Yin And Shavasana Practice - Impeccability With Your Word

Yin yoga postures are long held and passive in nature, practiced mainly seated or lying down. This gentle session will let us discover the meditative aspects of yoga through movement and guided rest. Props from around you are helpful but not necessary.

Recorded live on Insight Timer 11/20/24.

Transcript

Welcome.

Welcome back.

I'm Lisa.

This is Yin and Shavasana and I'm happy that we're all here together.

That is something I do know for sure.

So please feel free to pop into the chat,

Say hello,

Tell me in a word or few how you are.

Let's kind of get this going in the community.

Let's check in and say hello to one another if that is your thing.

If not,

You know,

Lurking from the back of the classroom is always my jam as well.

So all of that welcome.

Yeah.

So let me take a peek.

Sue,

Welcome back from Minnesota.

Emily,

Tennessee,

Marcia,

New Mexico.

Hey,

First time.

And you're my neighbor.

I'm in Colorado.

Yes.

All right.

Tired and grateful.

Yeah,

I feel that,

Emily.

It's all the yes and right now,

I think.

Right?

Yes,

Yes,

Yes.

So I'm realizing that my glasses are very dirty.

I'm going to set them to the side.

And let's see.

How am I?

Yeah,

I'm all of the ways,

I think,

Right now also.

So I'm coming to you from a beautiful,

Sunny,

Very cold Colorado.

And I'm grateful as well.

So Emily,

That really resonated.

I feel that reverberating through my body and tired and sad and,

You know,

All of the things that we're feeling right now.

So that's that's what I'm bringing to the table.

I'm also bringing you a little moment of reconnection.

So this is yin and shavasana.

So first time,

Marcia,

I don't know if it's first time,

You know,

We have all the peeps in today.

So it's maybe your first time in my class,

Maybe first time doing yin,

Going,

What is yin?

So all of the explanations are to come.

I'm bringing to you today,

A type of asana of physical yoga movements.

But it's slow.

And we hold them for long periods of time without using muscles.

So we're using props,

Stuff from around the house.

So I have the things up here,

I'm not even gonna say it,

But I have stuff,

But grab what you have around you.

So pillows,

Cushions,

I like to grab my couch cushions over here.

So find whatever it is that you need,

Maybe a pillow from bed or a quilt,

You know,

Something to make yourself cozy and to elevate the ground.

Yeah,

It's not about struggling.

There needs to be no struggle involved.

So meeting ourselves where we are,

Acknowledging how we are feeling,

And that's part of that checking in as well.

So and then shavasana is our deep rest at the end or our rest.

And I do a,

What is the words,

A guided meditation for that experience.

So if it's colder where you are,

Grab a little blanket to put on at the end,

Our temperature dips slightly when we're resting,

When we're sleeping.

So find whatever it is that you need to elevate your experience,

Literally.

So bringing the ground up.

So if you have your body in a shape that you don't have to go track something down and come out of the experience.

All right.

So what else?

That is what we're doing here.

This is who I am.

Thank you in advance for your donations.

Yeah,

All of the things.

Here we are today together.

And I just wanted to start,

You know,

If you're newer to me,

I've been talking about books.

I'm clearly a book person.

And what does that even mean,

A book person?

I enjoy reading and learning.

So that is what I meant by that.

But well,

A couple things here.

I have been rereading The Four Agreements.

And I don't have one to show you because I realized when one of my kidlets has moved out,

Some books kind of went also.

So and that's great.

But I had it on audio.

And so I was reading it and listening this morning and it's kind of touching base with myself.

But if you haven't read that book,

And I'll have to grab my phone because now I'm forgetting all of the Don Miguel Ruiz.

So this is here on my phone.

I don't know if you could see it.

Anyway,

The whole point of this is checking in with those four agreements.

And if you haven't read it,

You know,

Maybe give a little bit of a search afterwards.

But one of the things I'm going to be touching on today is being impeccable with our word.

So more to come on that.

