Hello,
And welcome back to Day 5 of 7 Days of Coming Back to Yourself.
I'm Diane,
And I am so glad that you're back here with me on this journey.
Today I'll be guiding you through a short practice around boundaries.
Sometimes it can feel like we're being stretched so thin.
That there's barely enough space or air to breathe.
So this time together is a time for you to gently come back.
And as you get in and adjust into your most comfortable position,
Let's just take a soft and easy breath in.
And a slow exhale out.
And then letting any focus of your breath go as you allow your breathing to settle back into its own rhythm.
Bringing your awareness to your body and notice where your body might be holding tension.
Without trying to change it,
Fix it,
Judge it.
It just is.
Now imagine yourself by the ocean's edge.
Where the water meets the shore.
Watching as the tide comes in.
And then it gently draws back out.
And just as your breath moves in that rhythm of in and out,
So does the water's edge.
Again and again.
There's just that beautiful natural rhythm here.
And that's a boundary that isn't rigid.
But it's still very real.
That boundary between water and shore.
Now see if you can feel or sense that in your body.
A place where your physical form ends and the outer world begins.
It's not a hard shell.
It's not a wall.
It's just a natural edge of you.
Just like the shoreline.
And sometimes the tide comes in a little further.
And pulls back even more.
But the shoreline always remains.
Even after a storm,
It may not quite look the same.
But it's there.
And you're allowed to have that kind of boundary too.
One that's responsive to external conditions.
But also flexible.
While still honoring your space.
And take another centering,
Grounding breath in.
And inviting your body to soften just a little.
While still keeping that gentle sense of edge.
And you can let things come close to you without letting them take over.
You can step back without needing to explain or justify.
So let those words settle into your body.
Noticing your breath.
Noticing your body.
And that quiet sense of space within you.
Beginning to slightly deepen your breath now.
As you begin to notice the space around you.
Letting your breath go.
Gently bringing your awareness back.
And you don't have to hold your boundaries rigidly or perfectly.
Just beginning to feel.
And to allow yourself to have space.
And honor that space.
Coming all the way back now.
And if you'd like to join me in a 20 minute meditation on Sacred Boundaries,
A Somatic Remembrance that track is free and available on my profile.
Thank you so much for joining me today.
Take good care.
