Somatic Series: I Am Here

Welcome to the first meditation in this Mini Somatic Series exploring the body’s ability to gather information from the world around you through the senses. Bringing us back into presence.

Before the nervous system can settle, it first needs to know one essential thing: where am I right now?

It might sound rather basic, yet if we are in a protective state, we are often elsewhere completely in body and mind. This practice invites the body to notice the environment and by receiving this clear information, it can begin to soften patterns of vigilance, overwhelm and bracing.

There is nothing to achieve here.
Simply an invitation for your body to remember:

I am here.
I can notice where I am.
And my system is not under threat.

You can do this meditation anytime, anywhere. Enjoy!

Transcript

Let's begin by opening up the eyes wide to look around the space that you're in. And as you start to scan, Notice what's the furthest thing away from you that you can see. And with your eyes, As you let them roam, Can you observe different colors? Different shapes, Objects in the space around you. And then with your hands, Begin to explore different fabrics that you could reach out and touch and feel. Maybe that's your clothing. Feeling the different fibers on the pads of your fingers. And maybe taking your hands now and squeezing the tops of your arms or the tops of your legs. Feeling that pressure and feeling the temperature of your hands against your skin. The texture of your skin. And allowing for your eyes to either soften now or to close down completely. As we begin to notice what we can hear. What is the furthest sound you could hear right now? And what is the closest sound. As we begin to connect to the mouth, Maybe swallowing or licking your lips. As you connect to any texture. Any taste that might be there in the mouth. And finally, As we breathe, A long, Slow breath. Begin to notice if there is any scent. In the air around you. As you continue to connect to the breath. Breathing in as you internalize the message. Of I Am Here. I am here. I am here.