My name is Julie Riesler,
And today we will be focusing on cultivating gratitude.
I invite you to find a comfortable position where you are either seated with back support,
Or perhaps laying down.
And I invite you to close your eyes,
If that's comfortable.
And just slow down in your breath.
Coming home to your body,
Home to your breath.
Breathing in and out.
And I invite you to put one hand on your heart.
And just notice the beating of your heart underneath your hand.
Feeling alive.
Well,
And from right here,
We will begin the And from right here,
We will begin this five minute meditation,
All centered on gratitude.
Let us begin,
Dear souls,
With our heart.
Hand on your heart that is beating on your behalf.
Since the moment you came to the earth.
It does so without your asking,
Without your knowing,
Without getting approval.
It is pumping the life force,
Love,
Throughout your body,
Nonstop,
All from a place of serving your well being and highest good.
And just notice how good it feels to acknowledge your heart,
To be grateful for having a heart.
This is a beautiful place to begin.
For it is our heart that is continuously pumping and giving us love,
Prana,
Life,
Light,
Vitality.
I invite you in this practice to find another area in your body that you can be so utterly grateful for.
It can be anything.
Your hand that's on your heart,
The fingers that make up your hand,
The skin that covers your body.
It could be the eyes that are closed,
The ears that are listening to this meditation.
Take these next few moments to scan throughout your body and feel the appreciation and gratitude for all of the elements that make you whole,
Complete,
Well,
And here.
Noticing how wonderful it feels to connect to the true essence of you,
To feel that gratitude.
Knowing you can come back to this meditation to this practice anytime.
And I invite you to pick something,
Anything else in your life right now that you are grateful for.
Focus on that.
Breathe it in and out.
Know that you can find gratitude in any moment at any time that you choose to look for it.
All you need to do,
Dear friend,
Is decide and choose to be grateful.
