Before The World Checks In With You

A gentle morning practice for connecting with yourself before the demands, expectations, and noise of the day begin. Create a moment of inner steadiness, notice what you need, and choose how you want to meet the world.

Transcript

Before the world checks in with you. Before you begin your day. Before you check your phone. Before you respond to a message. Before you think about what needs to get done. Before you begin tending to everyone and everything around you. Take a moment to check in with you. Because the world will ask for your attention all day. So just for these few moments. Let's give yourself permission to notice where you are first. You don't have to change anything. You don't have to feel a certain way. You don't have to have the answers. Just notice. Take a slow, Comfortable breath in. And gently exhale. Begin by noticing where you are physically. Feel the surface underneath you. Notice your feet. Your leg. Your hands. Your shoulders Where is your body right now? Is there tension somewhere? Is there heaviness? Warm. Restlessness, Peace. You don't have to fix it. Just notice. Now check in emotionally. If you were to put words to how you're feeling right now. What might they be? Maybe calm. Tired? Anxious. Excited. Overwhelmed. Maybe you don't know. And that's okay too. Just ask yourself. What am I feeling right now? And give yourself a moment to listen. Now gently ask. What do I need today? Not what does everyone else need from me. Not what should I need. Not what would make everyone else happy. What do I need? Maybe you need rest. Movement. Connection. Space. Or maybe you need patience with yourself. You don't have to solve that need right now. Just allow yourself to recognize it. And finally. . . Notice yourself here. In this room. In this moment. In this body. There is nowhere else you need to be for these few breaths. You are here. And before the world gets to tell you what it needs from you today. You've taken a moment to ask yourself. How am I? What am I feeling? What do I need? Take one more slow breath in. And let it go. And when you're ready. Begin your day. But carry this with you. You are allowed to check in with yourself before you check in with the world. You don't have to wait until you're overwhelmed. To ask yourself. How you're doing. You can come back to yourself. Again and again. Throughout the day. For now. You've checked in. And that's enough. Thank you for practicing with me today.