Hello Exelander depressed play.
Important is to start.
That's what you did,
So give a little thanks towards yourself.
Welcome.
My name is Patrick Christopher Eeler and I'm your instructor for this lyrical meditation that's inspired by a poem from Rupi Kaur.
Let me read the poem to you before we start.
This is the recipe of life,
Said my mother,
As she held me in her arms as I wept.
Think of those flowers you plant in the garden each year.
They will teach you that people too must wilt,
Fall,
Root,
Rise in order to bloom.
A poem by Rupi Kaur.
Let's begin.
Find a position that's comfortable,
That you feel cozy in your body.
Try to find this inner coziness.
And with the next inhale,
Do a short body scan.
Is there any tension,
Maybe in the jar,
In the chest,
In the shoulders,
In the fingers,
In the toes.
And with the next exhale,
Try and see what happens if you ease this tension a little.
Let the tension ease with the exhales.
Go a little deeper.
Do another short body scan.
If there's any tension remaining.
Maybe some areas are more stiff than others.
Take a deep inhale.
And with the exhale.
Try to ease the tension a little,
Little more.
Try to bring some curiosity now in this little meditation.
As we learned in this poem.
In order to bloom,
We must wilt,
Fall,
Root,
And rise.
Now take your right hand and put it on your chest.
And do a little check in and see what happens if you acknowledge that it's okay to wilt.
That it's okay to fall.
That it's okay to root.
That it's okay to rise.
That it's okay to bloom.
And now repeat this intrinsically with me.
With your hand on your heart.
It's okay to wilt.
It's okay to fall.
It's okay to root.
It's okay to rise.
It's okay to bloom.
Try to bring a feeling of acceptance,
Okayness,
And of honoring.
Repeating those sentences and feel how they expand from your heart to every cell of your being.
It's okay to wilt.
It's okay to fall.
It's okay to root.
It's okay to rise.
It's okay to bloom.
And for the next minute,
Let's send some kind wishes towards ourselves.
And while you say them,
Feel how they expand to every cell of your being.
May I be well.
May I bloom.
May what I do bear fruits.
May I collect the fruits.
May I be well.
And feel how those wishes expand into every cell of your being.
May I be well.
May I be happy.
May I be healthy.
May I be at peace.
And for the next couple of moments,
Bring your attention back to the breath.
Use the breath as an anchor for presence.
Bringing attention on the inhale,
On the exhale,
And the pauses in between.
Give a little thanks towards yourself.
Excellent job.
And something to remember,
If you are well,
You can show up at the best for the world.
And being well,
Blooming,
Rising,
Wilting,
Falling,
And rooting can mean for everyone something differently.
And also,
They're inextricably connected to each other.
So thank you for having compassion for all of those.
And let me give you a little homework to bring those wishes and this awareness into the next moment,
Till we might hear us again.
Please leave me a review for this short time that we spent together.
We have almost eight minutes.
My name is Patrick Christopher Ehler.
Thank you for participating in this meditation practice inspired with a poem by Rupi Kaur.
