Welcome to the nourishing breath meditation.
And so just getting settled in a comfortable position either seated or lying down.
Allow this to be a brief moment of just checking in as you begin this practice.
Noticing any areas of the body that are tense or have a sense of holding.
And just softening those areas or adjusting them as needed in this moment.
So bringing awareness throughout the entire body.
Breathing in,
Allowing awareness to awaken the sense of vividness of this moment.
Breathing out,
Relaxing,
Releasing into this space.
And so for the next few minutes playing with that balance of being relaxed and awake.
And from time to time if you'd like to integrate counting throughout this practice to help sustain presence you're welcome to do that.
Just beginning this practice with awareness of this body,
This breathing,
This sense of balanced awareness.
And now warming up the attitude of attention,
Bringing in a sense of a nourishing attitude.
And if you'd like playing with placing your hands on your heart or another part of your body as this body just continues to naturally breathe.
Your hands on your heart,
Your hands on your abdomen,
One hand on your heart,
One hand on your abdomen.
Whichever you like,
Just feeling the gentle touch of the hands there.
The warmth of the hands,
The sensations of connection.
Just bringing this tender awareness,
This tender connection to the breath and to this body.
And just breathing.
And now on the inhalation,
Sensing into the breath,
Feeling into the nourishment of this breath.
The breath literally nourishes our bodies,
Our minds,
Bringing oxygen into the body that sustains our life.
Breathing in this nourishing breath,
Breathing out,
Softening,
Relaxing into this moment.
You might also consider what you're needing in this moment or in life in general.
Love,
Strength,
Calm,
Ease,
Acceptance.
Breathing in whatever it is that's nourishing and that you're needing.
Breathing out,
Softening,
Releasing,
Letting be.
Breathing in to this natural soothing rhythm that's been there since you were born.
As we bring this practice to a close,
Taking this moment to acknowledge yourself for creating this space,
This time,
Having the intention of doing this for your own learning,
Health and well-being.
This is an act of self-love.
So just some way of acknowledging yourself for taking this time as you just allow awareness to rest in the body as a whole,
Sensing into the body as it is,
Being just as you are.
All right?
