Hello and welcome to Calm Your Kosha's.
My name is Michaela and I'll be taking you through a guided meditation which will help you connect with your inner strength,
Inner stability and become that foundation,
That strong foundation that we need to call upon during times of adversity.
So please come into a lying position.
Gently start to rock your head from side to side.
Separate your feet about hip width apart and your palms facing upwards,
Letting the fingers naturally curl and gently close your eyes.
Make yourself as comfortable as possible and remain in this position unless you begin to experience real discomfort.
Allow your attention to be on the smooth,
Slow,
Serene flow of the breath.
The exhale is cleansing and relaxing and the inhale is nourishing and energizing.
Turn your attention inward and mentally scan your body from head to toe and back again,
Pausing briefly to become aware of each area and to release any tension you feel there.
Go slowly.
Sometimes tension begins to feel normal and we don't always recognize when we are holding onto it.
So take your time and when you discover tension,
Imagine sending the breath to that particular part of the body.
Now bring your awareness to the sensations of your breath and the gentle rhythm it is creating within you,
Letting it be just as it is.
Each inhale and exhale announcing the next.
Now expand your awareness to the sensations of your body.
Bring your attention to the surface beneath you and the support it provides.
Root your body into its strength and become aware of your connection to it.
Complete.
Whole.
And in this moment you are grounded by its unwavering resolve.
And as you lie here,
Visualize a grand mountain whose peaks pierce smoky clouds and continue upward where the air is clear and the view is endless.
A mountain with slopes that are hidden.
Supported by a vast foundation rooted deep in the bedrock of the earth.
This mountain is a monument to all that is solid,
Grand,
Unmoving and beautiful.
Are there trees?
Does snow blanket at lofty heights?
Perhaps waterfalls cascading as mist into an open sky.
However it is,
Let it be as it is.
A perfect creation.
Be this mountain and share in its stillness.
And in your posture,
Your head its skyward peak supported by the rest of your form.
Granting you an awe inspiring perspective of the landscape before you,
Behind you and about you.
Which flows from your centre into the distance.
Be this mountain.
Take on its stability as your own.
From the top of your crown,
Down your neck and into the balance of your shoulders like cliffs descending into your arms and forearms.
In coming to rest in the valley of your hands.
Be the mountain.
Your feet,
Legs and hips,
Its base solid and rooted beneath you.
A foundation extending up your spine and abdomen.
A core of stability.
The rhythm of your breath is all that moves you.
A living mountain.
Alive and aware.
Yet unwavering in inner stillness.
Completely what you are beyond words and thought.
A centred,
Grounded,
Unmovable presence.
A mountain which witnesses the sun travel across the sky.
Casting light and shadows and colours across its consistent composure.
And by moment,
In the mountain stillness,
The surface teems with life and activity.
Snow melts.
Streams run down its face.
Trees and flowers bloom and die and bloom again as the wildlife returns and departs with the seasons.
Be the mountain who will be called beautiful and inspiring and knows that it is all of those things and less.
Be the mountain which sits and sees how night follows day and back again.
Which knows the sun by the warmth it brings on rising and the stars by the way they show in a darkened sky.
Through it all the mountain sits.
Aware of the changes that each moment brings.
Around it and to it.
Yet it remains itself.
Still as the seasons flow one into the other and the air swirls from hot and cold.
And the weather turns from tame to turbulent.
Some so treacherous as to tear at its surface.
Still none of this concerns the mountain whose serenity is housed within and cannot be disturbed.
In the same way as you sit in meditation you can learn to experience the mountain as a means to embody the same centered unwavering stillness and groundedness in the face of all that changes in your life over seconds and hours and years.
Like the mountain you will experience the changing nature of your mind and body and of the world around you.
You will have periods varying in intensity of darkness and light,
Of activity and inactivity and moments that fill your life with color.
And through it all be the mountain and call on its patient strength and stability within you.
Let it empower you to encounter each moment with mindful composure and compassionate clarity.
And when you are ready slowly bring your awareness back to your body and breath.
Become aware of your surroundings,
Sounds and movements.
Gently move your toes,
Feet,
Fingers and wrists.
Maybe rolling your head side to side.
And I will leave you here to bask in deep relaxation.
And I will leave you to embrace these feelings,
Sensations and your inner strength.
And remembering that you can always call upon the mountain within you when needed.
