Find Your Center

This is a good exercise to do when you are about to get into any physical practice, yoga, Crossfit, or even your HIIT workouts. It is a good way to find your ground and center in the present moments before your practice.

Transcript

Hello,

My name is Kennedy.

Welcome.

Let's meditate.

Sit in a comfortable sitting position.

Either sit with your legs crossed or sit on a chair.

Place a cushion or a folded blanket under your sitting bones.

The blanket and the cushion will help you sit up tall while maintaining the nature or the natural curve of your spine.

Gently place your hands on your lungs.

Close your eyes.

Relax your forehead,

Eyes,

Jaws and tongue.

Scan all the way down your body,

Relaxing each part as you breathe in and out naturally.

After scanning the body,

Simply watch the breath as it flows in and out.

Do this for a few rounds of breath.

And then breath in and breath out.

With the next few rounds of breath,

We engage the belly,

Ribs and chest.

Let's begin.

Take a breath in.

Allow the belly,

The ribs and the chest to expand in three dimensions with an inhale.

As you exhale,

Allow the chest,

The ribs and the belly to relax.

Inhale belly,

Ribs and chest expand.

Exhale chest,

Ribs and belly relax.

Inhale belly,

Ribs and chest expand.

Exhale chest,

Ribs and belly relax.

Inhale belly,

Ribs and chest expand.

Exhale chest,

Ribs and belly relax.

Continue these rounds of breathing for several breaths.

Noticing the expansion and contraction of the belly,

Ribs and your chest.

Using your breath to find the center of your body.

Using your breath as an access point to the body.

And slowly come back to natural breathing.

Notice how you feel.

Notice how your body occupies space.

Let your sitting bones sink down on the ground.

Sink down on your chair.

And then slowly open your eyes.

Namaste.

Thank you.