Welcome to day one of the seven day reset.
Let's start by talking about the idea of a reset,
What that even means,
The desire or need to start fresh again,
Begin again.
It might feel like preparing for something big,
A next chapter perhaps,
A readiness.
Sometimes what motivates a reset is a tiredness,
An ending,
The feeling of being done,
Wanting a change,
Feeling ready for a change.
If you feel any or all of these ways,
You are not alone.
The world around us right now is a ball of tension,
It's a stressful time to be alive.
I think a lot of us are feeling like we could really use a big downshift on the intensity these days.
And then there is each of our own personal journeys,
What we deal with and interact with on a daily basis,
Our families,
Our relationships,
Our surroundings,
Our decisions,
Our inner voice.
In this seven day reset,
We're going to look at all these different areas in our lives,
Take a moment with each of them to tune into them,
Feel into what we could use more of and what's no longer needed at this time.
What we're ready to shed and release,
What we're ready to leave behind,
What we're ready to step into.
We'll do a short breathing exercise,
Just a few minutes of music and breathing cues to clear our minds and calm our bodies.
Afterwards,
Consider the questions and prompts.
Allow your clear mind to bring forward helpful thoughts and peaceful truths.
Perhaps write them down.
A journal is a great place to document all the things that come up for you along the way.
Sometimes emotions come up after deep breathing.
Don't be afraid of that.
When we do deep breathing exercises such as these,
We start lowering our walls and quieting our busy buzzing minds.
We are briefly altering our brainwaves,
Getting into a deeply relaxed state that's similar to meditation.
This usually feels very calming.
Your thoughts are still there,
You feel totally normal,
You just are a bit more at peace.
The stuff that matters comes more into focus while the outer noise gets quiet.
This can be a new sensation,
A new experience for some of us,
So try it out with an open mind,
A willingness,
An experiment to learn from and grow from.
Discover a potential new tool you can use throughout your life.
Keep in mind everyone's minds and bodies work differently.
Some people want to move and be energized and uplifted.
Others crave softness and slowing down.
This reset will contain a little bit of both.
Pay attention to what you enjoy,
What feels good to you,
As well as if there are certain exercises that feel like they're more difficult.
Pay attention to your body and listen to what it says.
Normal resistances are things like your mind starts wandering,
You feel antsy,
You get distracted,
Or maybe your mouth gets a little dry.
If you feel pain or discomfort,
If your body is telling you that this isn't beneficial for my system,
Then listen to it.
Breathe normally and calmly at your own pace.
Listen to the music and the introspections and don't participate in the breathing.
There is no right or wrong way to do this.
We're here to feel into what works for each of our own systems so that we can keep ourselves feeling balanced and hit reset in our minds and bodies.
We'll start out easy and slow,
Develop some trust with ourselves,
Ease into it for the first couple days,
And then we'll go a little deeper,
Let ourselves release a little more,
Which will allow more of what is good for us and new for us to come in.
Today's focus is observation,
Observing ourselves,
Our surroundings,
Observing how we feel,
How we go about our day,
What we spend our time doing,
What our priorities are,
What's important to us,
Who we spend time with,
How much we move,
How much we sit still.
Today is for observing the present moment,
Creating a collage of the world around us that we can see.
Take mental snapshots throughout your day-to-day,
Non-judgmental ones.
We're not labeling ourselves or shaming ourselves,
We're simply getting the lay of the land.
Notice what stands out to you today.
Notice what you notice.
This is the first step on this journey,
Standing still and observing,
Because in order to move forward or go anywhere,
We first must get an awareness of where we are right now.
If you're ready to begin,
We'll start with the breathing portion.
Go ahead and get into a comfortable position,
Either seated or lying down.
If you'd like to keep your eyes open,
Set your focus on something unmoving,
Like the horizon or perhaps the ceiling.
If you're in a vehicle,
Please keep it in park.
These breathing exercises are not intended to be done while driving.
They can cause some lightheadedness.
For the deepest,
Most relaxing and cleansing experience,
Go ahead and close your eyes.
We'll start out by turning our awareness to our breath.
Breathing in and out through the nose,
Mouth closed if possible.
Notice the air going inward.
Notice it going back out.
Feeling the sensation of the air in the nose,
The back of the throat.
Hearing it in that corridor of space between the ears.
Feeling it pass through the neck area,
Passing the back of the tongue.
Experiencing the inhale.
Experiencing the exhale.
Breathe in and notice expansion in your body as you do.
Breathe out and let everything settle back down.
Breathe in,
Feeling the ribs expanding outwardly as your lungs fill with air.
And breathe out as they settle back inward towards the spine.
Breathe in,
Expand as far as you can go.
Breathe out,
Release the air with ease like a sigh.
Breathe in,
Expand,
Pulling the air in a downward motion using your stomach muscles to pull like a vacuum and breathe out.
Noticing how no effort is needed whatsoever.
It's just a surrender of the air.
Breathe in,
Expand,
Fill up.
Breathe out,
Let it go,
Reset.
Breathe in,
Expand,
Fill up.
Breathe out,
Let it go,
Reset.
Breathe in,
Continue to breathe nice and strong.
Breathe out,
Let it go,
Release.
Breathe in,
Continue this rhythm slow and steady.
Breathe out,
Let it go,
Reset.
Breathe in,
Fill up from the bottom to the top.
Breathe out,
Let it go,
Reset.
Breathe in,
A few more rounds of breath here.
Breathe out,
Keep this rhythm nice and steady.
Breathe in,
Breathe out.
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Breathe out.
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Breathe out.
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Breathe out.
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Breathe out.
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Breathe out.
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Breathe out.
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Breathe out.
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Breathe out.
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Breathe out.
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Breathe out.
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Breathe out.
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Breathe out.
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Breathe out.
Go ahead and switch to normal breathing.
Settle into your space a little more now.
Shake out your hands if that feels good.
Stretch if that feels good.
Take one more deep breath in,
The biggest breath you've taken today.
And let it all go.
Notice your shoulders dropping a little more.
Take a few moments here to listen.
Listen to the questions,
Listen to the music,
Listen to the thoughts that pop into your head.
Perhaps use this time to write,
Maybe the answers that come forward for you,
Or maybe about something else entirely.
Observe the things around you and the thoughts within you,
Just the facts,
No opinions.
It's okay if your mind is blank and nothing comes forward right now.
Simply take this time to relax,
Listen,
And observe.
In this moment,
What comes up when asked?
What areas of my life is there tension?
What areas of my life is there joy and happiness?
Is there anything my body could use more of?
What's something I've always wanted to try?
Is there anything I'm ready to move on from?
What would it take for me to hit reset?
Continue to listen and maybe write for another minute.
And when you're ready,
Go ahead and open your eyes.
Continue to move about your day to day with the eye of a spy.
Take an inventory of who you are and what is happening around you right now.