But that's kind of the lens or the filter that I'm coming to you with today.

So again,

Newer to me,

Peeps,

I give us a little something to chew on.

I show how it's relevant in the everyday.

And meanwhile,

Maybe you're here for a stretch.

Maybe you're here to listen.

Whatever your body experience needs today and whatever your body,

Rewind,

Rewind,

Rewind,

Finding exactly what you need,

No permission needed to find whatever that is.

So if you're listening from bed,

If I mention a leg,

And that's not your body experience,

Going to the next joint.

So finding whatever your experience is,

And then weaving that in,

Finding that self-advocacy that keeps you impeccable with your word.

And you're like,

What does that even mean?

It's following through,

Meaning what you say,

Saying the truth in that way that's kind and appropriate.

All right.

So that's where we are today.

Again,

Thank you for being here.

Thank you for joining me.

Thank you for being willing to kind of tap back in to what you know is important.

It's a little hectic,

Especially if you're,

Well,

Period,

If you're alive,

I'll say that.

It's hectic inside and outside.

So finding this way to kind of come back together is what I need,

What I think a lot of people need.

From the feedback that I get,

The clients that I have,

I know that's kind of where we are.

So let's find a shape that's comfortable to you to check back in with your body.

We're just a little body scan-ish moment.

You can be sitting up,

You can be laying down.

It doesn't matter as long as you're feeling that you're supported and you're supported and comfortable.

Maybe comfortable isn't the word,

But it's how you need it to be,

How your situation is.

And maybe you're under the weather and you're like,

Oh,

I just don't.

Then don't.

Lay.

Find permission.

Permission always granted to advocate for yourself.

All right.

And if you were in one position,

You're like,

Oh,

I'll just stay switch out the legs or find a little bit more support.

I was in a shape and I know I will change that and moving some cushions around.

So finding whatever shape it is that you need,

You like,

You want,

And we'll get into that want later also.

And maybe you do some wiggles and kind of fidgets and find whatever center is for you.

Perhaps the eyes soften.

And a full breath to remind the body that we've arrived.

The spirit,

The you,

The entirety of you starts to arrive.

And the breath really helps to remind and ground and support this arrival.

Checking in with whatever physical sensations are speaking to you.

Acknowledging their existence.

Acknowledging your existence.

Acknowledging their existence.

Acknowledging your existence.

And allowing the breath to be there to create this foundation of I'm okay.

Even though things might not be okay.

Checking back in with the entirety of you.

And letting the breath hold that whisper of okayness.

Okayness.

Maybe you stay in this body scan or breath pattern of that reminder.

Perhaps you check in with your spirit,

Your mood,

Your overall well-being.

And again,

Tapping back into the breath for support.

Without the story or getting caught up in the why you're feeling any specific way,

Pause and come back to the breath.

Allowing yourself to be the witness,

The observer.

And there is nothing simple about this process.

So we come back feeling that whisper of okay.

We come back to breath.

We come back to connection to whatever is around us.

We're perched on,

Sitting on.

Letting the breath be the support in whatever experience you're having here on this planet.

One breath at a time is all that we can ask of ourselves,

Of others.

Let's take three more full breaths exactly as you are.

Maybe it's a yawn on the exhale or some noise,

Some groans,

Moans,

Grunts,

Whatever you've got.

Letting something be changed,

Be noted.

Staying exactly as you are,

Acknowledge the body once again,

The breath,

The spirit,

The entirety of you,

The complexities of the inner and outer worlds.

That quite possibly no one else knows,

So today maybe offering up grace and that reminder of okay-ness to that space within,

That golden nugget of who you are within,

Without the body,

Within that golden nugget of who you are within,

Without labels or names,

Roles,

That true essence of you.

Big full breath in and full exhale,

Letting something be shifted once again.

And if you're upright,

Slowly bringing chin towards chest,

But keeping that small plums worth of space in between as you blink the eyes open if they were the eyes open if they were closed.

