Hello,
Beautiful one.
Welcome to this morning meditation to get your day started off in a good way.
Begin by just getting yourself into a comfortable position.
Maybe you're still in bed having just woken up.
Or maybe you're catching up with this a little bit later in the morning.
So go ahead and settle in.
Taking a nice,
Deep,
Full breath in.
And letting it out.
And taking another nourishing full breath.
And letting it out with a sigh.
And then breathing in whatever way feels good to you.
Finding your breath in your body.
The rise and the fall.
And noticing what it is like to breathe this morning.
And if you find that your mind wanders away to your to-do list for the day or whatever's coming up,
That's okay.
That's what minds do.
Just go ahead and gently notice where it went and then bring it back to your breathing once again.
You might have to do that a number of times and that's okay.
Do it as many times as you need to.
And as you're breathing comfortably and easily,
Perhaps bringing some gratitude in for the breath.
For the way that it nourishes your body.
Literally the breath of life.
And then allowing the awareness to your breath to fade into the background.
Bringing your awareness now to your body.
Noticing the top of your head.
Down into your forehead.
The muscles around your eyes.
Down around your nose and your cheeks and your mouth.
And noticing your jaw following it all the way up to your ears and the back of your head.
Just getting a general sense of how your head feels today.
Noticing any of those thoughts that might be rocking around in there.
And then coming down into your throat and your neck.
Down into your shoulders and your arms.
All the way down to your fingertips.
Noticing how your arms and your hands and your fingers are feeling today.
Bringing your attention to the torso.
To your chest and upper back.
Your middle back and your belly and your low back.
Noticing what's happening.
Perhaps you can feel your heartbeat.
Or you notice your ribcage expanding with your breath.
Or your diaphragm rising and falling.
And then bringing your attention down into your hips and your buttocks and your pelvic floor.
Down into your thighs.
The backs of your thighs.
The tops of your thighs.
Your knees.
Down into your calves and your shins.
All the way down into the tips of your toes.
Noticing how the lower part of your body feels today.
Breathing into any of those areas that maybe are a little tight or cranky from sleep.
And then bringing your attention to your emotional self.
To your mood state.
What are you noticing about the emotions that you're feeling today?
And then bringing your attention to your emotional self.
To your mood state.
What are you noticing about the emotions that you're feeling or experiencing this morning?
Can you identify where they are in your body?
And just breathing in and making space.
Welcoming the emotions.
And then allowing yourself to let your mind think for a moment.
To let your mind think for a moment.
What is it thinking about this morning?
What do you notice?
And allowing yourself to just observe those thoughts.
Almost as if your mind is the bright blue sky and the thoughts are the puffy clouds that are coming and going.
Just noticing.
Observing without allowing yourself to get too wrapped up.
And then releasing the attention to the thoughts.
And coming back to your breath.
And perhaps placing your hand on your heart.
And giving yourself some love this morning.
Good morning.
I love you.
And now hearing some affirmations to start your day.
You can repeat these in your mind or out loud.
Or maybe you have some affirmations of your own.
May I greet this day with happiness and contentment.
May I move through today with intention and purpose.
May I be mindfully aware of my thoughts and my behaviors and the impact they have on myself and the others around me.
May I show myself kindness.
May I show others kindness.
May I accept myself just as I am.
Flaws and all.
May I move through this day with ease.
May I be curious and interested in whatever unfolds in front of me today.
May I greet this day with gratitude.
And now returning your attention to the breath once more.
Taking a wonderfully deep breath in.
And letting it out.
Beginning to stretch a little.
Moving around in your body.
Knowing now that you are ready for whatever this day brings.
Be well,
My friend.
And have a wonderful day.
Namaste.
