Align With Your Heart Energy ~ A Presence Practice

~ Feel an alignment with your heart rhythm as a grounding practice of presence. The practice is to attune to the energy of a series of different 'words' and to experience the true feeling of these words, in your heart.

I guide you in the experience initially. You are then encouraged to practice using words of your choosing.

~ A wonderful practice for grounding in your physical self and simultaneously in the energy of how you want to feel ~ as you connect with the energy of your heart and as you shift into a new experience of how you want to feel.

A true connection between mind and body ~ accessing the present moment ~ and in witnessing the transformation of your emotions.

Transcript

I. . . I'm so excited to share this practice. Not only is it so incredibly simple, But it is powerful. The heart. Energy fields. Is approximately five to six feet. Beyond the body. So when your heart is open, For example, Others around you can feel the love, The kindness, The excitement, The compassion you're projecting. The joy, The exuberance. The grace, The peace. In this practice. I want you to connect with. What I'm calling the heartbeat and certainly the heart energy. How you're going to do that is with me as you place one hand on your heart center. And I want to say, Not all of us can easily feel our heartbeat you may want to just feel for it. It may be something that is more pronounced through exercise or. . . Rigorous sort of movement. It's okay if you can't completely feel the heartbeat. I will tell you though, With practice, Doing this presence practice, You will become more attuned to the heartbeat and it will become easier to feel it. So for now, Whether you feel it completely or not, I'm going to ask you to close your eyes. I'll invite you to Soften into a Posture of stillness. You can place your focus onto your heart center. And notice. Feel, Align with your heartbeat. As you do this. I'd like you just to notice the sensations, Notice the experience. Notice any emotions that arise for you. Also begin to witness a gentle pulse or heartbeat. Beneath your hand. As you bring. Awareness to this practice of presence. I'd like us now to Focus on a word. I will give you a word. And allow yourself to attune to that word. And also as you focus and direct. Attention into your heartbeat. Let your heart. Speak to you, Communicate with you. As you focus on this word. You'll notice. As you choose. A word of focus to. . . Hold in your attention. As you Allow yourself to be open to the experiences. You will be able to elicit the true feeling of the word. So we begin with. . . The word. Compassion. Compassion. Notice the. . . Energy. Of this word. Felt in your heart. Compassion. Compassion. Let it be an example of holding present. On compassion. The word and what it means. Feel. As you. . . Connect with your heartbeat. Compassion. Wonderful. So. . . Anchor that feeling. Notice the feeling as compared to simply just Being attentive to your heartbeat as you connect with your heartbeat. Notice. There was a difference if you felt anything. In this expression of compassion. And let's do another word together. The word is happiness. So as you hold attention on this word happiness, As if you're speaking to your heart, Connect with the heartbeat. The energy here. Let yourself hold presence. To the experience of happiness directed into your heart. And of your heart. Happiness. Happiness. Happiness. You may want to. Mindfully notice. The expression of happiness and what it feels. Like in your heart space. The expression of Happiness is an experience within you. Happiness. Notice if there are any. Again, Sensations in the heart that feel different to this word. As compared to the word compassion. And to just holding the connection to your heart. As you practice, This heartbeat connection. As you are. Able to hold presence to it. It will become a tool for you if you choose so that brings you into the present moment. Because not only are you attuning yourself to your heartbeat, And the feelings and sensations here. But the meaning and the. . . Experience of the word. And it is such a beautiful way to shift your state of being. So if you are feeling. . . An emotion that you wanted to shift away from. If you wanted to change how you feel. You can choose A word? To describe the experience. Of how you want to feel. Connect with the energy of your heart. Hold present. And notice the shift into the new feeling. Let's do one more together. This word is love. As you are tuning to. The heartbeat. Maybe you are feeling the heartbeat. A little more. And. . . Meditating on the word. Notice. What do you feel? What are you aware of? Love. This word, Many words are perfect to. . . Develop a five-minute practice at the beginning of the day. To engage your whole body. Into the feeling of how you want to feel. And certainly another tip before we close. It's important to feel emotions that are less. Than ideal. So things we may have difficulty with. Sadness, Anger. Guilt, Shame. If you hold that feeling, As you connect with your heartbeat. You'll notice the energy of that feeling shift, It will eventually dissipate. But something else may also happen, And that is you experience Insight, Awareness you experience. The ability to be present, To hold presence to that uncomfortable emotion. And it becomes not only less threatening or less. . . Scary but you see how emotions will shift and move through us as we allow them to be. It's like the clouds in the sky, They move, They don't stay. They're always in motion. And if you're watching a cloud, You can see a transform as it moves through the sky. Your emotions in the same way will transform if you hold space for them. If you give them presents. And so this practice can be. A two-minute or five-minute exercise in holding presence. Of an uncomfortable or difficult emotion. To be able to observe it. To be able to witness its transformation, And also to acknowledge that it is okay to have this feeling, To experience what you feel. For a time, You may choose to shift into a different emotion. Let the feeling of this. Experience. This emotion. Offer teaching, Offer insight offer, Awareness that is important. I hope that you will make this five-minute practice of presence. A daily part of your routine. You can choose a word. You can allow yourself simply to connect with your heartbeat and notice what you feel. And let that be a guide to experiencing a deeper mind-body connection. For yourself. Thank you. Namaste.