Hello,
This is Lisa Abramson and thank you for joining me today.
Take a moment and get comfortable.
Gently close your eyes.
Take a couple of nice deep inhales and exhales.
And then begin to tune in to the sensations of breathing,
Wherever they're strongest in your body.
You might notice cool air coming in through your nose.
Or your chest gently rising and falling.
Just notice how it feels in your body as you breathe.
Without having to do anything.
Without wishing it were different,
Just notice how it is.
Loosening your belly.
Noticing the breath in the body.
Now scan your body for any points of tension.
Any build up of emotion stuck in your body.
Finding one place to start.
And you can bring your hand to that place if that feels comfortable.
And with a gentle touch or in your imagination,
Softening around the edges wherever you feel that tension.
Like water overflowing from a cup,
Imagine softening the edges.
You don't need to go directly into the tension,
But just getting at the edges.
Softening.
And then maybe imagining a warm towel or a soothing touch.
Soothing that area of discomfort.
You could even say quietly to yourself,
Soothe,
Soothe.
And then allowing that sensation to be there.
Shifting from the habitual pattern of running away from what's uncomfortable.
Turn your attention to that point of discomfort and allow it to be.
Allow it to be exactly as it is.
You could even say softly to yourself,
Allow,
Allow.
And just notice how the sensations have changed,
Softening the edges,
Soothing the discomfort.
And then with openness,
Allowing it to be there.
Softening,
Soothing,
Allowing.
And you can find another point of discomfort in your body and do this practice of softening.
Softening around the edges,
Soothing,
Imagining a warm towel or a gentle touch.
And then allowing it to be there just as it is.
And then scanning your whole body and finding a point of ease or space or openness.
Any point in your body that feels good.
And just allowing that to be there.
Maybe imagine that point of openness is a color.
And allowing that openness,
That peaceful feeling and that color to spread to the rest of your body.
Allowing your body to rest and feel at ease.
And then taking a couple more long deep breaths,
Relaxing into that sensation.
And then gently wiggling your fingers and toes.
And when you're ready,
You can gently open your eyes.
