Hello and welcome.
May have found yourself at this practice.
Seeking a bit of relief.
These moments where our stress feels outside of our control.
We may know that we should calm down.
We can see that our urgency isn't helping.
And yet.
.
.
There isn't always a simple path.
Between knowing and being.
My hope is that this short practice may become a tiny moment of relief.
When you're feeling activated.
Charged by something that feels outside of your control.
So wherever you are right now.
Let's just land here for a moment.
Take a deep breath in.
.
.
And let it go a little slower than it came in.
If it's available to you.
Let your shoulders drop.
Unclench your jaw.
Go ahead and scan through your body.
Softening.
Wherever you notice.
That you're holding on.
You can just allow these next few minutes to be a respite.
Something feels charged for you.
Activated.
Maybe your mind is moving fast.
Reaching for an answer that isn't here yet.
That's okay.
We're not going to chase it right now.
We're just going to come back to right here.
Now let's take three slow breaths together.
In through the nose.
And out.
With a heavy,
Audible sigh.
In and out.
In and Tao.
In,
And out.
Now,
As you breathe,
Notice what's actually holding you right now.
The chair.
The ground.
The bed.
Your health.
Even in this moment.
Let your hands rest.
Let your body feel heavy.
There's nowhere else you need to be.
For these next few minutes.
Now,
Gently,
Let's ask a different question than the one that your mind's been asking.
Not What if?
But what's true right now?
Right now only.
Are you safe?
In this exact moment.
Not what might happen in the future.
But in this moment.
Are you safe?
Right now only.
Are your immediate needs met?
Breath is here.
This moment is survivable.
You know.
Because you're already surviving it.
The mind wants to solve the whole story right now.
Every outcome.
Every unknown.
All at once.
But you don't have to solve the whole story.
You only have to be here.
In this moment.
Which is already true.
And already okay.
Right now only.
Nothing more is required of you.
Take a deep breath in and out.
Know whenever you are ready.
Take one more full breath in.
.
.
And then let it go.
You can come back here anytime the charge rises again.
Right now only.
Is always available to you.
Now take your time returning to the rest of your day.
