Welcome to your body.
Take some time to get comfortable,
Whether that's sitting or lying down.
Invitation to take up space.
Start here by deciding if your eyes want to be open or closed.
And knowing that you're not stuck,
You can go back and forth.
Wherever you are,
Whether in your home or outside or somewhere else.
I invite you to take a deep breath.
And then another.
And then another.
Opening up your body with oxygen.
Creating space around your grief.
And dancing for yourself.
It's really helpful here to place a hand on your heart.
And breathe into that space.
This space that so often becomes constricted and tight with grief.
With the weight of carrying your grief.
And as you breathe into your heart.
This place that is often the core house of our grief.
This place that aches and yearns and burns.
Just notice if there's any movement that wants to come.
And giving yourself the permission to move.
Maybe that movement is a gentle swaying side to side or forward and back.
Perhaps a circling of your torso.
Allowing any sounds that want to come out.
And as you connect with this wound of your grief.
I invite you to start inviting it to really take up space.
You might work with the idea of extension.
So really opening your arms and feeling the openness of your heart.
And then flexion so closing your arms around your heart.
Really moving back and forth as gently as you can between these two places.
Allowing any other movement that wants to come to enter into the space that you've created.
You might experiment with changing levels.
If you're on the floor starting to explore the idea of moving to sitting or standing,
Or vice versa.
Using your heart as the inspiration for your movement.
What does your heart need?
What does your wound need?
What does your grief need?
Knowing that a movement can be as subtle as a visualization.
And as expressive as a full body action.
And anywhere in between.
Movement is simply the permission to change.
Movement is simply the opportunity to explore.
Continuing to allow your grief to take up space wherever you are.
Know that just by inviting this space just by inviting it to move you.
You are tending to it.
You are learning to carry it.
You are teaching your body how to carry this grief that's so hard to hold.
Continuing to let out any sounds or tears or other expression.
Your grief is yours,
Your grief is sacred.
Inviting any body parts that haven't yet been invited.
Your earlobes,
Your toes,
The bowl of your pelvis.
All of it matters.
All the parts of your grief matter.
All the parts of your body matter.
Taking about 10 breaths here just to find a resolution.
Not an end point,
But a spacious pause button.
You might come to a seated position or lying position if you're not there already.
Placing your hand on your heart.
Just notice what has changed.
Maybe even you give yourself a hug.
And thank yourself for showing up.
In your gorgeous,
Raw,
Heartful you.
I celebrate your courageousness and showing up for your body,
For your grief.
Today.
Just a hand on your heart.
Or another hand.
If your hand is already there.
Breathe into that space.
One time.
Two times.
Three times.
Have a gentle rest of your day.
And I'll see you on the other side.
