A Morning Follicular Phase Meditation

Let the Morning Wake With You - A morning meditation for that familiar sense of feeling more like yourself and wanting to meet the world again. Through light, breath and your senses, it gives you a little space to notice what’s returning, whether that’s more energy, curiosity or simply the feeling that something inside you is beginning to open. A moment to wake slowly, feel the morning around you and see what you’re naturally drawn towards.

Transcript

Welcome to today's meditation. For this practice, We're going to keep the eyes open. During the follicular phase, Oestrogen begins to rise as your body moves towards ovulation. And you may notice yourself becoming more and more curious or interested in the world around you as this phase progresses. Although every cycle does have its own rhythm. And this meditation is about gently waking up. To that attention. If you can. Sit somewhere near a window. Just arrange yourself so you can see outside without twisting your neck or feeling uncomfortable. May your hands rest comfortably in your lap. And settle your feet flat against the floor. Now, If you take a peek outside. There's nothing in particular you need to find. Just allow the eyes to move naturally until something catches them. It could be light hitting a building. Or maybe there's a tree outside your window. Once something catches your attention. Just stay with it. Look at it properly. But notice where its edges begin and end. See how the light changes across its surface. If it's something that's moving. Follow the movement with your eyes for a while. And just give yourself enough time. That you begin to see the details you may have missed at first. Now let your gaze become wider. Instead of looking at one thing. Now just take in the whole view. Notice how much is happening at the same time. Without asking for your attention. Your morning has already begun. And you're simply just joining it. Now imagine yourself stepping outside. Feel the change in temperature as you leave the house. Imagine the ground beneath your feet is still slightly damp from the night. Begin walking. Right ahead of you is a garden. You walk through the entrance slowly. There may be plants on either side of your path. And some are still closed. Others are beginning to open. Take your time looking around here. As you walk, Notice one very small green shoot pushing through the air. Stop beside it. Nothing about it suggests what it might eventually become. Right now, It is simply reaching towards the light. Let that image stay with you. You continue walking until you find a small wooden gate. You place your hand around the handle. And beyond it is a path. You can see the beginning of a path very clearly. Then it curves away and disappears. To stand here for a moment. And notice how your body responds to something you cannot fully see yet. Perhaps there's curiosity. Perhaps you're scared. Allow yourself to feel whatever is coming up for you right now. Now think about your own life. Is there anything you've started wondering about lately? Perhaps there's something that has been playing at your attention. Allow one thing to appear in your mind. And just stay with it without deciding where it needs to lead. This is simply curiosity. You open the gate. Hear the small sound it makes as it moves. You step through the gate and close it behind you. Placing one foot onto the path in front of you. What do you feel? Sometimes you only need one step. Now bringing your attention back to the real room. Looking outside the window again. Find that thing you were watching at the very beginning. And notice whether anything about the light has changed. Or notice. How you yourself. See whatever is in front of you. Are you now looking with more detail? Are you looking at the curves and the edges? All the texture and the light. Just sit with that for a moment. And take a comfortable breath. In and out. And let yourself begin your morning here. Thank you for joining today's meditation.