Morning Intention Meditation For What Matters Most

Begin your day by reconnecting with the breath, settling into the body, and considering what matters most in how you want to show up. This practice invites you to notice where the breath is most present in your body and gently soften areas of tension as you become more grounded. From this steady place, you are invited to set an intention for your day and imagine what it feels like to live that intention. The practice then explores the commitment underneath your intention, helping you connect what you want to embody with what matters to you. You can then shape that intention and commitment into an aspiration or wish for the day or for something more meaningful in your life. A few final breaths bring your awareness back to the body before you transition into your day. This recording comes from a live meditation session, so natural pauses and gentle references to shared practice may be present.

Transcript

Let's begin this morning noticing the breath as it enters your nostrils. Becoming curious to the experience of the breath on both the inhalation and the exhalation. Notice where you feel the presence of the breath most strongly in your body. And this might be in your lower abdomen or your belly. Your chest, Shoulders, Or even your neck and face muscles. As you settle into the breath, Notice any tension around the muscles that are accompanying the rise and fall of the shoulders. Inward inhalation and outward exhalation. And invite a softening. And relaxation into the practice. Now holding yourself centered and grounded in your body. Let's take our attention and steer it towards our mind. I invite you to set an intention for your day. How do you want to show up for the world? Want to be as you enter your day. Take a moment to see yourself living this intention. And then drop into the body to feel the experience of having an intention in the body in this present moment. Our intention often points to an underlying commitment that we have. So take a moment to notice what your commitment is. And again, Feel that experience in the breath and in the body. Our intention and commitment in mind, We can set an aspiration or a wish that we place out to the universe. It could be for the stay or something that might be more pertinent in our lives. After placing that out into the universe, I encourage you to take a few more deep breaths. And center your breath. Feel the presence again in your body. Can you hear the bell? Take three more deep breaths. Grounding yourself in your body before returning to your day.