Hello,
And welcome.
Today we're going to be working on nurturing our relationship with our emotions.
There are times where we view our emotions as unpleasant,
Difficult,
Obnoxious,
Just something else to deal with at the end of the day.
And it's difficult to approach them with kindness at times.
So today we're going to explore.
Go ahead and take a slow,
Deep breath,
Sipping in air and blowing it out slowly.
Let this be the biggest breath of your day.
Now,
Ensure that you're in a comfortable position.
Wherever you are,
Is a place where you will not be interrupted.
And gently close your eyes or find a soft gaze in front of you or towards the ground.
Now,
As your eyes flutter closed or to that soft gaze,
Begin bringing your attention to the top of your head.
All the way down to around the temples.
Only if you notice any sensation.
Now,
When we look for sensations,
That is truly all we're looking for.
Not labeling them as emotions,
But noticing.
Now,
Bring the attention down to between the eyebrows,
Around the eyes.
Observe any sensation,
Even if it's so small and minute.
Just jot it down in your head,
Not to change,
But just to observe.
Now,
Moving down the face,
Check around the cheeks,
The lips,
The jaw.
Seeing if there's any tension,
Tightness,
Tingling,
Lightness,
Openness.
And before we move on to the next part of our body,
Let's just take a breath in.
Now,
Move your attention towards the back of the neck,
Around the scalp,
All the way down to the shoulders.
Looking for sensations,
Even if there's no pain associated.
Looking for temperature,
Changes in temperature.
Now,
As we move down the shoulders,
Bringing our attention to the chest,
We can hold so much in our chest.
Bringing awareness to the front of the chest and the back.
Being aware of any sensation that shows up or calls to us.
Seeing if there's any restriction or perhaps even openness and lightness.
Now,
As we continue to move down the body,
Moving towards the stomach and the lower back,
Invite yourself to take another deep,
Even breath,
Filling the stomach with fresh new air.
Moving down to an area where we often hold emotions,
Our hips and our lower,
Lower back.
Notice anything you might be holding onto here,
Or maybe even the ease that you may have in these areas that we sometimes struggle with.
And we will continue to move to the upper thighs and the glutes.
These are big muscles that can hold a lot for us.
So let us identify any sensation,
The feeling of the air,
Temperature of the room on these legs which carry us through so much.
As we move down to the lower leg or the calves,
Spend some time looking for any micro movements,
Sensations.
As we move down to the feet,
Some of us have trouble with our feet.
We can sometimes get grossed out or not want to look at them.
But while we notice the sensations,
Flexing and pointing the toes,
Noticing any room for space,
Let us take a moment to respect our feet,
The base of our body,
That which can easily connect and root down to the earth.
And let us give them some credit for all the things they have walked us into and all the things they have walked us out of.
And as we feel some of this rooting through our feet,
Imagining being connected to the center,
The core of the earth,
Which we belong to and have a right to connect to.
Let us take a big full breath in.
And allow it to settle in through our bones,
Muscles,
Capillaries,
Veins,
Mind and third eye.
And send some of the breath to the spaces that we have noticed,
Sensations that tell us more.
That tell us anger,
Fear,
Joy,
Pain,
Disappointment,
Excitement,
Shame and peace.
And let us be aware that we can be a good,
Whole person while carrying many emotions,
Many conflicts,
Many difficulties.
And let us breathe in this acceptance that we are not perfect,
Yet we are not bad.
We are human and we are okay.
And I hope you continue and carry this practice with you throughout the day.
You are loved wholly and immensely.
Namaste.
