This short simple practice is perfect anytime you're feeling emotionally overwhelmed anxious or out of balance Join me in an upright seated meditative posture.
And when you're ready,
Gently close down your eyes.
Connecting to your breath.
Settling into this place and space.
Begin to release and let go.
Placing your left hand on your belly and your right hand on your heart.
Begin to.
Touch deep within what it is you desire to embody.
Is it peace?
Is it joy?
Happiness,
Whatever it is.
Get in contact with what it is.
You want to embody what you wish to feel through the practice and for the rest of your day.
Continue to breathe deeply.
With a deep inhale.
And then hold the breath.
Exhale out of the mouth.
Deep inhale again.
Hold the breath.
Exhale out of the mouth.
Deep inhale again.
Hold the breath.
Exhale out of the mouth.
Release it.
Let it go.
Whatever no longer serves you.
Gently flicker the eyes open.
Come into tabletop.
Taking some cat cows with a deep inhale on the cow.
Exhale on the cat.
Move with your breath.
And move with intention.
Closing the eyes.
To go deep within.
Make this a moving meditation.
Coming to a neutral spine.
Tuck the toes under.
And push up and back into downward dog.
Making any micro movements that your body intuition is calling for.
With long,
Deep breathing.
Walk your feet to your hands.
And allow yourself just to hang forward.
Forward bend.
Listen to your body intuition.
Maybe hold on to the elbows.
Maybe the hands are touching the ground.
Listen to what your body wants in this moment to release and let go of anything.
That is overwhelming,
Any anxiety.
And anything that just feels out of balance.
Very gently and mindfully bring the hands to the ground.
Tuck the chin into the chest and start to come into a seated position.
Do this very slowly.
And mindfully so as not to get dizzy.
By moving too quickly.
And once you come down into a little seat,
Extend your legs out in front of you.
Toes are pointed and flexed high up to the heavens back is straight inhale the arms high up to the heavens.
And exhale,
Bow from and fold from the hip.
Allow the hands to just fall.
Gently,
Wherever gravity takes them.
And once you come to this point of resistance,
You can rest your hands on your shins or the ground,
Or maybe take hold of the big toes.
And press your thumbs into the big toes.
Listen to your body intuition.
There's no.
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Right or wrong way.
When you're listening to your body intuition,
That is.
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Tuning in for what will serve you in the pose.
Relax into the breath.
On the next inhale,
Tuck the chin into the chest and roll up one vertebrae at a time.
Coming to a straight back,
Straight spine.
Bend the right knee and cross the right foot over the left leg.
Taking hold of the right knee.
Deep inhale with a straight spine.
Exhale out of the mouth.
Inhale the left arm high up to the heavens And take hold of the right knee with the left elbow as you twist over towards the right.
Long deep breathing and if you wish close down the eyes Go deep within.
Release the pose into a counter clockwise.
Stretch over towards the left.
And release,
Extend the right leg out straight again.
Make any micro movements that the body intuition is calling for.
And then when you're ready,
Bend the left leg,
Crossing the left foot over the right leg.
Take hold of the left knee with a straight back,
Deep inhale.
Exhale out of the mouth.
Inhale the right arm.
High up to the heavens.
And then take hold of the left knee with the right elbow,
Twisting over towards the left.
Closing the eyes.
Going into long,
Deep breathing.
Releasing the pose for a counter twist over towards the right.
Coming back to center,
Extend the left leg out in front of you.
Make any micro-movements that your body intuition is calling for.
And when you're ready,
Bring the soles of the feet together.
Into butterfly pose.
Close the eyes with a straight spine.
Take a deep inhale.
And as you exhale,
Tuck your chin into your chest.
Coming forward.
And when you come to the place.
The point of resistance allow the head.
The neck and the shoulders to relax.
Release into the pose.
Release anything that does not serve you.
Let go of anything that feels out of balance.
And focus on what it is you wish to embody.
As you go into long,
Deep breathing.
On the next inhale,
Tuck the chin into the chest,
Rolling up one vertebrae at a time,
Coming to a straight back.
And very gently and mindfully come back into.
You're seated.
Meditative pose.
Bringing the left hand on the belly and the right hand on the heart.
Close your eyes.
Become aware of where your breath is now.
And noticing how you feel in this moment.
Compared to the beginning of the practice.
And for the next couple moments,
Stay focused on what you set at the beginning of practice that you wish to embody.
And repeat that in your mind's eye and connecting that to long,
Deep breathing.
Bring the hands together in prayer pose in front of the heart.
Press your thumbs into your heart center.
Bow your head towards your heart,
Honoring yourself for taking the time.
To release what no longer serves you.
To put yourself back into that emotional balance that you deserve,
To release any anxiety.
You took action today to put yourself back in balance.
Honor yourself for that as we honor one another with Namaste.
