Welcome to Day 6 of the Mid-Year Reset here on Insight Timer.
Your daily moment to pause,
Reflect and return to yourself.
Consistency is where real change begins.
Enjoy today's session.
Hi,
My name is Rachel Fernley and today we're practicing a simple but profound technique called Awe as a Reset.
This practice is about using a sense of awe and wonder to come back into your body to soften into the present moment and to let yourself be held by what is right in front of you.
Sometimes,
When life feels heavy or overwhelming,
Awe can be a way to reset,
To ground and to reconnect.
So let's begin.
Now position yourself where you can see some nature.
It could be out a window,
It could be a pot plant,
A single leaf or the sky.
Now take a moment to let your body settle.
Feel your feet on the ground.
Feel the weight of your body being held by the surface beneath you.
Allow your eyes to remain soft but get deeply curious about what you're seeing,
As though you're seeing it for the first time in your life.
Notice the colour,
The textures,
The shape,
The shadows,
The way the light plays off it.
And as you continue to watch,
Notice what happens in your body.
Is there a shift in your breath?
Perhaps a drop in your shoulders?
Now I invite you to let your awareness gently broaden.
Allow your eyes to stay soft and allow your vision to expand,
To include more of the scene in front of you.
So expanding your peripheral vision.
And just start to notice now how the object that you are focused on relates to the space around it.
Can you take in more of the scene while keeping your gaze soft and open?
And as you do so,
Again,
Notice what your breath is doing.
Has it become slower,
Deeper?
Or maybe you're holding it a little.
Can you invite yourself to take a fuller breath in and a longer exhale out?
And stay curious,
Keeping that essence of wonder as you keep your attention wide.
Simply allow yourself to receive the whole scene with awe,
With wonder,
And with curiosity.
And for the last few moments,
Just stay with this sense of spaciousness.
Let yourself be held by the scene.
And if thoughts arise,
Just let them pass through like clouds.
And simply coming back to what you see,
Observing with a sense of curiosity and wonder.
And then take one more deep breath in.
Feeling the air move through you.
Exhale slowly,
Letting it all settle.
And then when you're ready,
Gently release your focus,
Orienting yourself back into your space.
And notice how you feel.
So thank you for joining me in this short practice.
Awe and wonder can be such a powerful way to reset and reconnect,
To drop out of our minds and into the present moment.
So as you move through the rest of your day,
Notice what it would be like to allow the ordinary to become extraordinary.
How would it feel to let the simple things bring you back to a sense of being held by life itself?
We'd love to hear how the practice felt for you.
Please share in the challenge forum.