Again,

Pausing in recognition of you,

Your experience and our connection to each other within this community,

This class and being solid within our word when we offer that intention.

Impeccable.

And then when you're ready,

Gently lift the eyes,

Give them a little blink,

Maybe a little time to integrate all of those things.

And then if you're on let's see,

If you're seated,

Let's all come down to our back if that's available to you and taking the accommodations for otherwise,

Reminding yourself that you can always pop into the chat,

If you have a question,

If you have a comment and being impeccable with our words.

All right,

So if you're coming down to your back,

Finding some movement,

Finding some stretch finding some movement,

Finding some stretches,

Reaching out end to end,

Maybe a little wiggle side to side,

One side does the stretch and then the other,

Take your time.

Again,

A little bit of an inventory,

Exploring and weaving in that witness through the little movements that we make,

Especially if you haven't moved much today,

Lately,

This year,

It doesn't matter,

Just finding a little bit of how do I feel in this moment in my body,

Without some of the dialogue,

Diving in and allowing the breath to be the guide versus the brain.

The guide versus the brain.

Yeah,

So a couple more stretches,

Scritches,

Feeling into whatever is working for you and then one more full body stretch.

Notice if you're breathing and then allow your arms to come down by your sides,

Soften all of the muscles,

Let yourself melt,

As little muscle activation as possible and I know we're all,

You know,

If you're in a chair,

Leaning back and letting the back rest as much as possible,

The feet to be as heavy on the floor,

Whatever it is,

If you're in bed,

Letting the bed envelop you.

Mostly,

We know how to move and to keep it moving and in my experience,

Resting is not as familiar.

So,

Notice right now,

If you can drop in to this idea of nothingness,

Everythingness,

Okayness.

So,

Find and remembering that finding the okay within this moment doesn't mean that we're accepting all that is happening on the outside world,

On the inside world.

We're finding that coming back to that special golden nugget,

Whomever that you identified and finding the okayness in that space,

That who you are all the way in without labels and society's rules and all of those things,

That space within you,

Letting that space soften.

Let the okayness be within that softening and that releasing the contraction around releasing the contraction around it all.

Full breath in and full audible exhale,

Letting yourself sink even deeper as a more of a shavasana here in this beginning,

Maybe even invite yourself to drop in even more.

Letting go of all doing for another moment and that's the practice and if you're doing anything else other than I'm saying that's great,

It's finding what you need.

There is no right or wrong.

Can we practice resting?

That is the question.

Okay,

With all of that rest,

Start to breathe a little bit more deeply and we'll be staying on our backs,

So not in a hurry to be moving,

Not moving at all if that's not ready for you yet.

Otherwise,

Inviting some fingers and toes,

The gentlest and from the furthest reaches of your body,

Starting that and even if that is within imagination,

Allowing whatever movement,

Perhaps it's the tip of your nose or the tip of your tongue.

So finding how we can make this our own.

I'm not talking about this class,

I'm talking about the everything.

So how can we find the okayness within this moment?

So starting to build little bits of movement,

Whatever you're taking on and again find your breath.

If you're seated still and you're on a bunch of stuff like I was,

Let's scooch it to the side like I mentioned we'll be on our back.

If you need other variations,

Please ask.

And then coming into a full body stretch again as I'm moving all of my stuff,

That full body stretch reaching and finding that space between your hips and your ribs.

So I guess you could call it the waist but really from the inside creating that layer of stretch reaching to one side and then the other back to the center and then from here we'll come into banana asana.

So exactly as it says,

It could be more of a full or not a full moon,

A quarter moon but we're coming up through the center reaching end to end and then the upper body will curl up and over slightly,

Just slightly to the right.

So you're making a little banana shape.

Hips might slide a smidge to your left and then leaving the legs in that same direction as the arms.

Ensure that your shoulders are still plugged into the sockets if you would like to.

Well first let's check in with that left elbow.

If it's floating,

Hanging,

Bend the arm,

Placing both elbows down.

It doesn't matter if you're not reaching up and over anymore.

