Listening Deeply | Supported By The Earth

Lying down, feeling connected to the earth. We are guided to surrender physical and emotional tension. Noticing how we supported. A body scan for deep grounding, healing, connection to nature, receiving support, and revitalising. (Can also be done sitting and standing.)

Transcript

Hello,

Lindy here and welcome to this short practice where we're going to be receiving from the earth.

It can be really nice to do this one lying down if that's a possibility for you.

And it's really designed to be done outdoors.

But don't worry if you've got to stay indoors and you have to do this one sitting up or standing.

They're all fine as options too.

You might like to see if there is a way to encourage nature connection as you practice,

Perhaps by looking out of the window or looking at a plant as we go.

And if you are lying down,

It doesn't matter whether you're lying on your back or on your front or on your side as long as you're comfortable.

So whatever posture we find ourselves in,

Let's take a moment to really settle in and get comfortable.

Ah.

Really giving our body to the ground.

Letting our muscles become heavy and sink down into whatever is supporting us.

A sense of being supported.

We don't need to hold ourselves in a certain way or please anybody.

In this moment,

We are held.

So scanning through those touch points where parts of our body meet the ground,

Feeling the pressure of the ground and feeling the weight there.

Feeling the feet on the floor.

All those different touch points.

These different touch points in the feet.

The different muscles that are contacting the floor.

And seeing if we can just let go of any muscular tension in the feet a little bit more deeply.

Letting the feet relax and soften into the ground.

Sometimes that comes with some deeper breathing or some sound.

That's OK.

And then moving on to the legs.

Feeling our legs as we're lying here.

Sitting,

Standing,

Or lying down,

Feeling them.

Touching the ground.

Noticing any muscular tension in the legs.

Really letting go of that as much as we can.

Letting the tension melt down into the ground.

Into the ground.

And as we move through the body,

If you find a part of the body,

It doesn't feel so good to focus there.

That's OK.

You can go more gently.

You can ease back from that.

You can move the attention to a completely different body part altogether.

So do feel free to make these instructions fit you and your needs.

And as you lie or sit or stand here,

Really receiving that support from the earth through the legs and feet.

Completely held.

Completely supported to stand upright or sit or lie down.

And moving the focus now to the hips and the lower body.

The hips and the lower back pelvis area.

Often a part of the body where we subtly hold onto tension.

So really letting the hips,

The pelvis,

The lower back surrender into the ground,

Into the chair.

Or if we're standing,

Really letting them rest and become heavy on the leg bones.

Using the breathing to help us let go a little more deeply.

And then we're going to take a deep breath.

And as we're breathing,

We're going to let go.

And as we're letting go,

We're going to let go.

And as we're letting go,

We're going to let go.

And as we're letting go,

We're letting go.

Ah.

Letting the hips,

Pelvis,

Lower back Feel supported,

Receiving from the earth Moving on now to the chest and the stomach Two parts of the body again that we might often hold in a certain way Right now we don't have to You can let go as best you can Letting the stomach be soft Letting the chest soften Ah.

And moving up to the shoulders Feeling the shoulders resting If we're lying down,

Those touch points between the shoulders and the earth Or if we're sitting,

We might find the shoulders are touching what we're sitting on Maybe not,

You know,

That's okay too if we're standing or sitting and our shoulders are not touching anything Seeing if we can just let them soften,

Fall a little bit more open Almost like there's an inner stretch going on from the centre of the chest all the way out to the shoulders Feeling how the ground or the rest of the back and the spine support the shoulders Letting the shoulders become heavy Letting go of any tension,

Any sense of holding or responsibility in our shoulders as best we can Feeling into that space in between the shoulders And letting go there a little bit more deeply And then the arms and the hands Feeling them resting on the ground or whatever we're sitting on Or letting them become really heavy at our sides Noticing the palms of the hands And letting go of any tension that we're subtly holding onto there as best we can Scanning through each finger Softening Relaxing Fingers are often a place that we hold tension without noticing So letting the fingers uncurl,

Grow heavy And rest as best we can Moving up to the head and neck now Letting the head be heavy and supported by the ground or by the spine And inviting the muscles in the neck to relax And sometimes be nice to open the mouth slightly and let the jaw relax If you're standing up or sitting up you could even just let the mouth hang open And letting the facial muscles relax as best we can and grow heavy Letting go of any tension in the forehead,

In the eyes In the cheeks and lips And opening up the awareness now to include the whole body And having a sense of the whole body being supported And held by the earth We are supported Supported by the earth And our posture,

Our bone structure Surrendering all of our weight All of our tension and worries into the ground Mother earth can hold it all Let's take some deep breaths now as we rest here and allow ourselves to really enjoy,

Receive The sensations of being held and supported And letting go of any tension in the forehead,

In the eyes And in a moment we're going to start to move towards the end of this practice So you might like to gently open your eyes,

Start listening more to the sounds around you And start to shift and wiggle the body a little bit And seeing if we can take some of those qualities of deep relaxation and receiving support with us as we transition out of the practice And perhaps ending with a final moment of appreciation for ourselves That we took the time out of our day to do something for our well-being And perhaps a moment of appreciation for the earth who is always there Always there,

Holding us,

Supporting us This practice is pretty portable and it's one I like to take with me So if there are times in the day where I feel like I need to let go Or feel a little bit more supported or allow myself to receive I will just pause and feel my feet on the floor,

Feel that support Or tune into the sit bones and surrender my weight and receive for a moment So yeah,

You're invited to find a way to integrate this into your day if it's felt beneficial Thanks for taking time to reconnect you

Reviews

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Truly restorative. Invoking the support of mother Earth with silent pauses to fully embrace moment made this is a unique experience

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