Sit comfortably in a quiet place where you can be free from distractions.
As you settle into your seat,
Align the back of your head with the back of your heart.
Shift your shoulders back slightly so your whole spine remains neutral,
Shoulders balanced equally above your hips.
As you align into your belly and your thighs,
Feel the weight of your body against the structure below you.
At the same time,
Feel the support of that structure rising up to meet you,
Providing you with energy that travels up the length of your spine out through the crown of your head.
With your eyes closed,
Breathe in and out through your nose.
Let the breath help accentuate this movement of energy.
Every breath out,
Grounding,
Releasing.
Every breath in,
Awakening,
Lengthening.
Make a commitment to continue noticing your breath with a deep curiosity.
Breath as it's felt in the body.
Breath as movement.
Breath as change.
Breath as it's connected to the energy of your body,
The energy of your mind.
Infuse your awareness of breath with a deep sense of gratitude,
A deep sense of awe.
Allow the breath and its smallest details to inspire you.
Let it inspire you to hold your attention on the breath.
Even today,
If you happen to notice any feelings of restlessness as you sit here,
Present with breath,
Rather than ignoring or pushing them away,
Turn toward those feelings of restlessness.
This feeling might arise in the body itself,
Manifesting as fidgeting or discomfort.
This feeling might arise in the mind,
Manifesting as the thoughts or the to-do list that you'd rather be chasing.
When you notice there's a discomfort in being still,
A boredom with the present moment,
Breath awareness,
Get equally curious about those sensations,
Curious about the desire to move.
Turn toward your impatience,
Your boredom,
Your restlessness and inspect it,
Explore it,
Let it be heard and seen and felt.
And then notice if through that process of turning toward your boredom,
Looking it in the eye and trying to find it,
If you don't find yourself back,
Present with the breath.
If our boredom is a failure to pay attention,
A failure to notice,
We can use mindfulness,
Practicing and paying attention to cut through that boredom and come back to a state of deep curiosity,
A state of detailed awareness.
We come back to mindfulness and a willingness to be fully present with the breath,
Breath as it's felt in the body,
Breath as movement,
Breath as change,
Breath as it's connected to the energy of your body,
The energy of your mind.
Infuse your awareness of breath with a deep sense of gratitude,
A deep sense of awe.
Allow the breath and all its smallest details to inspire you.
Let it inspire you to hold your attention right here on the breath.
Let continued mindfulness of the breath and continued mindfulness of dissatisfaction with breath awareness equally hold you here.
Remain present,
Alert and curious,
Equally curious about breath and boredom.
Let boredom teach you,
Let boredom show you where and when you resist being present,
Let boredom show you where contentment is right here,
Right now,
With you already,
Present in each awe inspiring breath.
