If you are here,
You are likely in need of some immediate stress relief.
You are okay.
You will be alright.
Let's practice and together we can quickly discover peace and serenity in this wild,
Wild world.
If the space is available to you,
Please come to lay your body down on your belly.
Using the floor,
Using a mattress,
Or any other supportive surface to hold you.
Send your elbows out to 3 and 9 o'clock,
East and west direction,
And stack your palms on top of one another to create a soft little pillow for your forehead to rest.
Let your legs extend long and straight,
Turning your toes outwards and your heels in towards midline,
Allowing the inner arches of your feet to rest on earth or support.
And if lying down is not an option,
Find a comfortable seat and place one palm gently on your belly,
Just a few inches above your navel,
Slightly below your ribcage,
And offer gentle pressure into your abdomen.
Wherever you are at,
Lying or sitting,
Close your eyelids down gently and begin to take some deep belly breaths,
Breathing into the stomach and feeling the belly expand and exhaling through the mouth to feel the belly deflate.
Breathing slowly,
Feeling resistance into the floor,
And breathing out through the mouth,
Softening,
Relaxing.
Continue breathing in this way,
Slowly filling up the belly,
And breathing out through the mouth,
Sighing and letting it all deflate.
Into the belly,
Toning that vagus nerve in the front of your midsection,
Long,
Audible exhale to calm the nervous system,
Parasympathetic state is where you're headed.
Last one,
Breathing into the belly,
Feeling the pressure on that vagus nerve,
And exhaling with an audible sigh,
Let it all go.
Allow your breathing to sweetly regulate,
Organic and natural.
And before you move,
Before you fidget in any way,
Simply notice how you feel.
Be light,
Be kind,
Be well.