We don't want that activation within the muscle.

Another option is crossing that left ankle up and over to the right and creating this side body stretch.

However,

Feeling it through both sides is something to check in on.

Again,

No right and wrong but if you're crunched into the side allowing yourself to come back out of it and a little less of a curve.

Softening and we won't be here as long as some of our other shapes that we might make.

And if that crossed ankle might not be comfortable and might not work for you,

Come out of it.

My left hip is not a fan,

At least not today.

Find the breath that supports the shape.

Notice if you're holding the breath or there's tension,

Maybe again creating less of a banana shape with the body.

And then coming back to the breath.

Another moment or two here,

Feeling into whatever sensations are available for you.

And then on your next breath in,

Come back into the center,

Reach and stretch,

Fingertips to toes,

Maybe a little bit of a wiggle,

Snap,

Crackles and pops in all of the places.

And then again,

Reach and stretch up through the center and then up and over to the left side this time with the upper body.

Maybe a slide,

Just a minimal slide to the right with your hip and then perhaps that right leg up and over,

Well,

Let's say the ankle crosses.

Bending the elbows so that both shoulders,

Both elbows are on the earth.

And then breathing into the experience.

If there's no breath,

That's where we shift,

We change,

Reminding ourselves to be honest with ourselves.

What was our intention?

How might we bring more okay-ness to the entire experience here?

Here.

Full breath in.

And audible exhale out.

Another brief moment here,

Allowing the breath to guide.

And when your next inhale is here,

Let's come back to the center,

Uncrossing that ankle,

Reaching into that full body stretch.

Again,

Feel into what movement is calling to you.

If something needs to be moved,

Stretched,

Pulled in,

Find what it is and start,

You know,

Listening.

This is that awareness that we're creating.

Okay.

Sliding the right knee to the left side.

Bending in towards the chest,

Gently bring the arms down,

Resting the hands on top of the shin or just below the kneecap.

And we're not pulling,

Just letting the hands be heavy.

Slight tuck of the chin to ensure length in the spine back there that we're not hyper-extending or finding,

Just finding more awareness again is really what's happening here.

Again,

Not pulling,

Not using arm strength,

Listening,

Breathing.

How might I drop into that sensation of letting everything be versus all of the doing?

All right.

When it's time for you,

We'll gently release that leg,

Extend.

Let's find a full body stretch once again,

Reach and stretch.

And then opposite leg,

Left knee is what I'm working on,

Comes in.

And again,

I'm interlacing my fingers because it feels comfortable to me,

But we're not pulling in,

Resting the hands.

Notice if the shoulders can be resting further towards the earth.

Breathing to support whatever shape you're in.

That gentle tuck feeling into the crown of the head being the top of the spine.

Again,

Letting everything go for another moment or two,

Dropping into the earth.

When you're ready,

Release the hands,

Extend the arms and legs,

Both legs reach,

Both fingers,

Sets of fingers,

Reach,

Reach,

Maybe a little pedal.

And then when you're ready,

Gently roll over to one side or the other,

And then press your way up,

Lead with that crown of the head,

Feeling that regal lift versus whip of the head.

Okay.

So we'll come here up right now into a supported butterfly.

Whatever variation works for you.

Whatever variation works for you.

Those of you who have been in my class,

You've heard this a gazillion times because this is something that I,

Well,

This is something that I teach.

Okay.

All the reasons.

So soles of the feet will come together,

Knees will be open wide.

That is what a butterfly is.

However,

I see lots of,

So that's why we have so many props,

So many things.

If you have knees that are really flying high,

Don't be afraid to stack to find something,

Making it more comfortable.

These blocks for me are very dense,

The cork blocks.

So I like to have something over it,

But making sure that whatever you're using is stable.

It's not going to fall.

You are able to rest and to drop in.

But before we get into all of that,

More options.

So you can be in your supported butterfly.

You can have all of your props stacked up in front of you to then rest forward on.

However,

That doesn't mean that we're folding forward if you are a bendier friend.

