Commitment and motivation guided reflection.
Ensure you are settled comfortably in a place where you won't be disturbed and you can stay warm.
Bring your awareness to your breathing,
Just noticing the in and the out breath.
Be aware of the weight of the body resting in the chair so you feel supported and held.
Allow the breath to lengthen very slightly so you have a slightly longer in breath and a more released slightly longer out breath.
And as you do so,
Just relax.
And if this feels right for you,
Allow one hand to rest softly on your belly and the other to rest softly on your upper chest.
And take a moment to bring your awareness to how you feel right now.
Be present with those feelings,
With a sense of acceptance and curiosity.
And if the mind wanders,
Which it will do,
Just guide it kindly back to your breathing,
To relaxing.
Now you can either leave your hands where they are,
Resting on your belly and your upper chest,
Or just allow them to fall gently into your lap.
Allow the face,
The shoulders,
Your feet,
Your hands to relax.
Relax the chest,
Relax the belly.
And to explore our commitment and motivation to bring mindfulness into our daily lives,
I'm going to ask several questions.
When you receive the question,
Allow it to drop into your body,
Like dropping a pebble into a jar of water.
We just allow the question to rest,
Bring the awareness back to the breath and see what emerges,
Like the ripples on the surface of the water.
So the first question is,
What is my motivation or purpose in doing this mindfulness training?
What is my motivation and purpose?
Let the question drop into the body,
Come back to the breath and just be aware of anything that may emerge from that question.
How do I hope to benefit from doing this mindfulness training?
How do I hope to benefit?
Relax,
Be aware of the breathing,
Release the out-breath.
How do I want mindfulness to change the way that I live my life?
How do I wish this to change the way I live my life?
Come back to the breath,
Relax the body.
How do I wish my mindfulness practice to benefit the people in my life and in the world?
How do I wish my mindfulness practice to bring benefit to others?
Connect to the breath,
Relax the face,
Relax the body.
What are my deepest hopes and aspirations in bringing mindfulness into my daily life?
What are my deepest hopes and aspirations?
Breathe,
Relax.
How can I express these hopes and aspirations in a personal vision which communicates my whole-hearted intention?
How can I express my personal vision in a way that communicates my whole-hearted intention?
And relax and connect to the breath.
Feeling the weight of the body heavy in the chair.
Keep bringing the awareness back to the breathing,
Back to your ears.
And now make a note in your journal of what thoughts emerged during that guided reflection.
Thank you for watching.
