Take a few moments for yourself to connect with your beingness.
Find a comfortable place to sit.
Keep your spine as straight as possible to allow your lungs to expand comfortably while you breathe.
It may help you to imagine a golden thread attached to the crown of your head,
Pulling your head upwards and your spine into alignment.
If you are comfortable doing so,
You may gently close your eyes.
If you prefer,
You could also look straight ahead and soften your gaze.
Without any judgment,
Become curious about whether you can feel any movement in your chest or your belly as you breathe.
You may find it helpful to place one hand in the middle of your chest and the other on your belly.
This can help you to connect with your body and the physical sensations you are experiencing in each moment.
Remember that there is no wrong or right way of doing this exercise.
There is only pure experience from moment to moment.
We will begin by taking three slow,
Deep breaths together to help us relax into the present moment.
Remember to remain sensitive to all of the sensations you can feel in your body as we breathe.
The air flowing in and out through your nose and your chest or belly gently rising and falling.
Take a deep breath in and out.
And a last slow breath in and out.
Now allow your breath to return to its own rhythm and just observe what your breath is doing in this moment.
Without trying to change your breath in any way,
Observe how it flows in and out of your body.
Observe the physical sensations that breathing causes in your body.
Paying attention to what we are experiencing in the present moment without judgment helps us to practice being instead of doing.
I will now allow a few quiet moments for you to continue focusing on the rhythm of your own breath.
Don't worry if you become aware that your mind is wandering.
There is no wrong way of doing this exercise.
The more you practice,
The longer you will be able to remain in being mode.
If your mind wanders,
Just gently bring your focus back to your breath and the sensations you experience as you breathe.
Take a deep breath in and out.
You may like to return to this exercise for a few moments at a time.
Whenever you feel that you would like to reconnect with just being,
Start to bring your attention back to your breath and the present moment.
See if you can practice being while you continue to do the things that you have to get done today.
Gently shift your focus to your breath and the sensations that you are experiencing in the present moment without judgment.
This will help you to shift from doing to being in any moment.
May you have a beautiful day sprinkled throughout with restful moments of just being.
