Good morning friend.
Thank you for being here and for choosing to start off your day in presence with me.
Together,
Let's set the tone for the rest of our day by showing ourselves a little kindness,
A little gentleness.
Come into a comfortable seat,
Maybe you're still in bed or maybe you move to the floor,
The couch,
The chair,
Anywhere that feels good.
Close your eyes if you'd like and right away,
Let's just drop right into this moment.
Beginning to deepen the breath,
Noticing how we feel in the body,
Observing any thoughts,
Any chatter of the mind,
Just letting it be.
Taking a little morning inventory here.
Now maybe you choose an intention for your day and if this isn't your thing,
No worries,
Just keep breathing,
Just keep noticing.
Otherwise,
You don't need to think too hard about this,
Just choose a word or a feeling.
This isn't something that you would like to accomplish or achieve throughout your day,
But more like something you would like to experience,
Something you would like to feel,
Something you would like to embody.
Just notice what comes up for you.
If you can't think of anything here,
Feel free to borrow mine.
Ease.
I wish to move throughout my day with ease.
Take a moment now to breathe some love into your intention,
Whatever that means to you.
Maybe envisioning yourself moving through your day in this way.
Maybe imagining how it feels to embody this word.
Whenever you're ready,
Acknowledge your intention as truth,
As if it's already so,
And then sweetly let it go.
Relaxing back into this moment,
Exactly as you are,
Exactly as you should be.
Breathing in.
Breathing out.
Observing your thoughts as they pass you by.
Observing any sensations in the body.
Observing what it's like to be you,
Right here,
Right now.
Every morning,
The world is created.
Under the orange sticks of the sun,
The heaped ashes of the night turn into leaves again and fasten themselves to the high branches.
And the ponds appear like black cloth on which are painted islands of summer lilies.
If it is your nature to be happy,
You will swim away along the soft trails for hours,
Your imagination alighting everywhere.
And if your spirit carries within it the thorn that is heavier than lead,
If it's all you can do to keep on trudging,
There's still somewhere deep within you a beast shouting that the earth is exactly what it wanted.
Each pond with its blazing lilies is a prayer heard and answered lavishly.
Every morning,
Whether or not you have ever dared to be happy,
Whether or not you have ever dared to pray.
Morning Poem by Mary Oliver.
Start to bring some soft and easy movements to the body now.
Maybe taking some neck circles,
Maybe taking some shoulder rolls,
Swaying gently into a few side body stretches or whatever you need to begin to wake up and tend to your body this morning.
Allowing your breath to fuel your movements.
Keep this going as long as it feels good.
You know what your body needs even without me in your ear.
Thank you so much for starting your day with me.
It is such an honor to be still with you.
Wishing you the best day full of ease,
Sweetness,
And discovery.
Until next time,
Take care.