That means that we're laying back if you want to lay down.

You can also have all of those props back behind you.

So,

You know,

Building the earth up as much as you need back behind you.

I have a lot of stuff here.

If I wanted to do all of this,

I would just make sure that there was a fist width in between my seat and whatever I'm going to rest back on.

You can do your legs first before you come back or after.

It doesn't matter.

Let's not get stuck on any of that.

And then slowly making my way back.

And if I needed more,

I could have more back behind me,

Whatever underneath my thighs,

And then coming into our shape from there.

Taking your time to build your shape,

To build your supported butterfly.

So I'll be upright in it today for those of you who need a visual.

However,

I can also be leaning against something if you're if you need to scooch over to a wall or if you have a couch behind you,

A bed behind you.

Just ensure that you're not tucking too far underneath whatever it was.

I was just going under.

So find whatever it is.

And then maybe you're here and leaning on something and you want to rest the head.

Do all the things.

It's an experience.

So it doesn't matter what you did yesterday or what you'll do tomorrow.

Finding what today means in your body,

In the entirety of you.

Perhaps eyes soften or gaze gets fuzzy.

And so no matter what shape we're in or time of the day,

We can drop back into maybe even asking the question,

How am I,

That golden nugget,

That capital Y,

You,

How is that today?

Using some breaths to support findings perhaps and knowing that breath isn't just the solution.

Yoga is not just the solution.

We are yoga.

By the way,

It is not a thing that we're doing with our bodies.

That is asana,

Which is under the umbrella of yoga.

But when we can check in,

Perhaps.

Oh,

There was something before that.

A lot of us are very dysregulated.

And so no matter how much we do,

There is no air quote hack.

Coming back to regulation.

And then perhaps we can notice and how we become regulated is different for every body.

And it's part of what we do together here.

Using the breath,

Coming back into the idea of okayness.

The tension and the willingness to control,

Letting that soften away.

The breath is soft and nurturing,

Nourishing.

We will be holding the shape for a little bit longer.

So if you're feeling like,

Oh,

Hello,

Did she forget?

No.

Within that practice of noticing and breathing and letting everything else go,

We're giving the opportunity for the connective tissue,

The fascia,

Everything that holds us together in all the ways on the inside.

We're giving that a moment to open,

To soften.

So if you are one of my hypermobile zebra friends,

Allowing yourself more support than less.

Let's start taking some breaths here.

Maybe three full body breaths from our toes all the way through the entirety of you.

Filling up every nook and cranny with that nourishing breath.

However many times you can.

And then we're going to take a deep breath in and out.

Again,

We're not sticking to the rules.

A couple more breaths here because who made those rules is what I want to know.

Okay.

My brain is going a different direction now.

So staying exactly as you are.

Part of what we're doing here is finding the intention with movement versus popping in and out of a shape.

We hold these long shapes.

We're very vulnerable and we must honor that as we come up.

So depending on your variation,

If you are,

Let's start with how I am.

I'm seated upright.

I'm going to slowly bring my knees to a close,

Move whatever I have out of the way,

And extend my legs.

If you're folded forward on your mountain of goodness,

Moving those to the side,

And then same thing,

Pedaling out the legs.

If you're all the way reclined on a bunch of stuff,

Close the knees,

Gently plant an elbow,

Maybe roll off or tuck the chin as you become more upright.

So all of the ways we're taking care of that transition from not doing to doing,

Taking time,

All of that connective tissue fascia,

All of the joints have been lubricated and stretched,

And now we're softly bringing everything back together.

Okay,

So a bit of a stretch,

A wiggle,

And then we will be staying with legs extended here.

So if you need to,

Again,

Scooch to a wall or have support or not do this shape,

Take that into consideration.

A little bit more movement here for me.

I'm feeling that my hips are saying,

Okay,

Let's figure out what coming back to center means now.

And then when you're ready,

Extend the legs.

What accommodation do you need here?

