Let's take a few grounding breaths.
Breathing in through the nose to tell your body that you're safe.
Because you might breathe in through your mouth if you're in a chaotic environment where you need more oxygen.
So breathing in slowly through your nose sends a signal to your body that you're in a safe environment.
And using these deep breaths to transition between whatever happened in your day,
Whatever was going on before you came to this still place,
To this practice,
To this moment of intentional self-care.
Transitioning into a place where you can find stillness and maybe that means moving your body a little bit first before you find stillness.
Maybe checking in with your spine,
Any part of your body that feels a little uncomfortable.
Breathing and being with your body.
And if you haven't already and it feels like a safe thing to do,
Slowly closing your eyes,
Letting your eyelids droop down.
Listening to yourself breathe,
Noticing whether you're still controlling your breath or if you let it go back to natural.
Accepting your body exactly as it is right now.
Feeling any comfort,
Discomfort.
Maybe you can feel some side effects or symptoms of medications or conditions.
Checking in with your body and really accepting this present moment,
Whatever it's offering you.
Knowing that you're safe right now.
Breathing and being with yourself.
Checking in a little deeper.
What's your energy like?
And that can be more in the way that we generally talk about energy.
Do you have a lot of energy?
Do you have low energy right now?
Or it could mean something different to you.
What energy you're taking in,
What energy you're sharing with the world.
Really being with yourself,
Being with your body and all of these little messages that it's sending you and accepting the present moment as it is.
You're okay and you don't need to change anything about yourself or what you're experiencing currently.
And moving deeper to observe your emotional state right now.
What's present for you emotionally?
Do you feel emotionally stable in this moment?
Or a little less stable?
Grounded or a little less grounded?
And no judgment towards yourself?
And no need to wish that the present moment was any different than it is?
Again,
You're okay.
You are able to experience this present moment and be with yourself and not be afraid of experiencing the truth,
The reality.
Allowing yourself to vulnerably ask yourself,
How am I doing right now?
While recognizing that this vulnerability takes a lot of courage.
That these moments of not resisting,
Not distracting yourself from how you're feeling,
Just really being with it.
Feeling it.
Actually feeling the emotion in your body.
This takes courage.
And so really feeling it right now.
How is this emotion,
Even if you can't name it,
How is it showing up in your body?
Is there a sensation somewhere in your belly or your chest,
Your throat,
Your forehead?
Maybe that you can feel that feels a little bit more physical.
Is there a color that you could associate with how you're feeling right now?
Maybe asking yourself if you've allowed yourself to feel this emotion earlier in the day.
If you've given yourself space to really feel and be present with what's truly going on with you.
And if you're feeling shaky and if you're feeling that this emotion doesn't feel good,
No wonder that you've been resisting it and distracting yourself from it.
It's okay.
Seeing if you can be present right now for a few more moments of non-resistance.
And maybe taking some deep breaths again if that would feel good.
And seeing if that shifts any of the energy,
Any of the sensations that you're feeling.
And being just as curious if everything stays the same.
And recognizing now that your emotions come up in your body as physical signals.
And maybe taking a moment to thank your sadness for showing you how much love you have to share.
Or to thank your anger for allowing you to set boundaries and find justice where you don't feel like there's enough.
But all of these emotions,
Even if they're usually called negative,
Have purposes and meaning.
And we can be with them in non-judgment without needing them to go away.
Let's let that go.
Coming back to your breath,
Listening to your breath.
And breathing in through your nose.
And then just letting go of your breath.
Let that go.
Coming back to your breath,
Listening to your breath.
Breathing in through your nose.
And feeling your belly move out as you breathe in.
And transitioning back into your world outside of you.
Hearing any sounds.
Feeling the air,
The temperature.
And eventually blinking your eyes open.
Thanking yourself for being brave,
Courageous,
For sitting with your true emotions how you're truly doing right now.
And then just letting go of your breath.
Thinking yourself for taking this time out of your day to be with yourself.
And thanking everyone in the community either live on the replay or meditating with you.
