Take your time to find a supportive surface for your body that may be sitting down or lying down.
If you're sitting,
You might lean your back against the wall to feel the support on your spine.
You can keep your eyes open or closed,
Whatever serves you best.
Remember to notice the feeling of the earth beneath your body.
So whether you're on wood or concrete or grass,
Know that all of these surfaces lead to a sense of the earth.
If you feel any holding or tightness in the parts of your body touching the earth,
See if you can relax them just a bit.
Knowing that whatever you're carrying,
Whoever and whatever you're grieving,
The earth can hold it with you.
Noticing your breath,
Noticing the pathways that it makes in and out of your body.
No need to deepen it,
But just experience your breath in this moment.
As if your breath is a flashlight.
And a gentle body scan shining into your vessel,
Starting at the tips of your toes,
Moving up to your legs and your hips,
Your pelvis,
Your belly and back.
Slowly,
Slowly just checking in with any sensations,
Any images,
Just anything at all that you're carrying,
Moving up to your chest,
The space between your shoulder blades,
Your fingers and arms and shoulders,
The whole circumference of your neck,
Moving up your face and finally to the tops of your,
Of your head,
Checking in with where your grief is living in your body in this moment.
And also how it's living,
Is there a pulsing,
A burning,
A tingling,
An aching,
A tightness?
Just notice.
If it feels okay,
Perhaps place a hand somewhere in your body where you feel sensation.
Know that this might be one place or many places or it might be hard to find and all of that is beautiful.
If your hand is resting somewhere in your body,
Somewhere where your grief is being held,
Perhaps imagine that along with your body itself,
Your hand is also holding it.
Where it's resting,
It's telling the grief,
It's okay to be here.
In fact,
It's welcome.
Breathing into your hand.
Just notice what sensations come as you breathe into your grief.
Breathing in any movement that wants to come.
Might begin to sway your chest,
Circle your neck,
Arch your spine.
Knowing that as you start to move,
Other sensations will follow.
Doing your best to follow those.
Knowing that just by moving your body to the tune of your own grief,
You are honoring it.
You are giving it space to move,
To change,
And to simply be.
You can move as subtly or as expressively as you feel called to in this moment.
Knowing that if you're sitting or lying down,
You can always change your levels.
You can stand,
You can sit,
You can crawl.
You can shake,
You can roll.
Perhaps engaging in some self-massage.
Or some audible exhales.
Doing your best to move towards the sensations rather than away.
Listening in to them and following them.
If you haven't already,
This might be a divine time to close your eyes and really follow your own inner guidance.
An invitation to really take up space the way our grief is so often dissuaded from doing in the outside world.
Knowing that your grief is sacred because it is yours.
Letting it be whatever it is.
Letting it be whatever it is.
And as you're ready,
You can continue to move to your own sacred pace.
You're also welcome to find a close with me.
By coming to a pause and placing your hand over your heart and taking three luxurious breaths here.
Just touching the ground with your other hand.
Gently and slowly opening your eyes.
And just noticing if anything has shifted in your awareness,
In your grief.
You might take a moment to journal or draw any responses that want to come.
Or just simply and slowly transition to the rest of your day.
I honor you for taking this time for your grief today.
I hope that it nourished you in some way.
From my grieving heart to yours.
Much love.
