And to come into that neutral position either in that Shavasana or with a cushion underneath or if you want to bend your knees you can as well.
Finding a comfortable position where you are able to relax.
Inviting us now to practice gratitude,
Appreciation,
Giving thanks to energetically open up that heart space.
A gratitude practice reminds us that we are being loved and cared for.
We are receiving that.
It allows us to appreciate,
Cultivate abundancy and without them when we're full we are able to freely give thanks,
Freely give love,
Appreciation.
It's that feeling of having enough,
Appreciating and noticing perhaps the simple things like our breath.
That feeling of being alive and you might take note of that now.
Watching your breath flow in and watching your breath flow out.
Feeling abundance with that breath.
Noticing those sensations that indicate that we are alive and you might drop into the physical heart space.
Maybe feeling the heartbeat.
You might want to place your left hand on top of that on top of your chest.
You might gently feel that sensation there already.
Breath flowing through you.
Blood pumping through you.
The heart beating.
A reminder of the preciousness that we have that is life.
With each breath oxygen molecules exchanging and seconds heart beating.
Nourishment flooding through your body.
Nourishing and feeding your body what it needs right now.
It's healing.
Noticing that breath that flows in and out of you and also flows into the atmosphere that is connected to the universe.
Something much bigger than us.
The air surrounding us.
The earth.
The universe and beyond.
All working in harmony together.
Having that sense of appreciation maybe for the moment that you're in.
You were able to think.
You were able to listen to these words.
You were able to speak.
You were able to create and express.
You were able to breathe.
Maybe you were able to cultivate that sense of gratitude and appreciation for your body right now.
The feet that allow you to walk.
The legs that hold you up.
The spine and the rib cage that protects all those organs that allow you to function on all those organs inside your body.
Dropping into that heart space as you relax the shoulders and relax the arms.
Relaxing the neck and the throat.
Softening the jaw.
Relaxing the face.
Eyeballs.
Eyelids.
Eyebrows.
And space in between the eyebrows.
Feeling the head.
The brain.
Appreciation for your thoughts and how maybe it processes things.
I invite you to perhaps have that quiet inward gratitude for your life.
Maybe today it is just your breath.
Maybe other days you have a lot more abundancy to feel grateful for.
But when we focus on what we have,
We feel like we have enough.
For the next few moments,
Just taking note of the things that you have right now.
The things that you feel grateful for right now.
And if it's not as much as gratitude,
Perhaps an appreciation of things,
People in your life,
Experiences in your life.
And perhaps with that inward or internal reflection on gratitude or appreciation,
You might feel that internal warmth.
And it's okay if you don't today,
But you might visualize that warmth as a golden light at your heart center space.
And as you breathe in,
It is fed and nourished by gratitude or grateful thoughts.
And as you breathe out,
It radiates that warmth outwardly.
Feeling full with that abundance you are able to share.
And it's okay if you're not in that head space to share today.
Perhaps it is nourishing the soul and the cells of your being.
Nourishing your body to heal.
Nourishing yourself to rest and deeply relax.
And gently just starting to bring your awareness back.
Perhaps in that internal warmth,
Gratitude.
Starting to appreciate and notice your breath.
Starting to notice your body in the room that you're in.
And the contact that you have with the ground or your bed.
The air perhaps exchanging,
Brushing against your skin or flowing in and out as you breathe.
The invitation is to guide yourself back here.
If you feel you need rest to sleep,
You can stay where you are.
But in your own time,
Feel free to wriggle fingers and wriggle toes.
And gently start to bring movement to the hand.
You might start to bring more movement to your legs and arms.
And maybe you start to stretch arms and legs.
When you are ready,
Feel free to hug your knees in as you give yourself a big squeeze and a hug.
And just taking a moment to thank your body.
Send it some love.
Yourself for dedicating this time to practice.
And as you gently give yourself a squeeze,
You might rock side to side.
And you might choose to roll over to the left if you like and using your left arm as a pillow.
And you stay there for as long as you like.
Just recalibrating that weight shifted.
Gently in your own time,
Use your hands to press against the floor.
Guide yourself up into a comfortable seat.
Or bring the palms to the centre of the chest.
Perhaps having the hands together and the thumb lightly pressing into that heart space and just feeling the rise of the chest as you breathe in and out.
Arriving back,
Hopefully feeling a bit more full and grateful.
With appreciation,
We'll close our practice.
As we inhale,
Circle the arms up over the head,
Palms together.
And exhale,
Hands down through the centre.
Namaste
