Morning Heart Check-In: A Somatic Meditation

Come home to your heart in this simple somatic heart check-in meditation, perfect for mornings or for a moment of recentering during your day. You’ll be invited to experience the felt sense of your heart space and inquire into its emotions, needs, and desires. The practice naturally fosters heart coherence through expanding the energies of gratitude and love. We’ll close by resting in the hridayam- the spiritual heart, a place of inner stillness and pure consciousness.

Transcript

Welcome to this. Heart check-in meditation. This brief meditation will be a moment for you to connect with the place of deepest truth and brightest light. That lives within you. Your heart space. This is a great practice of recentering, Coming into love. And starting your day or punctuating your day. With a sense of connection to self. In this day and age when we are so. . . Busy, In mind, In body, In doing. It's vital for us to connect to the source of nature, The source of life force within us. The place where our spirit shines from. That space is the heart. The Heldayam. And so whenever you're ready, Finding. . . Your place, Finding your comfortable position on your back. Or seated. And if it feels good. To put a hand on your heart. You can do so now. And closing down the eyes. Here, I'll invite you to. Just feel the beating of your heart underneath your hand. Feel its quality, Its pace. Connect with the rhythm of your heartbeat. And just noticing the raw sensations. That you notice. In your heart, Around your heart. In your chest, In your ribcage. Noticing if there's any tightness, Spaciousness. Feel the warmth and the warmth of your body. Color, Texture. What is the felt sense that you experience now? Inside of your heart space. And then I'll invite you to notice. What emotions are here for you today? Is there. A joy, A sadness. An anger, A grief. Or any other emotional flavor or quality. Inside your heart space today. And as you touch into this emotional quality, I'll invite you to ask your heart. What do you need? What do you need today? What do you need now? Can I give that to you? Is there anything you desire today? What is my heart's desire? And now inviting forward a sense of gratitude. What is something that you're grateful for in your life, In this day, In this moment? As you Continue to feel your heart. Allowing that gratitude to expand. Through your chest. And through your heart field. Saying thank you. Now inviting a sense of love into your heart space. Maybe bringing to mind something, Someone, Somewhere. That you deeply, Deeply love. And feeling your heart. Open into love. Breathing love in and breathing love out. And as we bring this practice to a close. My final invitation to you would be to touch into your spiritual heart, Your hridayam. The seat of. Consciousness and energy in perfect balance. Feeling what it's like to see this moment. Through the eyes of the heart. Innocent. Aware. Silent. Perfectly still. And feel how. This part of you is. Absolutely impeccable, Untouchable. And unassailable. Letting the core of who you are resonate through your awareness. Whenever you're ready, Just taking one final deep inhale right into your heart space. And a nice, Long, Full exhale out from your heart space. Thanking your heart. For always beating. Always persisting. Always. Creating the world around you. Thanking yourself for… making this time to connect with yourself. And thank you for joining me.