Hi,
This is Paige.
Today's embodied meditation is a body scan relaxation you can do right in bed as you move towards sleep or in any comfortable position anytime.
It leads you on a soothing journey from your head down to your toes,
Relaxing everything as you go.
As you finish,
You can rest into the full body knowledge that you're whole in a relaxed and present state is so much greater than the sum of your parts.
Take your time settling in in whatever way is best.
Now let's start with a full breath in and an easy breath out.
We'll do that twice more.
Full breath in,
Easy breath out.
Once more,
Full breath in and an easy breath out.
Let your breathing be as it is and soften into the support beneath you.
Allow everything to be just as it is as you settle more fully into yourself.
Mix into the truth that you are a part of a wide web of support.
You are a unique expression of a greater whole.
Become aware of the back of your head,
From your crown all the way to the base of your skull.
Allow the whole back of your head to relax into support.
Become aware of the skin,
Muscles and bones of your face,
Your brow,
Your eyes,
Nose,
Cheekbones,
Ears,
The hinge of your jaw,
Your mouth and your tongue.
Allow your whole face to relax into support.
Become aware of your throat and the sides and back of your neck.
Allow your whole throat and neck to relax into support.
Become aware of your right shoulder,
Your right upper arm,
Right elbow,
Right lower arm,
Right wrist,
Right hand and all of your right fingers and your right thumb.
Allow your whole right arm from your shoulder all the way down to the tips of your fingers and thumb to relax into support.
Become aware of your left shoulder,
Your left upper arm,
Left elbow,
Left lower arm,
Left wrist,
Left hand,
All of your left fingers and your left thumb.
Allow your whole left arm from your shoulder all the way down to the tips of your fingers and thumb to relax into support.
Become aware of your upper back,
Spreading from your neck all the way into your shoulder blades,
Aware of your middle back behind your heart and aware of your deep lower back.
Allow your whole back to relax into support.
Become aware of your chest,
Perhaps gently rising and falling with your breath,
Aware of your trunk surrounded by your ribs and aware of your belly.
Allow your whole chest,
Your whole trunk and your whole belly to relax into support.
Become aware of your pelvis and your hips.
Allow your whole pelvis and your hips to relax into support.
Become aware of your right thigh,
Your right knee,
Right lower leg,
Right ankle,
Right heel,
Right foot and all of your right toes.
Allow your whole right leg from your thigh all the way down to the tips of your toes to relax into support.
Become aware of your left thigh,
Your left knee,
Your left lower leg,
Left ankle,
Left heel,
Left foot and all of your left toes.
Allow your whole left leg from your thigh all the way down to the tips of your toes to relax into support.
The whole globe of your head and face,
Your throat and neck,
Your shoulders,
Arms,
Wrists,
Hands and fingers,
Your whole back,
Your chest,
Trunk and belly,
Your pelvis and hips,
Your legs,
Ankles,
Feet and toes.
Your whole body relaxing into a wide web of support and into the truth that you are a unique expression of a greater whole.
This completes our practice.
The recording will end and you can rest here as long as you like.
