Welcome to this practice.
My name is Reuben.
Let's soothe our nervous systems.
First off,
First appreciating the fact that you have chosen this moment.
You have chosen to nurture yourself.
When the nervous system is down-regulated our bodies go into rest.
So just noticing how you are resting in this moment,
Allowing your awareness to go below the level of thought and opening up to sensations of how you are resting,
How you are gently holding your body in this moment.
And as you rest in this moment the normal natural flow of your breathing has been continuing its cycle.
Your breath that's been with you since the day you were born.
Your breath that is your ally,
Your companion,
For whenever you choose it.
Appreciating the gentleness of your breath and if you're overly distracted in this moment you can use numbers and count in any way that you wish.
Seeing these numbers or hearing them in your mind and just getting them in time with the waves of your breath.
Whilst you are connected to your breath,
Thoughts come and go just like cars going by in the street.
It's only when we get hooked by a thought that we're distracted.
So allowing thoughts to do their thing whilst you connect to the gentleness of your breath.
And as I like to say,
Whilst you connect in this way see how gentle you can be.
See how gentle you can be.
Thoughts about the past,
Thoughts about the future,
Maybe even thoughts about this practice,
Whatever they are,
However they present themselves,
Gently notice when you've become distracted because every time you notice it's a win and an opportunity to just gently come back again.
And sending a thought of appreciation to yourself,
For yourself,
In taking part in this little practice.
This has been a gift to you and from you.
Thank you for taking part in this practice.
