Take a moment to find a position that feels comfortable for you today.
You might choose to remain seated.
Or perhaps lie down,
Allowing your body to be fully supported.
If it feels comfortable.
Gently close your eyes,
Or simply soften your gaze.
Notice that you've arrived.
Nothing needing your attention for these next few moments.
Begin by noticing the natural rhythm of your breath.
Without changing it.
Without trying to breathe more deeply.
Simply allowing your body to breathe exactly as it needs to.
Now gently bring your awareness towards your abdomen.
Not searching for anything.
Not analysing.
Just noticing.
Perhaps noticing the feeling of your clothing against your stomach.
The movement of your breath.
The temperature of your skin.
Or perhaps simply noticing whatever sensations are present today.
There is nothing you need your body to do differently.
Nothing you need to change.
And nothing you need to fix.
If it feels comfortable,
You might like to gently place one hand or both hands over your stomach.
Not to make anything happen.
Simply allowing your body to notice that you're here.
This part of your body works incredibly hard,
Every single day.
Quietly digesting Responding.
Adjusting.
Communicating with the rest of your body.
Often without you even noticing.
Perhaps today,
It simply needs a few quiet moments.
Nothing more.
As you continue breathing naturally.
Notice the gentle movement beneath your hands.
The rise.
And the fold.
There is no need to make the breath bigger.
Simply allowing the movement to be exactly as it is.
Perhaps with each exhale,
You might notice the smallest invitation to soften.
Not because your body needs fixing.
But simply because softness can sometimes feel supportive.
If sensations are present.
Whether that is tightness,
Fluttering,
Fullness.
Or maybe discomfort.
See if it's possible to notice them without judgement.
Without needing them to disappear.
For these next few moments.
Perhaps your body can simply experience a moment of safety.
Nothing more is expected of you.
Nothing to change.
Nothing to achieve.
Just allowing yourself to soften into this moment,
Exactly as it is.
Notice the warmth of your hands.
The gentle rise and fall beneath them.
Perhaps this is the first time today that you've paused to simply notice this part of your body.
There is no expectation for your stomach to feel different.
No expectation for the sensations to disappear.
Just allowing yourself.
To sit beside your body.
With curiosity.
And kindness.
Sometimes feeling safe doesn't begin with changing how the body feels.
Sometimes it begins with changing how we meet it.
Continue resting here for a few more quiet moments.
Feeling the warmth of your hands.
Feeling the gentle movement of your breath.
And just allowing your body to simply be.
Take one final quiet moment here.
Feeling supported.
Feeling your breath and feeling the steady presence of your own hands.
Begin to notice the space around you once again.
The sounds nearby.
The surface beneath you.
Or the gentle rhythm of your breath.
As you continue with the rest of your day.
Perhaps remembering that your body isn't something you always need to work against.
Sometimes simply meeting it with a little more understanding is enough.
Whenever you're ready.
Gently open your eyes or lift your gaze.
