This practice is called taking in the good and just to remind ourselves it helps to balance out our negativity bias and takes us more to a place of equilibrium.
By changing our neurological processes and also by releasing oxytocin.
Which is our bonding hormone and helps us to feel much more connected,
Less separate,
More a part of common humanity.
So it's a five minute practice.
And I'd like you to get into a posture that feels right for you.
Whether it's sitting or standing or lying down.
And if you care to,
Keep your eyes softly open or close them if that feels more comfortable.
So beginning by starting to feel into the body.
Having a real sense of where the body makes contact with the surface beneath it.
So coming home to the sensations of the body.
And being present.
Right here.
Right now.
Perhaps sensing the movement of the body with the breath.
And as we sit here in this present moment.
We can be mindful of memory.
So bring into mind an experience that you found enjoyable,
Pleasant.
It might be something as simple as smelling a flower.
Seeing the birds flying.
The light coming in through the window.
Being out in nature.
Someone's smiling at you in a short.
Or walking.
Or something else particular to you.
So bring in that vent.
And the experience of that event.
Into your mind's eye.
So being aware of who was there,
If anybody.
What you could see.
All the colours around you.
Maybe what people were wearing.
What they look like.
The expression on their faces.
And at any time during this short practice,
If you feel like Taking your hand to a place on the body.
That feels supportive.
Please do so.
So it might be the chest or the belly.
Or somewhere else entirely.
Maybe one hand,
Maybe two.
Just noticing what feels right for you.
And with that memory soaking it up.
All the aspects.
Of it,
Like a sponge soaks up water.
The sounds,
The smells.
Taste.
And the emotions of that experience.
What does it feel like?
Notice in pleasure.
Enjoyment,
Connection,
Perhaps love.
Joy.
All the while being aware of your body sitting here,
Breathing in this moment.
And perhaps noticing the changes in your body.
As you recall and soak up the experiences of that good memory.
And as we come to the end of the practice,
Allowing your hand to come down.
If you have placed it on a part of the body.
And being aware of how you are feeling right now.
In the breath,
The body,
The heart.
And the mind.
Gently easing out of the practice.
Opening your eyes if they were closed.
Having a stretch.
Rolling the shoulders.
And just knowing that you can do this practice.
Either as a memory or as you are passing a pleasant event.
Or something arises for you in your everyday life.
Spending at least 20 seconds soaking up the good.
Really storing that positive experience to your memory.
And you will explore and appreciate changes in your brain.
The more you do this,
The more positivity will come into your life.
Thank you.