For me,

It would be these cushions look big,

But they're very squishy and soft,

So I'm going to do a little wedge underneath my knees.

Automatically so much better.

I'm going to lean up against,

You get where I'm going.

Lots of options here.

You can have cushion underneath the heels if that pressure is too much.

Again,

Finding what makes my body able to have that sigh that,

Okay,

I can relax without crushing in on ourselves with that collapse.

Finding a little bit more of that length.

Wherever variation you are on,

Maybe you want to build a little magical tower that brings the earth closer to you so that you can rest your head.

And I like to come in from a long spine,

Crown of the head reaches,

And then rounding forward and resting.

You can't beat a magical tower.

Coming back to the breath,

Allow yourself to allow yourself to land,

To drop in,

And to tap back into that impeccability of our word of love.

All the thoughts are happening.

So when we offer words to someone,

To ourselves,

Are they kind?

Are they true?

Are they necessary?

And that often gets attributed to Byron Katie,

But that's way before her.

Finding that impeccability before we speak,

Before we respond,

Before we internalize.

And it starts from within.

So as we're here and building the support and regulating,

Then what do we do with that?

Letting the body continue to melt,

To drop,

To soften.

Letting the spirit soften into that sense of melting versus control,

Contract.

Whose rules are they?

So soften into what you know to be true.

Underneath it all,

Sweeping out the learned behavior,

The reaction.

Another moment or two here.

What does coming home to yourself feel like,

Sound like,

Look like?

And the only opinion is yours.

The only one that matters.

Full breath in,

And long,

Sweeping exhale,

Letting it all just be done.

A couple more just like that.

Hearing the whisper of okay-ness.

Letting the breaths be done.

If you are leaning forward on your magical tower,

Slowly lifting the spine to that reach,

Moving your stuff to the side if you have more props.

Again,

Softening,

Being very tender and gentle with the body as we do hold those shapes for a while,

And then come back into a little bit of a stretch pedal.

What needs to move?

What needs to not move?

And then find any little bits of movement that are still calling to you.

Notice where you're holding your tension.

So if we're trying to soften in one area,

What are we doing in the other areas?

Are we contributing to the conflict?

Or can we soften into,

Oh,

That means all of me.

Okay.

And then I remember where I'm holding my tension as if we can control a situation with our traps.

Oh,

If we could,

I would have solved all the things by now.

So softening,

Reminding ourselves.

Little wiggle,

Little movement.

And then let's come down to our backs once again,

If that is your experience today.

If you're in a seat,

You can do this as well.

So let's,

I'll offer that in a moment.

So coming down to your back.

And if you're on a long,

I don't even know my shapes anymore,

But a longer sticky mat,

More,

I don't,

I'll stop talking about that now.

Okay.

I'll show you what I'm talking about.

We're coming down to our backs.

Our feet are going to be wide was my point.

So if you're using a different type of sticky mat,

Your feet will be more towards the outside if that is available for your body or further away from your midline.

If you plopped down,

Like I did without intention,

A little bit of a walk with your shoulder blades away from the hips,

Feeling more length between the vertebra.

And then how can you soften everything?

Are you gripping,

Waiting for the next movements?

So how can you be here?

All right.

If you're in a chair,

Feet are open wide.

Big breath in,

And we'll gently sway the knees left to right with your breath.

I can't go further.

This side,

I have a block.

So coming to the side and then inhale brings you up to center.

Whatever your breath pattern is,

Doesn't have to match mine.

And then finding that little bit of muscle action to keep yourself from flopping over,

But letting everything else go.

Listening to the breath,

Finding these sways.

And if you're in the chair,

Again,

Gentle swaying feet wide,

And you do roll a little bit to the inside and outside edges,

But we're not going too far.

We're not forcing or bullying.

And again,

That starts with how we speak to ourselves,

Using your breath.

A couple more here,

Just listening to whatever pattern of breath and how slowly you can create these movements.

Let's take one or two more on each side.

