So making yourselves comfortable.
Closing your eyes either fully or partially.
Taking a few deep breaths.
Taking a few deep breaths.
Taking a few deep breaths.
Bringing to mind or maybe it's already in your mind something that has caused you some stress recently and you're still feeling the stress.
And maybe it's not even a thought.
Maybe it's not even this peace is not imagery or a memory of events or words.
Maybe it's a feeling.
Maybe it's an emotion.
Maybe it's at the level of that reptilian brain.
Maybe it's a sense of alarm.
So either a memory,
A thought,
Words.
Or a feeling that you're having that's not really attached to anything but you know it's there.
Or a sense,
A sense of lack of safety.
And if this feels too difficult to be with knowing that you can you can pull out a little bit if it feels too difficult to be with this sense,
This emotion or this thought.
Just getting a little bit curious.
We don't need to go all the way into this sense,
Feeling or thought.
Just introducing ourselves to our body a little bit more,
Getting more familiar with our system.
And as you're doing that,
Without too much thinking,
How does your body want to be responded to in this moment?
Maybe it's physically through a gesture.
It might be something like squeezing your fists.
It might be releasing your hands open.
It might be crossing your hands across your body and giving yourself a squeeze.
It might be tracing your fingertips in the palm of your hand.
It might be putting one hand on your forehead and one on the back of your head.
Asking your body what does it need in this moment?
Offering a little patience.
Maybe an answer doesn't come straight away,
But allowing.
.
.
Allowing that curiosity to be open and not just at the level of thought.
At the level of emotion,
At the level of your internal landscape as well.
Maybe there's no language.
If you're having a tiny little,
Tiny little sensation come up,
Give that some air time.
That might be a piece of information.
See if you can really hone in your awareness of any information from your body.
That tiny little sensation in your belly.
See if you can not dismiss that,
But really treat that as information.
That inclination to move your hand to your shoulder or your chest or your neck.
Don't discount that one either.
That could be your body telling you what you need to do right now.
That desire to lay down.
Listen to that one as well.
Desire to curl up.
Listen to that one.
We don't need to make any sense of this.
This is not intellectual.
Seeing if your body's saying something.
Seeing if you can hear your body.
See your body needing a stretch in some area.
If you feel a little spark of energy and you notice that you want to squash it down,
You're not sure what it's going to do.
How would it be to allow that little spark of energy to move through your body?
Does your body need to release something in a way that you don't need to have control over?
If you're finding you're not hearing anything from your body,
It's okay.
It's not a problem.
Simply bringing a little more patience to this experience.
It's something you can try out.
This process is not about results.
It's about curiosity.
What can you allow in that space of curiosity without expectation?
If you're feeling an emotion come up,
How is it to allow that emotion and to keep it at the level of emotion?
If you're feeling story come in or judgment,
Can you bring your experience back to the level of emotion,
Just pure emotion?
If you're feeling tears coming up,
How is it to allow tears once again without getting into any story,
Just at the level of emotional release in tears?
No need to judge,
No need to narrate or find a reason.
Your body is enough of a reason.
Your body does not make things up.
If you're feeling any confusion,
Simply bringing curiosity to that once again without intellect.
How does confusion feel?
If you did feel information from your body,
Then taking a moment to acknowledge the wisdom of your body.
You might not understand your body,
But it is very wise.
Just trying out how is it to acknowledge wisdom in your body,
Even when you don't fully understand it.
And the information,
The wisdom from your body may have been to avoid,
To keep you from getting in touch with feeling in your body.
That might be where the wisdom is.
Acknowledging that as well.
Thank you,
Body,
For protecting me from whatever's there that you're worried I don't have the tools to deal with just yet.
Thank you for looking out for me.
Just checking in as we start to transition out of this little practice,
Is there anything else that needs to be seen or heard in your internal experience?
Wanting to honor all parts of your experience.
If there's anything you didn't get a chance to tend to,
Can you acknowledge it and suggest that you might come back to it later?
Moving your awareness to your breathing,
Anchoring your awareness in your breathing for a few breaths.
Expanding your awareness to the simplicity of fingers and toes.
Moving your fingers,
Your toes.
Moving your wrists,
Your ankles.
Starting to allow the rest of your body to move.
Your shoulders,
Your torso.
You're ready,
Gently opening your eyes.
Taking your time.
Orienting yourself to the space that you're in.
Taking a sip of your drink,
Writing down any notes if there's anything you want to write down.
