Who Am I?

Welcome to this neuro-sober meditation.

Today I am going to guide you through an awareness meditation.

It will leave you asking,

Who am I?

And what am I?

When we shed the material things of this world,

We begin to understand the answer to those questions.

First,

We will start with bringing awareness to each body part.

This is to learn what your body feels like,

Piece by piece.

After that,

We will train the mind to feel the energy around us,

Outside of our bodies.

The energy that we put out.

Then,

One at a time,

We will lose each body part.

It is then that you will ask yourself,

Who am I?

What am I?

And that's where it starts to get interesting.

So let's begin.

I want you to start by taking the deepest breath that you've taken all day long.

That's it.

In through your nose,

And out through your mouth.

This next breath,

I want you to be even deeper,

Even bigger than the last.

Breathe in through the nose,

And out through your mouth.

And for this last breath,

I want you to dig deep.

Inhale through your nose,

Deeper breath,

Deeper,

Hold it at the top,

And then exhale through your mouth and put some tone to it.

Now that we've reset the nervous system,

It's time to begin our body scan.

First,

Bring awareness to your feet.

Feel the energy inside them.

You might feel some tingling or warmth in your toes,

But focus.

Focus hard on the sole of your foot,

As if you were looking at them from below.

Breathe in and imagine the air traveling all the way down to your feet and toes,

And breathe out.

Feel them relax.

Next,

We're going to scale up to the shins.

Bring your attention to focus only on your shins.

Imagine looking at them from the front of your body,

Almost as if you're outside your body looking at yourself.

Breathe in while focusing on your shins,

And breathe out.

Feel them soften.

Now bring your attention to your knees.

Breathe in,

Feel the air go all the way down to your knees,

And breathe out,

Letting the skin around your kneecaps loosen up.

Now bring awareness to both of your legs,

The whole left and the whole right leg.

Feel the warmth.

Feel the tingling throughout your whole left and your whole right leg.

Breathe in,

And breathe out.

Shift your focus up to your stomach.

Feel the air go in and out.

Feel your stomach go up and down.

Breathe in,

And breathe out.

Next is your heart.

Try to see if you can feel your heartbeat here.

Some can,

Some can't.

That's okay if you can't.

But see if you can feel your heartbeat.

Breathe in,

And breathe out.

Breathe in,

Feel the fresh air wash over your heart,

Grabbing all the tension and releasing it with the out breath.

Breathe out.

Bring your awareness to your shoulders,

Your whole left and the whole right shoulder.

Feel the tension before you take a big breath in.

Feel it gathering all of your tension in your shoulders,

And breathe out,

Feeling them relaxing with the out breath.

Now focus on your hands.

Some people like focusing on the palms,

Fingertips,

Or both,

But feel the warmth.

Feel the tingling in your hands.

Breathe in,

Feeling the air go through your nose,

Down your throat,

Down your arms,

Into your hands,

And breathe out.

Finally,

We have the head,

The whole head.

Bring your awareness to the whole head,

The back,

The sides,

And to the top of your head.

Breathe in,

And breathe out.

Rest easy.

Feel your body as a whole.

Bring your awareness to your whole body.

Feel tingling and warmth everywhere,

The whole body.

Now we're going to repeat this,

But this time,

As I name off the body parts,

Bring your awareness to them,

And when I snap,

Feel as if they are no longer part of your body.

Feel them let go into complete relaxation,

So relaxed that you don't even feel them connected to your body.

We're going to start with the feet.

Bring your attention to your feet,

The whole left and the whole right foot.

Focus sharply on them.

Three,

Two,

One,

They're gone.

Release them.

Next,

Focus on your shins.

Bring your attention to them sharply.

Very sharp attention.

Three,

Two,

One,

They're gone.

Release them.

Now feel the legs,

The whole left and the whole right leg,

Or what's left of them.

But tune in to the whole left and the whole right leg.

Feel them.

Three,

Two,

One,

Release.

They're gone.

You should now feel as if the only part of your body that's left are your arms,

Torso,

And head.

So next,

Let's bring your attention to your stomach.

Feel it go up and down with each breath.

Three,

Two,

One,

Release.

It's gone.

Now feel your heart.

Try to zero in on your heartbeat.

Three,

Two,

One,

Gone.

Release it.

Next,

Feel your whole left arm and your whole right arm.

Feel the tingling or warmth in them.

They're buzzing with energy.

Three,

Two,

One,

Release it.

Now I want you to feel your whole head.

Almost as if it's pulsing.

Feel all the energy from the rest of your body up in your head.

That's all that's left here.

Three,

Two,

One,

Rest easy.

What do you feel?

Where are you?

What do you see?

Who are you?

What are you?

If you're here without your body,

How can that be?

Beyond the thoughts.

Beyond the beliefs.

Beyond the feelings and emotions.

Beyond the behaviors.

You are.

So just be.

There's something so simple about just being.

So just be.

It's time to come back to your body.

When I snap my fingers,

You will come back to your body and you will feel safe.

And back home.

In three,

Two,

One.

Wiggle your fingers,

Wiggle your toes.

Feel your body.

Make sure everything is there and is in place.

Start to wake the body up.

And as you go about your day or as you settle in for sleep,

Just be.

It's who you are at a core.

Namaste.