Find a comfortable,
Seated position for you and your body.
Posture that creates room for your breath and lets you rest in complete support.
Create a willing space to gently set aside for a few moments whatever tasks or situations you may be facing in the future and become present to your body in the strength it holds.
Allow your eyes to close completely or to look to the floor with a soft focus.
Give your body permission to release any fidgets that need to happen in order to be truly comfortable.
Perhaps shifting through the arms or the legs,
Wiggling the toes and the fingers,
Creating some motion through the jaw or the neck.
Begin your journey toward grounding by noticing where your body comes in contact with something solid and supportive.
Perhaps you're aware of your feet on the floor or in your shoes.
Maybe you experience the seat or back of your chair holding your body.
Let your awareness remain in this space of contact and connection.
Begin to create some curiosity around noticing where your body ends and where the chair begins.
Do you notice the warmth of the chair?
Your body sinking into the seat cushion.
Your feet connecting more deeply with the ground.
Simply bring your awareness now to the fact that you're breathing.
Simply notice without judgment the gentle in and out of your breath.
Draw a full breath into your body.
And as you release this breath,
Feel yourself sink a little further into the support of your chair.
Find a few moments in the presence of your breath following that gentle ebb and flow.
Draw the breath if you can,
Deep into your back held by the chair.
And on the out-breath,
Sink into that support.
This time bring the in-breath down to your legs,
Your feet,
Noticing their connection.
And on the out-breath,
Sinking into the earth.
If your mind wanders away into thoughts of past or plans of future,
Be gentle in bringing it back to this moment,
This breath,
This body.
Gently guide your mind back into your feet and their strong connection with the earth.
Notice once again the support of your chair against the back body.
And ultimately notice the breath as it fills the chest and belly on the in-breath and allows you to soften and connect on the out-breath.
Recall the willingness you created to be present.
Become aware of any shifts in your body,
Your mind,
Your breathing.
Perhaps there's a softening,
A deeper sense of calm,
A more present strength to carry on with grace.
Bring this deeper sense of self gently to the surface now,
As we begin to move through fingers and toes.
Notice a few deeper breaths guiding you into awakening.
Gently open the eyes and begin to re-engage with your surroundings.
Create some larger movements through your neck,
Arms and legs,
Bringing the body into full awakening.
As you move forward into your day,
Take with you the grace and grounding that you have created.
Use this as a strength for yourself and a gift for others.
