amount of oxygen going into our bloodstream.
But if for whatever reason you cannot breathe through your nose,
Your mouth will do also.
Continuing to focus on the inhale and the exhale.
Feeling the subtle air moving into your nose,
Deep into your lungs.
Continuing to ride the pace of your breath.
No need to force.
Just bringing that awareness to your breath.
With every deep breath,
Notice,
Visualize the vital oxygen going into your lungs,
Into your bloodstream,
Where your blood cells are carrying this vital oxygen in to every single cell in your body.
Waking up the slumber.
Energizing each and every cell.
If you find yourself distracted by thoughts,
Sounds,
Sensations,
That's normal.
You can use them as a practice of awareness by noticing them and coming back to your grounded,
Steady body here on the floor.
Rhythmic breath.
Moving air in and out.
Further waking up the body for an amazing day.
You may raise your shoulders,
Rolling them front to back.
Embracing directions,
Rolling your shoulders from front to back.
Bringing it down and around.
Circles at a pace that feels good for you.
Waking up the body.
Now,
Bring your head back to a neutral position.
Turning your chin slightly upward to open your chest,
Allowing for an even deeper breath.
For the next several breaths,
I will cue you in as a means to take the deepest breaths of your morning.
So,
Exhaling everything in your lungs.
One,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Hold at the top.
One,
Two,
Four.
Exhaling slowly for the count of eight,
Seven,
Six,
Five,
Four,
Three,
Two,
One.
Holding at the bottom briefly and inhaling.
One,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Holding at the top.
And exhaling seven,
Six,
Five,
Four,
Three,
Two,
One.
Hold briefly.
One,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Hold at the top.
Exhaling seven,
Six,
Five,
Four,
Three,
Two,
One.
Continue in this beautiful silence while you hear the sounds of nature.
Inhaling at your own pace,
Taking the deepest breaths you can,
Holding at the top.
Exhaling slowly and all the way.
We'll be here in the silence,
In the silence of nature.
For a few moments together.
Coming back to your present moment experience of your breath.
Coming back to your present moment experience of the breath.
Your anchor point.
The very noticing of the thoughts that we get wrapped up in is a sign that we are not them,
And to influence us.
Just open your eyes to the world around you.
Thank you for joining me in this energizing.
May you feel energized and grounded and know that you can always come back to the breath,
The center point,
The anchor point throughout the day.
You set your breathing pace and your breathing pace can be a slow,
Steady,
Calm rhythm.
That keeps you grounded throughout any chaos of the external world,
Which moves at a much faster pace.
Faster does not necessarily mean better.
Remember that.
And blessings to you.
Thank you.
