I welcome my friend.
Let's talk about waking up in the morning,
Because the way we wake up really paints the rest of our day.
And from my own experience,
And probably from yours as well,
Many times when we wake up,
Especially when we open our eyes,
Our minds start to wander.
And many times it doesn't go to very positive places,
It picks things that are difficult for us and it starts to think about them and pulls us down instead of up.
It's crucial to intervene in that moment and to shift direction.
How can we do that?
So the first thing to do is to acknowledge that that's what you want to do.
So even before you go to sleep,
You affirm that the first thing you're going to do in the morning when you open your eyes is become aware of what's going on.
It's important to understand that the way the mind thinks has a lot to do with the flow of energy,
With the prana.
In the teaching of yoga,
They say clearly that when the prana is under control,
The mind stops.
And when the mind stops,
The prana is under control.
Energy all the time flows within us,
And it's very,
Very useful to be able to recognize the flow of energy in order to harmonize the mind.
So the minute you woke up,
The minute you open your eyes,
Immediately ask yourself,
How am I doing right now?
What's going on?
Before you allow your mind to start thinking,
Or if it starts thinking,
Direct it immediately inwards.
Start to pay attention and to search to blockages,
To areas of discomfort,
And start to breathe into those areas to recognize tension and release tension as you're exhaling.
Let's practice it now.
Let's say you have some tension in your solar plexus.
You're guiding the breath to the solar plexus,
Inhale.
And you exhale and release,
Okay?
Again you can do the same,
Another deep breath.
And again,
Exhaling and letting go.
You continue with the breathing,
But now with gratitude,
You're inhaling into the body and say,
Thank you.
And you're exhaling,
And you're releasing tension,
And you say,
Thank you,
Okay?
If you want to go more subtle,
So now after you organize a little bit the breathing and synchronize the mind and the breathing,
Now you go more subtle and you ask yourself,
What's going on in my body now energetically,
Meaning,
Can I recognize different vibration in my body coming from the knowledge that the areas that vibrate very strong,
Again,
They are not balanced,
But they're expressing their imbalance by higher concentration of vibration.
So just focus inwards for a minute and ask yourself,
How is the vibration in my body?
Generally speaking,
Most people feeling higher concentration of vibration in the arms,
In the hands,
Fingers,
Or in the feet,
Toes,
But you might experience it in any other part of the body as well.
Again,
We can synchronize the breath and the areas of higher concentration of vibration to inhale to that area and exhale and invite the higher concentration of vibration to disperse and release.
After you've been breathing to that area a bit,
Now drop the breathing and just stay aware of the vibration.
Just be present there.
Knowing that when you are present,
You're shining the light of awareness onto an area of imbalance and that area starts to harmonize just because you're shining light on it.
Light of awareness,
Exactly like the sun warms a beautiful flower and it starts naturally to open up.
That's what's happening when you're recognizing area of tension and you're shining or directing awareness to that area.
It starts to release,
To soften and open up.
Let's practice.
Just pay attention to any part of your body or emotions that doesn't feel right and just stay aware of that part,
Not trying to do anything besides being aware.
The third step that can help you a lot to harmonize in the morning is to widen your awareness bigger than your body.
You are who you think you are,
Who you visualize yourself to be.
By default,
We're thinking or visualizing that we are this form,
This physical form,
Mental form,
Emotional form,
But really it's only a thought.
Who you really are is who you want to be and as wide as you're acknowledging yourself to be,
You're feeling much better.
The third step is to acknowledge your infinite being.
As you lie down and you connect to yourself,
Just say to yourself,
I am infinite as the whole creation and I am inviting tension that at this present moment I'm recognizing in my body to harmonize with the whole creation.
If there is any specific areas of your body that feels more tense or dense,
Invite those areas to harmonize with the whole creation.
For example,
If you feel some emotional tension in your solar plexus,
Just connect and invite,
I'm inviting the tension in my solar plexus to harmonize with the whole creation.
So to summarize the steps we have to take in the morning,
First is in the evening to affirm when I wake up,
The first thing I'm going to do is check in.
Like this,
You're affirming a direction that will guide you in the morning.
Then when you open your eyes in the morning,
When you wake up,
Immediately bring your awareness inward.
Don't let your mind start to wander because when it gathers momentum,
It's more difficult to stop it.
So immediately direct your awareness,
Your mind,
Inwards.
Start conscious breathing,
Inhaling deep and exhaling,
Releasing tension.
Then incorporate gratitude.
Then incorporate vibration awareness and harmonization of vibration.
And then incorporate a sense of infinite being,
Infinite existence.
I hope that helps.
If you have any question,
I'm always happy to answer.
Just drop me a message.
Have a beautiful day.
Thank you.