Even on an airplane higher than 30,
000 feet,
You can still find a sense of ground.
Allow your hands to rest on your lap.
Your lap is resting against the weight of the legs.
The weight of the legs is resting against the bottom of the feet,
And the bottom of the feet,
Through your shoes or socks,
Is resting on the bottom of the airplane floor.
Take a moment to let yourself relax into your seat and feel the cycle of your breath moving in and out.
As you continue to feel for the flow of your breath,
Notice any turbulence that is moving through the body,
Any friction as the breath is finding its course through your system.
Allow yourself to be cushioned by a layer of stillness.
Allow this internal silence to be the small white noise that insulates your personal experience.
In this moment,
The eyes may be closed,
Behind the eyelids,
Maybe even behind a sleep mask.
As you allow your body to rest,
Your mind can travel,
And you can envision a place that feels relaxing,
Peaceful,
Stillness,
And complete within itself.
In this moment,
Following the journey,
Letting the journey itself be enough of a destination,
With each cycle of breath,
Your exhale has room to land.
When it comes to airplane safety,
They always remind you to fix your life vest in case of emergency before you fix the life vest of others.
In this moment,
Taking care of yourself,
You can imagine an inhale inflating the body,
An exhale expanding the body,
And an exhale securing the body like a very firm fastened seatbelt.
For all the people that you would reach out to in this metaphorical life vest,
Maybe give them a moment of your awareness as you allow this breath to move through the body.
You can take an inhale so big,
It's as if it could reach these people in your life who are so valuable to you.
And as you exhale,
That same value is drawn right back to you,
Back to your center source,
Back to your life vest.
And again,
Another big full breath,
Bigger than this vest,
Bigger than this plane,
Bigger than the friendly skies.
And an exhale so close,
So finite,
So centered to you,
That only you can determine and know where it is landing.
Take as long as you need to,
As long as it's available to you.
And even if you find yourself back to safe ground,
Just know that your mind can travel and you're safe.
Thank you for taking the time.
I hope to talk to you again soon.
Peace.
