Begin where you are,
Standing,
Seated,
Or lying down.
Sitting in stillness and attuning to quiet,
Which is never any true silence,
But just the persistent melodies and rhythms of the world about you.
If you're comfortable doing so,
Let your eyes close.
Settling in to the weight of your body.
Realizing the specific density of your unique body and the particular pull of gravity on your embodied self.
Let's summersBERST Coming into your unique set of comforts and discomforts,
Aches or softnesses in your particular body where you are.
Consider the rate and rhythms of your body,
The slowness and depth of your breath,
The pulse and rhythm of your heart and circulation,
The speed of your metabolism and digestion,
The twitch or itch in your muscles and skin.
With the systems of your body in your mind,
Can you in your mind imagine them slowing down even 10%?
As you continue to breathe slowly and experience stillness and quiet,
Begin by considering your feet,
Toes to arches to heal.
What is unique,
Special and irreplaceable about your particular feet,
Its calluses and curves,
Bones,
Muscle and skin?
What can your feet do well that no other two feet can do?
What about your feet fills you with awe?
What about your feet?
As you continue to relax into stillness and quiet,
Consider your legs.
From calf to shin,
The amazing complexity of your knees,
Thigh bones and the impressive muscles that sheath them and give them strength.
What is the beauty of your legs?
What about your legs fills you with awe?
What is unique and irreplaceable about that part of your body?
What is unique and irreplaceable about that part of your body?
Turning to quiet and stillness and gentle breathing,
Consider your hips,
Stomach and torso.
Many of us struggle to love that part of our body.
What is unique and magical about your core?
From its inner organs to its exterior skin,
What makes that part of your body beautiful?
What is unique and magical about that part of your body?
What is unique and magical about that part of your body?
Settling into your breath,
The stillness of your body and any quiet in which you find yourself.
Turn your generous awareness to your arms.
From shoulders to fingertips.
Whatever their length,
Strength,
Density or mobility,
They are uniquely yours.
What makes your arms special about you?
Settling and attending to your breath.
Your neck,
Head,
Face and scalp.
What is amazing about that part of your body?
What expressions of face are unique to your face?
What patterns of appearance and presentation are unique to you?
What thoughts and curiosities are yours alone?
What makes you,
You in this very beautiful body?
Continuing as you breathe and settle to embrace the fullness of all that you are.
Embracing it.
Embracing.
Embracing your face.
And blessings.
