Welcome to today.
I invite you to get comfortable.
Sitting,
Lying,
Open eyes,
Closed eyes.
Meditation becomes difficult when we force it.
Change becomes difficult when we don't feel it.
And when we force it too from our minds rather than embodying the process.
Meditation and change are much the same.
We are the witness.
So we must remember to come back to our body and allow all the feels in the ways in which we need to.
Not in the ways in which the world says or another.
But what do we need?
And this will change moment to moment.
Some days we will wish to lie.
Some days we won't wish anything.
Some days we'll wish to sit.
Some days open or closed eyes.
Some days will be easier.
And some days will be harder.
But when we embody the approach and come from the state of feeling it all,
It becomes possible.
Today we're going to look at sadness.
Sadness is a very normal emotion in our lives and a very,
Very powerful response to what we feel lost from.
Something we are accustomed to,
Comfortable with or very much love in our lives and we lose it from it.
Or it changes and becomes something else.
It often comes up after disappointment,
Such as losing a job or relationship.
And even in today's world,
We are all feeling lost from what was once before COVID to what is now.
Simply going to the movies or seeing loved ones can become impossible.
Having dinner out or a drink with friends.
Going to the gym.
Even simply being able to go outside for some.
We're all grieving something right now.
We grieve the general idea of what we thought our life would be.
Sadness is only problematic when we do not go through the phases of grief.
Because grief requires us to feel it all and not in a linear approach like healing.
It's not all at once.
It's everywhere and anywhere in waves,
Ups and downs like a roller coaster.
And it often strikes us at the most unexpected times.
What makes it even harder is we often feel ashamed,
Embarrassed or wrong for needing to feel.
To feel down,
Depressed,
Miss something or someone or cry.
But we must understand that it's a sign of mental health to be vulnerable.
To be able to release our feelings in this world.
Because people who are struggling often find it difficult to release their feelings and be vulnerable.
I want you to take a big breath here.
Open your mouth and exhale.
I want you to take a moment now and inquire for any sadness that may be sitting there.
And allow the emotions to stir the waves.
Come and go.
For whatever reason and tell yourself it's okay.
Give yourself kindness and compassion.
And be proud to know that vulnerability is strength.
Let's take three cleansing breaths.
Inhale.
Open your mouth and release anything that's stuck.
Inhale.
Expand your side,
Front and back body.
And exhale and release.
Inhale.
And exhale.
I invite you to stay here as long as you need.
And I'll see you tomorrow.
Namaste.
