Let's begin by bringing attention to the body,
Making conscious choices about how to place your feet,
Your hands,
Your body,
Sitting with some energy in the back,
Noticing any places where you're holding and letting go as much as possible.
Seeing if you can allow appreciation to arise,
Whatever is happening in your life right now,
You're here,
Alive,
Safe,
Allowing yourself to be fully present,
Filled with a sense of gratitude for all that you have and for all that you are,
And especially for all the ways that you're supported by others.
See if you can acknowledge and connect with the gifts you've been given,
Including the air to breathe,
Clothing,
Electricity,
And most of all,
Love and acceptance.
See if you can connect with the people you love and those who love you.
We practice to cultivate self-awareness,
To train ourselves to be more present,
Kind,
And curious,
And we practice to support others and be supported by others.
See if you can imagine and feel the truth of radical connection,
No separation.
Can you feel it?
Can you feel your place in the web of the human family passed down from generation to generation from warm hand to warm hand?
Let your connection arise.
We're born needing the support of others,
And as we grow older,
We need the support of others.
Spend all the time in between,
We depend on others.
It's easy to forget or pretend that we don't.
Let yourself feel it.
Let yourself be held.
You are connected,
Connected beyond what you can conceive.
We are shaped,
Supported,
Influenced by others.
It's good,
It's okay,
Essential.
Gently bringing your attention back to the breath,
Back to the body,
Simply breathing in and breathing out,
And whenever you're ready,
Bringing your attention back to the room,
To whatever you've been doing.
