Let's go.
I'll run through the tapping points real quick and then we'll start tapping.
Karate chop point is the fleshy side of your hand,
Pinky side.
Eyebrow is the inner edge,
Right where the eyebrow begins.
Side eye is on the bone just on the outer corner of your eye.
Under eye is on the bone under your pupil.
Under nose is between your nose and your upper lip.
Chin is the crease between your lower lip and your chin.
Collarbone is just below the collarbone,
Either side works.
And underarm is about four inches below your armpit.
And finally the top of the head is right on the crown.
So the setup statement.
We'll say this three times and you'll be tapping on the karate chop side while saying this.
So let's begin.
Tapping on the karate chop side of your hand.
Even though I'm not here.
Even though my mind is everywhere except this moment.
I deeply and completely accept myself.
Even though I'm scattered,
Distracted,
Pulled in a hundred directions.
I accept myself anyway.
Even though I've forgotten how to just be here right now in this body.
I'm willing to come back.
I'm willing to try.
Okay,
Round one,
The truth.
We're going to start with tapping on the eyebrow point.
I'm not here.
Side of the eye.
My mind is somewhere else.
Under eye.
I'm thinking about yesterday.
Under nose.
I'm worrying about tomorrow.
Chin.
I am making lists in my head.
Collarbone.
I'm replaying conversations.
Underarm.
I'm scrolling.
Top of the head.
I am anywhere but here.
Round two.
More truth.
Keep tapping through the points.
Eyebrow.
I don't know how to be present.
Side eye.
My mind just won't slow down.
Under eye.
There's just too much to think about.
Under nose.
There's too much to do.
Chin.
Way too much to worry about.
Collarbones.
I can't just be here.
Underarm.
That feels impossible.
And crown of the head.
I've forgotten how.
Round three.
What it costs.
Keep tapping.
Eyebrow point.
I'm missing my life.
Side eye.
I'm missing the moments.
Under the eye.
I'm here but I'm not here.
Under nose.
The people I care about are talking and I'm not listening.
Chin.
The sun is setting and I'm not seeing it.
Collarbones.
I'm going through the motions.
Underarm.
But I'm not actually in my life.
Crown of the head.
And that breaks my heart a little.
Round four.
The softening.
Keep tapping.
This is where we shift.
Eyebrow point.
What if I could come back?
Side of the eye.
Just for this moment.
Under the eye.
Not forever.
Just now.
Under the nose.
What if presence is in a permanent state?
Chin.
What if it's just a return?
Collarbones.
Over and over again.
Under the arm.
I notice I've drifted.
And top of the head.
And I come back.
Round five.
The return.
Keep tapping.
Eyebrow point.
I'm here now.
Side eye.
In this body.
Under the eye.
In this breath.
Under the nose.
I can feel my feet on the ground.
Chin.
I can feel my hands tapping.
Collarbones.
I can feel myself landing.
Under the arm.
Right here and right now.
Top of the head.
The mountain doesn't chase the clouds.
Round six.
Grounding.
The final round.
Eyebrow point.
I am the mountain.
Side eye.
The weather moves through me.
Under the eye.
The thoughts come and go.
Under the nose.
The worries rise and fall.
Chin.
But I remain.
Collarbones.
Steady.
Grounded.
Here.
Underarm.
I don't have to be perfect.
Crown of the head.
I just have to come back.
Release your hands to your knees and take a deep breath in and let it out slowly.
Feel your feet on the ground.
The weight of your body.
Feel yourself here.
Now.
In this moment.
You're not behind.
You're not ahead.
You're exactly where you are and that is enough.
That is the practice.
Presence isn't a place you arrive and you stay forever.
It's a return.
You drift.
You notice.
You come back.
Again and again and again.
Just like we do on the mat.
Just like we do in meditation.
Just like we do in life.
You don't have to be present all the time.
That's impossible.
You just have to keep coming back.
I'm Nikki.
This is Off The Mat.
Come back to yourself today again and again as many times as you need to.
I'll see you tomorrow.