And when you're ready,

When those are finished,

Again,

Not getting caught up on counting,

Walking the feet just with the knees in center,

Walking the feet in a little bit closer,

More hip width distance.

And that is hip bones,

Not outer flesh.

So we're finding that midline to best support ourselves,

If that is your experience.

Pausing here,

Letting the hips be still.

And then one knee at a time comes into the chest.

Again,

No hugging in,

Letting the arms rest as you wrap them around the shins or wherever they're landing on you.

Now,

Bringing the attention to your tailbone,

Letting your hips be heavy,

Shoulders down,

Chins softly tucked,

In a gentle egg shape.

Breathing belly and thigh against one another.

Some deep breaths in and out.

When you're ready,

Slowly extend one leg at a time,

Taking up space on the earth.

If you need taking up space on the earth,

If you need some support for your final guided meditation,

Rest,

Shavasana,

Please find some support.

I'm coming up so that I can be better heard when I'm speaking.

But allow yourself to find a nest,

Something cozy and soft that will hold you and feel soft,

Safe,

Secure.

To the best of our ability,

Bringing that okay-ness into the space directly around us.

And again,

Can you use the breath to support here in this moment?

Long breath in,

Audible exhale,

Let everything be swept out.

As the body finishes its movements to find center,

Let everything else be softer,

Maybe heavier.

Heels resting,

Toes fall out to the side,

Elbows resting,

Back of the head heavy.

And another full breath in,

And long,

Expansive breath out,

Maybe even a ha,

Some big noise movement.

And then let the breath find you from here.

The body being breathed.

Let the breath that you've noticed,

Let that be felt within the body or maybe even heard within the inner listening.

The breath is honoring your rest as it softens,

As it whispers,

You are okay.

Speaking to ourselves in this soft and kind way,

Gentle reminders.

Coming back to breath as our north star,

Each time there's an option for impeccability with our word.

Letting the breath be the reminder of your center.

Impeccability with our word.

Letting the breath be the reminder of your center.

A reminder of how you cultivate kindness,

Grace,

Sacred divinity from within.

And the breath is the reminder to let that be felt,

Sensed,

Breathed into every situation,

Inside or out,

That we're in.

Becoming radical in our commitment to learning new ways of being.

Releasing the loyalty to pain and struggle.

Full deep breath in.

Big audible exhale.

Letting the body be felt.

Letting the body be felt in this dropped in breathe safe nest.

And perhaps awareness drifts from the breath into the entirety of you once again.

Letting that whisper reverberate through the body,

The mind,

The spirit,

The whole of you.

That you are okay.

Inviting gentle movements into fingers and toes first.

The furthest reaches of your body.

And then maybe the eyes flitter open and closed as we come back on line to this plane.

Coming into a full body stretch,

Scooching whatever props you have to the side to make room for your whole regal body of yours and start reaching end to end,

Maybe a little side to side.

Looking,

Reminding,

Staying within those reminders that we've had from the inside.

And then when you're ready,

Roll over to one side or the other.

Let the eyes be soft or closed once again as you feel your own words,

Intention,

Sankalpa,

That greater intention of you.

Let that be remembered.

That golden nugget from within is who we can be in alignment with.

One breath at a time.

When you're ready,

Top hand gently presses you up to a seat,

Eyes can close once again,

Palms touch in front of the heart,

Anjali Mudra prayer.

And as a community,

As a global community,

Let's bring thumbs to the space between our eyebrows,

That seat of intuition,

That feels,

That reverberation of being okay.

And let's bow to the teacher in each other,

In all of us,

In all things,

And give a hearty thank you,

And I honor you.

Thank you,

And I honor you,

Friends.

I so greatly appreciate you being here,

For taking the time,

For your donation,

Simone,

Thank you so much.

Simone,

Welcome back.

Wonderful to all be together,

To feel into this reconnection,

Maybe coming back online with a little bit more regulation,

Maybe just a pause in the chaos.

So finding whatever it is that you're doing,

In the chaos,

So finding whatever it is,

Thank you so much for being here.