Welcome to the self-compassion recharge meditation.
Close your eyes and settle into a comfortable position,
Either sitting down or lying down.
Begin to bring your awareness to your breath and just notice how it feels as you breathe in and out comfortably and naturally.
Notice how it feels as your chest expands and contracts.
Allowing the gentle rhythm of your breath to soothe and comfort you in this moment.
And as you continue to stay aware of your breath,
Begin to shift your attention to a positive feeling of gratitude for your experience in this moment.
Just noticing how it feels as you think about someone or something that you appreciate.
See if you can notice in your body how it feels to settle into this space of gratitude.
And if it's helpful,
You may want to take on a comforting posture by placing one hand over your heart or perhaps cupping your hands together in a supportive gesture.
Or it may feel comforting and supportive to place one or two hands over your belly as you continue to breathe in and out.
Just allow yourself to find whatever supportive position,
Gesture,
Posture feels encouraging to you in this moment.
Shifting into our focus for this practice of self-compassion simply means allowing ourselves to feel comforted by the knowing that we all have challenges and changes and experiences in life that bring about uncomfortable feelings.
And that in these moments,
It can be easy to separate or isolate ourselves in a state of concern or survival.
But that we can always offer ourselves comforting support in knowing that in this moment,
We have everything that we need.
And that in this moment,
We can feel compassion and care for ourselves in simply recognizing that challenges are part of our human experience.
And that the daily patterns of life bring about moments of difficulty in oscillation with moments of joy.
And that when we struggle,
We can offer ourselves a gentle space to receive whatever it is that we need from ourselves in this moment.
And so I would invite you to just reflect right now on anything that feels potentially challenging,
Any areas where perhaps you feel vulnerable in this moment.
And to just simply ask yourself,
What would provide the most comfort?
What would I most need to hear from myself to feel supported and to know that in the midst of these challenges,
I'm learning,
I'm growing,
And I can be curious to the unfolding of this present moment.
Not trying to push away,
But simply embracing.
What is.
And providing that love and encouragement that we would so easily provide for a loved one.
Right now,
Turning that towards ourselves.
And so as we spend a few moments meditating on our particular focus for this practice,
I encourage you to think about a word or a phrase that would provide you with that comfort in this moment and just simply reflect there,
Holding the sensation of loving,
Supportive care for yourself as you continue to feel supported through your breath and through the stillness of this moment.
There's that.
Here we are.
And as we begin to gently bring our practice to a close.
I invite you now to really anchor into this sensation of self compassion.
Honoring the time and the energy that you're investing in truly taking care of yourself.
And the deep knowing that you have enough and you are enough just as you are right now in this moment.
And knowing that at any time if it's helpful to you to come back to this practice you can shift back to this place by connecting with the comfort of your breath.
Perhaps shifting into a supportive posture or gesture.
And just meditating for a few moments on an anchoring word or phrase or image that brings about a sensation of caring for yourself and recharging yourself so that you can truly embody the best energy that you could possibly bring to the time that you have.
And so as we complete this practice I invite you to commit to carry this sensation with you throughout your day.
Knowing that the greatest gift you can give to others is your full presence and your best energy in each moment that matters.
Namaste.
