All initiative challenges have already been met.
Taking a moment to just quieten everything down a little bit.
Let yourself come into the moment.
Slowly no need to rush.
Begin by checking in with the body.
Noticing how you're sitting.
Where you're sitting.
Making any adjustments that you might need to make just to get a little bit more comfortable.
A little bit more alert.
Making sure that you're sitting upright.
Shoulders and chest are open.
Taking one breath from the nose,
Breathing in and letting that breath travel all the way down to the feet.
Imagining that that breath is just a grounding breath to come to this moment to be centered and to be still.
If you need one more take your time.
If you haven't done so already gently and softly closing the eyes.
Feeling the feet on the ground.
Feeling the connection to the cushion,
To the seat,
To the mat.
Bringing full attention to those moments.
Not needing to do anything with that tension but to fully experience the sensations and feelings of the moment.
That might be a really soft central focus.
It could be quite narrowed onto one aspect.
That doesn't matter.
Just allowing yourself to be in the moment with that connection.
Moving the attention up to the to the nostrils.
And centering yourself into the inhale and exhale as the breath leaves the nose.
Simply breathing in,
Breathing out,
Breathing in,
Breathing out.
Tension resting easily just at the end of the nostrils.
Feeling the breath entering and leaving the nose.
Take the attention of the breath now to the belly.
Resting it in the rise and fall of the belly as you breathe in.
On the inhale and breathe out on the exhale.
Nothing else to do.
Nowhere else to be.
Just with the breath for this moment.
And the next moment.
If the mind wanders or drifts off,
Gently and kindly coming back to the rise and fall the belly.
That being your anchor right now.
And when you're ready,
Kindly and slowly open your eyes and come back to the room.
Giving yourself a little gratitude for this short pause.
It's five minutes of stillness.
Starting the day or commencing the day or continuing the day.
Just a little slower and a little more present.
Thank you.
