Somatic Reset For Daily Use

Somatic simply means relating to the body. It focuses on the body and how emotions appear within the body as sensations, and also alter our breath.
With a Somatic Reset, instead of trying to think ourselves back into a positive state, we ground ourselves in our bodily sensations and connect to our breathing.
This is a short track for daily use when you want to come back to yourself and proceed with whatever you are doing with a more expansive and calm awareness.

Transcript

Find a comfortable position where your body feels well supported. You might sit upright with a soft spine, Semi-recline or lie down comfortably. Let your arms rest naturally at your sides. Gently soften your gaze or close your eyes. Take a slow deep breath in through your nose filling up your lungs and let it out with a long soft letting go sigh. You might do this a few times. Now feel the weight of your body pressing down into the surface beneath you. Notice any points of pressure between your body and the surface and intentionally receive support from the surface which is holding your body up without you needing to do any work at all. Recognize you do not need to fix anything right now. You do not need to solve any problem. Give yourself permission to simply be here and rest however you are feeling. Meet yourself here exactly as you are and simply acknowledge your own presence in the room. If it feels natural to you, Allow a gentle half smile to form on your lips. Soften the muscles around your eyes releasing any tiny tensions you might be holding there. Allow a feeling of gentle safety to expand through your face. Let your jaw soften, Relax your tongue and let your shoulders drop completely. If you don't feel like smiling today, Just let your face and eyes be peaceful like the face of a Buddha. No effort required.