Hi friend,
Welcome to practice.
Let's take a few minutes to slow down together.
Find yourself in a comfortable position,
Either seated or lying down.
And right away,
Take a deep breath.
Ok,
Now take a deeper breath,
And see how long you can make your exhale.
Again,
Deep breath in.
Long exhale out.
And as you exhale,
Relax your shoulders.
Now keep breathing,
Just like this.
With each inhale,
Imagine that you are inviting calm into your body.
And with each exhale,
Your body softens,
Accepting that calm.
Acknowledging it to be so.
Just for now,
Just for the next few minutes,
Give yourself permission to tune out of whatever may be going on outside of yourself,
In your space,
In your world.
Give yourself permission to do nothing but tend to yourself.
Just for now.
All you have to do is breathe.
Relax the muscles of your face.
Unclench your jaw.
Soften your belly.
And if there's any tension.
In your body.
Notice it.
And imagine the possibility that maybe this breath can move through you and release it.
What might it feel like to just let it go?
To loosen your grip.
To surrender.
Just for now.
Breathing in.
Breathing out.
Feeling your breath move through you.
Noticing what this deep breath feels like in your body.
There's no right or wrong,
We're just noticing.
If the noise of your mind is extra loud.
Gently guide your awareness to rest on your inhales and exhales.
Really lean into your breath,
Fully immerse yourself in the sounds and sensations,
In the full body experience of breath.
Again,
Giving yourself permission to do nothing but breathe.
To let yourself just be.
.
.
With each passing moment,
With each breath,
Your body grows more heavy.
Your mind grows more still.
Your heartbeat slows.
You feel held.
Support it.
Open to the possibility of fully relaxing into presence.
Right here.
Right now.
Exactly as you are.
Breathing in.
Breathing out.
Bring your hands together at your heart.
Notice how you feel.
Take a moment now to thank yourself for showing up.
And for creating the space to slow down,
To be present.
Holding on to any goodness you created for yourself here today,
In this stillness,
With this breath.
And take it with you into your life.
Keep it close,
Or maybe you release it into the wind,
To be shared and to be felt by others.
Let's take one final deep breath in together.
One final long breath out.
Thank you so much for being here and for allowing me to guide you.
It is such an honor to breathe with you.
Until next time.
Take care.
