We're going to do a five-minute practice now.
It's going to be very short today.
Because I feel like what we really want to do is create the momentum to continue this practice throughout the rest of our day.
So we're going to take five minutes together here.
To frame.
A bit of gratitude for our own bodies.
And we're going to leave the prompt to actually continue that through the rest of our day.
So let's give that a shot.
And we'll see how it goes.
So find yourself a comfortable position.
Whatever feels natural for you.
You'll want to stand up tall.
To represent this intention to be awake.
And you want to relax down into your body.
To also balance that with a sense of restfulness.
If sitting up or standing up is not accessible to you,
Any position that you feel comfortable,
That feels safe.
Go ahead and take that position.
And if possible,
I recommend.
Not something so comfortable that you're likely to fall asleep.
So even if you're lying down,
Not curled up in bed with your comforter on,
But just maybe on a yoga mat or lying on a bed without.
Too much support so you can stay awake.
It feels natural and safe for you to close your eyes.
You can do so if you'd like to keep them open.
Choose a spot.
To fixate your gaze and rest it there.
And just before we get started,
I want you to just bring your attention to whatever you notice in the body.
In this moment.
Anything you notice was fine.
Notice the pressure,
Your connection with the ground and gravity.
Or maybe little tingles or discomfort or pain.
There's a feeling of closed.
More gentle breathe.
Whatever you notice.
Perfectly okay.
Whenever you're ready,
Continuing this body awareness.
But for every sensation you notice.
Taking a moment.
To offer a little gratitude.
For that sensation.
So for example.
If you notice a tingle on your leg,
Which I'm currently noticing.
I can say thank you,
Or I can just notice.
And be grateful for this experience.
Be grateful for my ability to feel.
Grateful to that tingle for arising.
Taking every moment.
Offer.
Thankful awareness to whatever you notice in your body in the moment.
If it helps,
You can actually say the words thank you either to yourself or out loud if you're alone.
To every sensation you notice,
Taking a moment to think.
Gravity for that pressure under your body.
Thank your clothes for the tangles they provide.
Just offering thanks.
To whatever sensations you notice in the body.
There's no right or wrong way to do this.
Try to explore and experiment with an open curiosity.
Notice whatever way.
Gratitude manifests for you.
And express that in the moment.
For whatever you're noticing.
In your potty.
In this present moment.
Now continue with this practice,
But we're going to open it up a bit.
Or whatever your relationship might be with your body.
I know a lot of us have challenging relationships.
Either due to self-image or health issues or the natural process of aging.
Or even if you don't have those challenging issues.
Open it up so that wherever you notice the sensation,
If you notice a breath or if you notice a feeling in your legs.
To really take a moment to reflect.
On.
Everything your body does for you.
And everything it has done for you.
In your whole life up until this point.
And even if aspects of your body are failing,
That's perfectly okay.
Just being grateful.
For that experience that there's more right with the body than there is wrong,
Just by the nature.
That you're here,
That you're breathing with us.
That you're practicing with us.
Trying to really bring that positive frame to remember.
Everything that your body does for you and has done for you.
If you notice the breath.
You might also gratitude by reflecting on how that breath has sustained you for all those years.
Years or decades of your life.
And if you notice.
Pressure of the chair beneath you.
You might notice.
How your frame and your bones have held you up and continue to hold you up day after day.
Of the exhausting marathon of life.
And so on.
So bringing a little open curiosity and creativity to this approach as we just expressed.
Gratitude.
For our bodies as a whole or for the specific areas where we're noticing sensations in the moment.
We'll do this for another minute or so.
Okay,
Great.
And the final.
Aspect to close our practice.
Just take a few seconds to reflect on how you might express that.
That gratitude for your body.
Over the coming day or even the coming week.
What might you do maybe as a gift?
Or an act of generosity to thank your body.
For everything it's done for you,
Everything it's doing for you,
And everything it will do for you.
Especially if you have a challenging relationship with your body.
To really think and reflect and even picture.
I'd encourage you to even picture yourself doing this act of generosity.
Expressing that gratitude for your body.
To actually picture yourself doing it and set an intention to do it in the coming years.
Days or weeks.
Okay,
Great.
