This is a practice to check in with your heart,
To connect you to the place of your authentic self and your source of internal truth and wisdom.
We often can get very caught up in our minds,
The shoulds,
The pros,
The cons,
The fears,
The what ifs.
While our mind has a great intelligence,
When we allow ourselves to tap into our heart space,
We're able to move into that place where we can listen to our truth to get a sense of what is really here for us.
I love the expression of the mind bowing down to the heart,
The heart making the decisions,
And the mind figuring out how to action them,
Both working in harmony and synchronicity.
Towards the end of this practice,
I'll ask you three questions.
I invite you to allow these answers to arise spontaneously from the heart.
Do your best not to worry about the hows,
You can come to this later,
Rather just allowing these to evolve naturally,
Usually the first thing that arises.
Making any final adjustments to your position,
Sitting with a straight but relaxed back on the chair or the floor,
Or you're also welcome to lie down.
You might like to have the palms relaxed and open in a gesture of receptivity.
And now settling down into the breath,
Inviting the breath to bring you into a sense of presence,
Letting it slow,
And in your own time taking three deep breaths,
Breathing in and expanding with a long slow out breath,
Extending the exhalation.
Then when you're ready,
Just allowing the breath to become natural and effortless in the body without a need to change it in any way.
Just riding the wave of each inhale and exhale.
Settling into presence,
Settling into this moment,
Giving yourself permission to relax,
To calm,
And inviting in a softness and a receptivity.
Moving out across the brow,
Relaxing the face and the jaw,
Letting the shoulders drop down.
And if you notice any areas of holding or any tension,
Just inviting it to dissolve,
Letting yourself to sink into the safety of the chair or the floor below.
Right now you are fully supported in this moment.
And inviting the mind,
The body and the heart into a sense of connection,
Or you might just like to set it as an intention,
Trusting in the ability of this to be able to happen of its own accord without you needing to do anything.
The breath creating space,
A gentle opening and expansiveness.
As you breathe,
Beginning to bring this breath into the heart space.
Imagine breathing in and out of the heart.
Feeling a felt sense of the heart's energy.
You might feel this is a warmth or perhaps a sensation,
Or maybe it's just the feel of your heartbeat.
If you would like,
You're also welcome to place your hand over the heart if it helps you feel that connection.
Feeling that heart energy.
Simply opening to a receptivity in this moment.
If there's any emotion or strong feeling present when you connect into your heart,
You don't need to push this away.
Just simply allowing,
Bringing a kindness and compassion to what is here.
Feeling into the heart space.
As you continue to stay with this connection,
Inviting it to expand,
Letting that energy of the heart grow within.
Your heart that is your authentic self,
That you can connect to for your truth,
A source of wisdom.
And just taking a moment to acknowledge this.
And now as I ask you the following questions,
I remind you that you can allow the answers to arise spontaneously.
You might find the answers are just a word or a feeling.
Or perhaps there's an image of something larger.
Whatever comes up,
Giving yourself permission to let go of any judgment as to what they are or the house.
Asking,
What does my heart want?
What does my heart need?
And how can I support myself and my heart in this?
Just listening to whatever arises.
You might like to bring a sense of gratefulness to your heart for what it shared.
And if in this moment the answers did not arise,
You may find that they naturally come to you at a later time,
Now that you have asked the heart for its wisdom.
And finally bringing the hands to prayer position at the heart space.
Bowing down to the heart with a sense of appreciation and for being here for you during this practice.
And we say thank you.
