Hello and welcome to my Insight Meditation page.
My name is Kimberly Johnson.
In today's meditation,
We are going to just explore the midday pause.
This is a moment for you just to take a breath,
Recalibrate,
Recenter,
And remember who you are and what matters most.
So just take a second to let the body settle.
Sometimes it feels good to just shake it out a little.
And as you get your wiggles out,
Maybe the eyes begin to shut down or come to a very low gaze.
And as your eyes close,
Let the body get still.
And just take a moment to intentionally let go of any muscle tension in the body.
So we'll start with the face,
Letting go of any tension in the forehead,
In the cheeks,
In the jawline.
Really relax the face.
And then moving down the body,
Let the shoulders relax.
Letting go for even just a moment,
All of the things,
The responsibilities,
The tasks that you hold.
Moving down a little bit further,
Letting the belly relax.
Letting the hands relax.
And lastly,
Letting the glutes and the legs get heavy and relax.
And as the body lets go,
Intentionally move your attention to your breathing.
Maybe it's at the nostrils,
The chest,
Or the belly.
But just begin to notice this miraculous breath.
And you might even want to deepen it for a few breaths,
Taking deep,
Long inhales,
Deep,
Long exhales,
Helping the attention land on the breath.
And gently let the breath go back to natural breathing.
And just gently observe your breath,
The inhales,
The exhales.
All right.
On your next inhale,
Exhale,
Exhale,
Exhale.
On your next inhale,
Maybe move a hand to your chest or your belly,
Just placing a little bit of pressure on your own physical being,
Feeling your own presence and support.
And right here,
Maybe ask yourself,
What do I need to hear most?
What do I need to hear most to go back into my day as present,
As calm,
As alive as possible?
Take a deep inhale,
Exhale,
Sigh it out.
One more inhale,
Exhale,
Sigh it out.
Gently beginning to reawaken the body,
Maybe blinking the eyes open,
Taking a look around,
Coming back into your environment.
And intentionally moving back into the rest of your day.
One more inhale,
Exhale,
Sigh it out.
