You can rest down into your seat and grow through your spine as you allow your eyes to close.
And we use the sound of the bell to transition from a mode of going and doing,
Thinking and planning,
Back into a mode of being with,
Opening in curious observation and non-judgmental awareness.
You can place all of your attention on the breath as you allow it to naturally and gently lengthen and deepen,
Not forcing any changes,
Just being with the ones that happen naturally,
Accompanying focused attention.
You can give yourself permission not to have a busy body or a busy mind as you arrive fully and completely in the present moment,
Allowing this moment to be enough.
You can let go of the need to do anything else or be anywhere else as you allow the stillness of just being to be enough.
And in this stillness,
You can allow the breath to become the most important thing.
Breathing in,
I know that I am breathing in.
Breathing out,
I know that I am breathing out.
You can use the breath to reconnect with the body as the body relaxes and lets go of tension.
Breathing in,
My body relaxes.
Breathing out,
I let go of tension.
You can use the breath to settle the mind,
Allowing the mind to go quiet and let go of the worries and burdens of your day.
Breathing in,
My mind settles.
Breathing out,
I let go of my worries and burdens.
You can use the breath to reconnect with the heart and the spirit,
Allowing the heart to open and expand,
Letting go of your walls and barriers.
Breathing in,
My heart expands outward,
Breathing out,
I let go of my walls and barriers.
You can use the breath to become fully present in this moment,
Letting go of the need to do anything else or be anywhere else.
Breathing in,
I arrive in the present moment,
Breathing out,
I let go of the need to do anything else or be anywhere else.
You can use the breath to remind yourself of this miraculous gift of life,
Remembering that if you are still breathing,
You are still receiving this gift.
Breathing in,
I recognize that I am breathing,
Breathing out,
I am grateful for this breath.
Breathing in,
I recognize that I am alive,
Breathing out,
I am grateful for this life.
You can feel what it's like to be completely present in mind,
Body,
And spirit,
Feeling loving acceptance of all that is right here and right now.
Breathing in,
I reconnect with the present moment,
Breathing out,
I smile to the present moment,
I recognize that this present moment is a miraculous moment.
Breathing in,
I arrive in the present moment,
Breathing out,
This is a miraculous moment.
You can bring this present moment awareness with you as I ring the bell three times and we come back to our shared space.
