Comfort For The Body You're In

A gentle guided meditation for anyone in need of a little extra body comfort and support, whether you are living with chronic pain, health challenges, or experiencing tension and discomfort in your body right now.

We bring attention to sources of comfort that are already here, such as support from the ground beneath us, and invite any tiny adjustments in our posture, attention and daily life that can support the body even more. Can be practiced in whatever position feels most restful - seated or lying down.

Music by Leigh Robinson.

Transcript

Hello, This meditation is a time to support your body. No matter how it is. Feeling right now. How it is arriving right now. Time to give your body what it needs. I invite you to find a position that helps your body feel as safe and supported as possible. Whatever that might look like. Right now. In this moment. Knowing that it can change. In the next. And if it changes, If your body needs something else. You can make that change at any time. Maybe right now it feels good to lay down. To have a blanket over you. To have a pillow under your head or under your knees to be wrapped up. And something cozy Maybe it feels good to sink into the chair or into the bed. Or into the mat on the floor. Maybe it feels good to gently close your eyes to give the eyes a break. But only if it feels good to you. Let's bring some attention to the surface. That is underneath us, What you are laying on or sitting on. Noticing what that contact is like. Noticing all the places where your body makes contact with that. Which is underneath. Which is connecting us to the ground. And I wonder how it is to be held by ground. Do you feel supported? What it's like to love. Body to be supported. Are there any movements or adjustments that want to be made? So that your body can feel more supported. Feel free to make those adjustments. Maybe the eyes closed. May be the body's tension allowed to be given to the ground below. I wonder what you notice inside of you. What arises. What's here now? Whatever we notice is okay, It's welcome. We don't need to try to change it or fix it We don't need to like it either. If there are unpleasant sensations no matter what we do we cannot make it more comfortable that's okay too Maybe. It can just be there. And we can. Release the tension towards the tension. And perhaps there are smells or sounds or images that bring joy or comfort or relief. I wonder if anything appears when I ask. What brings you comfort. What brings you joy? What brings you relief. Is it? A warm cup of tea in your hand. The sun on your face. The spell of the air. After the rain. The sound of birds. Petting a dog or cat. Your favorite food. Your favorite place. Whatever that might be if something comes to mind. I invite you to imagine or to see for yourself that this source of comfort is here right now and your bodies. Meeting that. Receiving that. That war. That softness. That freshness. I wonder what you notice. Trying that out. If nothing comes to mind. Nothing feels good right now That's okay too. You are welcome exactly as you are. Your body is welcome exactly as it is. It ends. There's no need to do anything. There's no way to do this meditation right or wrong either. We're simply here just being. Just being and out of the being arises, Perhaps a curiosity. Can I let go of tension about tension? And pain about pain. Can I invite in more sources of joy and comfort and support? Either in my space right now or in my inner world. In my imagination. Can I allow myself and my body to be supported? By all of the bodies around me. Leave a like Only if it feels interesting and supportive I'd be curious to take this inquiry into the rest of your day. No matter what you are doing. How can I allow my body to receive more support? From the ground. From the other bodies around. From what is alive within. Thank you for joining me for this practice. See you again. Another time. And take all the time you need. To slowly transition into the next thing.