Hey there,
Welcome.
Welcome to an energizing meditation.
This is designed to get you feeling more awake,
More alert,
And buzzing.
Normally meditation is seen as a way to go quiet.
To go inward,
Go still,
Go silent.
But today we're doing it differently.
Meditation is also a way to gain energy,
To open our minds,
And can be used to create fire in our body by using our breath.
So here we go.
You'll need a little bit of space for this meditation,
So make sure you have some room to move.
Instead of a comfortable seat,
I want you to take a stand.
Eyes closed if it feels safe,
Or open and focused on a point in your room.
Feet hip width apart,
Take mountain pose.
Arms by your side,
Palms facing forward.
Open up your chest,
Puff it out,
Make your collarbone feel as long as you draw back your shoulders.
Proud chest.
Find your natural rhythm breath here.
The one that feels normal to you,
And observe what that feels like in your body.
If at any time any of the breath work we do today does not feel good,
I want you to return to your natural rhythm breath,
And observe that.
Come back to the standing position,
And just breathe.
Some days we can expand our breath,
And some days we just need to come back to what feels safe.
Keep focusing on your breath here.
How does the body feel in this moment?
What does it feel like it needs?
Does it need water?
Food?
A hug?
Observe that.
On a deep inhale,
I want you to raise your arms above your head,
And then as you exhale out of the mouth,
I want you to forcefully bring your arms down to swing back behind you.
Inhale,
Bring your arms above your head,
Then a forceful exhale,
And swing your arms down and past your hips.
Keep repeating this,
Gaining more energy every time.
Bend your knees if you need.
Start to bring the rest of your body into it after a few rounds.
Big deep inhale.
Big forceful exhale.
Big,
Powerful exhale.
How much can you bring breath in?
How much can you fill your lungs here?
How forcefully can you push air out?
Keep breathing.
Keep moving.
Continue this for another three rounds.
And then once you're done,
Come to standing.
Find stillness and focus on your breath.
Is it fast?
Is it mindful?
How are you breathing?
Inhale,
Exhale,
Inhale,
Exhale.
Stand tall.
Stand tall and come back to your natural rhythm breath.
On your next inhale,
Bring your palms to face your chest,
Elbows pointing to the sides of the room.
And on your inhale,
Push your chest out.
Exhale,
Round your back and curl your chest inwards.
Inhale,
Push your chest out.
Exhale,
Round your back.
Almost like a standing cat cow.
Use your palms to feel your chest contracting and expanding.
Now follow your breath.
Use it as you move in your own rhythm initially and then begin to move faster but with deeper,
Forceful breaths.
We want big,
Full breaths here,
Nothing short and sharp.
Contract,
Expand,
Contract,
Expand.
Now begin to slow it down.
Slower,
Fuller breaths as we begin to find our natural breathing rhythm again.
Observe how we feel in our body.
Do we feel tingly,
Energised?
Do we feel oxygenated?
As we slow down our breath and come back to our natural rhythm,
Come to standing still.
Place our right hand on our heart.
Feel the beat.
Feel your chest rising and falling with every breath.
Stand here for a moment.
Just breathing.
On your next exhale,
Drop your hands and your arms by your side and then on your next inhale,
Lift them above your head.
Bring your palms to touch and bring your hands to hot centre.
Repeat this.
Arms by your side,
Raise on your inhale,
Palms to touch,
Exhale,
Hands to hot centre.
Follow your natural breathing rhythm for this one as we move through it.
Imagine creating two semi circles with our right and left arms as we move,
As we breathe.
Stay here For a moment.
Go for two more rounds and then we will meet with our hands at heart center.
Observe your body in this moment.
How does it feel?
Breathe in,
Breathe out.
Come back to that natural breath and remember what you felt needed,
What you felt like your body needed at the beginning of this meditation.
Make it your mission to do what it needs today,
To obtain what it needs.
You are in full deservingness of your body needing exactly what it needs to feel safe,
To feel secure,
To feel loved,
To feel nurtured.
As we begin to wrap up this meditation,
Take a moment to share gratitude for something in your day or your life today.
Thank your body for the gift of breath,
For being here,
For showing up,
For taking a moment all for yourself.
There is nothing bad with that.
For doing what needs to be done so that you can give to others.
Throughout the day,
If you need,
Use your breath.
It will always bring you back to center.
Thank you for sharing this energizing meditation with me today.
Be well.
