Somatic Series: I Am Safe

Welcome to the Mini Somatic Series exploring the body's innate capacity to find safety within the present moment.

Once the nervous system has begun to orient and recognise where you are, it will automatically ask another important question:
Am I safe right now?

The challenge is that when the nervous system perceives even a small amount of threat, it automatically moves into protection.

This practice is an invitation to notice what is supporting you in this moment, so we can return to a felt sense of safety.

Safety is not something we force, or even tell ourselves to feel.
It is something the body gradually discovers through experience.

As you practise, allow yourself to become curious about the signals of safety already available to you. The more clearly the nervous system can receive these cues, the more permission it has to soften, settle and restore.

This is an invitation for your body to remember what safety feels like.

Transcript

As you take a moment to settle in. Begin to notice. What parts of you are in contact with a surface? Perhaps the surface that comes from beneath you. Is it the feet on the floor? Or your legs on a seat. Notice where that support is coming from and for a moment, Can you let your body rest? Into that support. And as we start to bring the awareness into the body So maybe softening the gaze or closing down the eyes. I'll invite you to scan through your body. And begin to connect to a part of you. That feels either safe or it feels neutral. So starting to scan. Aware of maybe a feeling of safety in the soles of your feet or maybe there's a neutral feeling at the tips of your fingers. Not good or bad. But somewhere in the middle. And once you have located this place. As you inhale. Imagine breathing into this area. And as you inhale, This area is going to expand. And as you exhale, Allowing this area to soften. Any muscles that surround this area starting to relax. As you inhale, Letting the space grow perhaps a little bit bigger. Filling up more room in your body. And as you exhale, Letting go of any holding, Any resistance, Any tightness. Taking a few more breaths in and out of this place now. As you inhale, Feel the expanse. And as you exhale. You allow your body to soften. As we prepare to close, We will invite in these words either silently or out loud. In this moment, I am here. In this moment, I am supported. In this moment. I am safe. I am safe. I am safe.